News

The Bishop of Wellington has launched an appeal to assist the Diocese of Christchurch in its ministry, care and support to its people and parishes and communities affected by the significant earthquake which hit Christchurch and the surrounding communities early Saturday morning. more»

Many hands make light work, the saying goes… however, sometimes it can take a long time to see the fruit of that work.

Over approximately six years, a group of amazing volunteers collected, soaked, dried, sorted and catalogued over 120,000 NZ stamps. This consignment, a “one off” in AMB history, was sold recently for £3500 ($7547) to a UK collector.

We thank God for these additional funds to add to the regular stamp sales for missions.

We continue to appreciate the stamps sent to us but please note, we no longer collect tea coupons or phone cards. more»

Record breaking monsoon rains have killed at least 1000 people and left tens of thousands marooned and homeless in the north west of Pakistan. Over one million people have been affected by the worst flooding on record.

Officials fear the worst is yet to come if the flooding hits more populated areas and disease breaks out. The full extent of the damage remains unclear as many areas are inaccessible. The people of Pakistan urgently need outside assistance. ACT Alliance has an initial 3 month appeal for US$1.6 million but more will be needed. Please give generously. more»

Past Legacy, Present Growth, Future Vision includes:
-Mission Perspective by Bishop Richard
-Launch of Tractor Appeal
-We Have a Faith to Share by Robert Kereopa and Steve Maina
-Annual Report
-CMS Stories
-Project Samoa Hope
-AAW Overseas and Outreach Update more»

AMB would like to say thank you to all the generous donations for the Haiti Earthquake. We have now sent $20,186 to CWS from our donors in support of the Haiti Earthquake appeal to help with the work they are doing there. more»

The Anglican Mission Board is pleased to announce the appointment of the Rev Michael Hawke as Church Support Officer. Michael will bring a wealth of experience to help AMB inspire and equip parishes and Anglican schools for Global Mission.Rev Hawke has been Vicar of St Christopher’s Church Avonhead since 1988, a guest lecturer at Laidlaw more»

AMB warmly congratulates Bishop Joseph Kopapa. more»

Recently there have been a number of enquiries asking whether donations made to the Anglican Missions Board (AMB) or to other overseas missions organisations qualify for a tax credit. Currently AMB does not have Donee status so therefore any donations made by individuals to AMB directly do not qualify for a tax credit. To find out more read on. more»

Getting Plugged into Mission
Includes:
-A Tractor for Dogura
-Getting Plugged into Mission
-Update on the Pacific Tsunami
-The 3 Rs of Disaster by Rob Radtke, President of Episcopal Relief & Development
-Mission Partner Stories from NZCMS
-2010 Short Term Mission Teams
-AAW Overseas and Outreach Update more»

From Bishop's News March 2010 - Bishop of Wellington Dr Thomas Brown Bishop Tom joined the Kapiti Archdeaconry in the Wellington Diocese for a very enjoyable day to celebrate ‘Overseas Mission’. There were around 87 people attending, with the age range from 4-76+.  During the day Teams competed in eight different more»

The earthquake in Chile has left over 500,000 homes destroyed and over 800 people dead. Christian World Service will be working with their partners ACT to assist victims of both the earthquake and tsunami. more»

From the Diocese of Polynesia: "The political climate and the severe floods that struck Fiji at the beginning of year 2009 caused many hardships to many of our communities.We are thankful to the prayers and the monetary assistance from the NZ Anglican Missions Board  and the UK Mother’s Union that enabled the affected more»

Resources for the 2010 Jerusalem and the Middle East Lenten/Good Friday Appeal were sent out last week and your parish should have received them if they were ordered.

If you need more or want to order them for the first time please fill out our resources order form and quickly state this in the comments field. more»

 Anglican Missions on behalf of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia undertook an appeal through Parishes and this website. By December 2009 the appeal reached a record amount for Anglican Missions - just over $100,000.00 has been raised. As this was an unprecedented response Anglican Missions has been working with more»

Dear friends in Christ,Greetings to you all in the name of our amazing Lord who has brought us back safely to this special place of Msalato. It's a place that needs your prayers as we who work here do as we return from holidaying in the UK to face new challenges.We were sooooooo cold in the UK but had a lovely time with our daughter and the more»

Dear friends, We hope you will continue to keep the people of Haiti in your prayers. The following is an update of recent information about the situation in Haiti. It may help you keep your parishioners informed and let them know that CWS partners are already providing much needed help. There will be further updates on the more»

Our partners Christian World Service (CWS) have launched an emergency appeal to assist the people of Haiti after the devastating earthquake. Donations for the appeal can be sent direct to CWS or to the Anglican Missions Board, and we will forward to CWS. more»

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Anglican Missions sales of used stamps in 2009 raised a total of $7,076.97, making it a record year for our sales of stamps. Stamps were sold to dealers and through TradeMe throughout the year.

Stamps can still be donated to Anglican Missions.
Read for details on donating stamps. more»

If your parish had ordered resources for 2010 they should be with you in the next few days. more»