The 2013 Golden Oldies mission team are off experiencing Fiji. After an eventful beginning to the mission, so far they have been visiting locals and providing plumbing and joinery skills to finish a toilet block and pass on their skills to the locals. You can read their daily updates on their blog. link»
So this mission has come to an end, has it been fruitful? Each person will have to decide that for themselves, but lets look at some of the 'fruit': A dream to build toilets for 55-years in a remote village, is about to become a reality. With support from the Golden Oldies and this Families Mission, they hope to be completed within the next month... more»
St Augustine's, Christchurch visited the John Morrison Memorial Home in India
25 July 2013
Part one of this story featured on our website in July 2012. The story introduced the John Morrison Memorial Home (a children's orphanage) located in West Bengal, India and its link with the parish of St Augustine's, Cashmere, Christchurch. Here then, twelve months later, is part two. more»
After the success of the 2012 Golden Oldies Mission, it's back on for 2013 to Fiji.Aged 60-years+? Why not come on this 9-day mission experience and visit a variety of mission and church projects. These include an orphanage, re-housing projects for squatter communities, clean water projects, Women’s groups, visiting new more»
Rachel and Simon Tipping share stories of the improvements made at St Andrew's High School, Tonga
8 November 2012
60 volunteers worked tirelessly from June to September to improve St Andrew's High School's resources and buildings. Volunteers came from Culverden, Christchurch, Wellington, Levin, Auckland, and Picton. They spent their days painting, cleaning, building, sanding, sorting, teaching and more. more»
July 2012 - St Mary's Whitby and Samuel Marsden School
7 August 2012
Supported by the Tikanga Pakeha Missions Council Grant »Greetings in the name of Christ. We are writing to thank you for the generous contribution you made to our recent missions trip to the Parish of New Town, Suva in Fiji and share with you the following report on the benefits of this trip and the proposal we will be putting to our more»
St Augustine's Parish is travelling to John Morrison Home, West Bengal, India in December 2012
17 July 2012
Travel plans are well advanced at St Augustine's Parish, Cashmere, Christchurch. A mixed gender group of six adults will be winging their way to India for a three-week mission experience at the John Morrison Home in West Bengal in December this year. more»
The container is being filled with materials for a trip to St Andrew’s School Tonga. Four one week work parties have been organised. The Ohariu Archdeaconry has taken the first of these weeks and will go to Tonga for the first week of July 2012. Our work group will be 41 people large, including several families. A few of the people are going more»
Ever thought about experiencing Mission, but thought you were too old to actually do it?
17 April 2012
ARCHER in Christchurch specialises in offering tours for our Seniors, and is now running its inaugural Mission Experience for 10-days in mid-August to Suva, Fiji. This exciting tour has support from the Anglican Board of Missions and NZCMS too.We will be greeted by local churches and villages, embraced by children in the orphanage and schools, more»