Theo Johnston-Maurenbrecher is one of the many Mana Ake Kaimahi employed by Christchurch Methodist Mission, one of the 12 non-government...

The Methodist Missions and Parishes have been active in their local communities since 1885 when the first Mission was established. The...

Our benefit rates are so low compared to the cost of living, that many of our tamariki in are living in material hardship. How many is...

There is a difference between living, just living and just existing. Many of the people the Missions work with are just existing on the...

A day in the life of Bridget Swan, the Whānau Support Worker at Aratupu Preschool and Whānau Hub, Christchurch Methodist Mission. Aratupu...

Methodist City Action, the Methodist Mission in Hamilton, its qualified chefs, and a band of volunteers provide a community meal every...

Deep in the human heart the fires of justice burn; With visions of a world renewed through radical concern. As Christians we are called...

Life on a benefit is hard. The levels of income support are so meagre that people are trapped in poverty. Our current welfare system is...

Aotearoa New Zealand is often referred to as the land of milk and honey – I even have a t-shirt that says this. Source:...

Source: Francis Vallance – Waimakariri River, Canterbury Colin Gibson’s hymn Let Justice Roll Down Like a River[1] is based on Amos 5:24:...

The Methodist Alliance is proud to be part of the Fairer Future Collaboration – 37 organisations around the motu who are led by...

In 1950, Parliament was debating the Social Security Amendment Bill and one of the MPs quoted Rev Everil Orr saying that the proposed...

Source: Carol Barron On 30 March 2022, the Methodist Alliance put out a media release about the benefit increases coming in to force on 1...

“My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest.” Isaiah 32:18 NIV The fundamental human...

Where Caterpillars learn to crawl, where Chrysalis build their wings and where Butterflies learn to fly. Devonport Parish is the newest...

Source: Lifewise website Hana[1] self-referred to a Family Start service when she was 5 months pregnant. Hana’s two older children were...

Source: https://womensstudies.colostate.edu/social-justice-thrur-the-arts-2021/ “Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression;...

Advent is a time of looking forward and looking back. Looking back over the year, I acknowledge the work of our members during lockdowns...

With the approach of Advent, we remember Joseph and a very pregnant Mary left their hometown and arrived in Bethlehem with no place to...

COVID-19 has created a wider economic divide between the rich and poor. Households with lower incomes, or no income have been more...