A caring, inclusive and welcoming Christian Community in Epsom since 1846. A genuine place where friendships are made, bonds formed and hospitality offered to everyone who visits or makes it there spiritual home.
Taking up the post of priest-in-charge in February 2026, Rev’d David has been committed from the start of his tenure to ensuring Hēmi Tapu is an inclusive and affirming community. This has included active preaching on inclusion, comms clearly stating that all are welcome (ahakoa te aha) and backed up with commitments from the front, considerations about gender neutral bathrooms, installing safety signage, being listed on our Google profile as LGBTQ+ friendly, and Rev’d David being a strong proponent of inclusion more widely – including presenting at the Bishop Muru Lecture series (alongside Geremy Hema and others), and a significant supporter of motions on the topic as a leader in the Anglican Church.
Church email: info.hemitapu@gmail.com
Church website: https://temihana.org.nz/hemi-tapu/
Church address: 54 Archibald Road, Kelston, Auckland, 0602
Church FB page: https://www.facebook.com/hemi.tapu.kelston
The rainbow signifies peace and the struggle for peace. It is the symbol of infinite diversity, and speaks of hope and promise, of rebirth and regeneration.
Susannah Brindle (Australia Yearly Meeting)
Rainbow Quakers support the LGBTQIA+ Quaker community and those who are questioning their gender or sexuality, and provide a forum for sharing, support and exploration of LGBTQIA+ spirituality. They are a reconvened group, an earlier group being called Friends for Gay and Lesbian Concerns and were established by minute 8 of Yearly Meeting (YM) 2023.
Rainbow Quakers meet monthly by Zoom for Meeting for worship and chit chat. Contact Val Bone at valbone@friend.quakers.nz for the link. We also meet together annually for mutual support and education and sometimes action. To go on the mail out list or for more information contact rainbow@ym.quakers.nz.
Quaker Meetings can be found all over New Zealand at Find a Quaker Meeting
Opoho Presbyterian Church is a friendly, multigenerational church, in the suburb of Opoho above the Botanic Gardens in Dunedin, New Zealand. We welcome all people interested in living an abundant life in God, through following Jesus Christ.
We embrace and enjoy a diversity of views, always seeking answers and welcoming questions.
We meet on Sundays at 10 and at other times. Come and join us!
Email Us at opohominister@gmail.com
Haere Mai, Welcome to Knox Church, Ōtepoti, Dunedin: a vibrant, diverse, outward-looking community of faith in central Dunedin.
Find us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/KnoxChurchDunedin
St Paul’s Cathedral is the welcoming and inclusive Mother Church of the Anglican Diocese of Dunedin. Everyone is welcome to come along and join us!
We are also open for visitors every day, to come and enjoy this beautiful space.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/stpauls.net.
Exploring new ways of being church through sacraments, social justice, friendship, new thinking, radical inclusiveness, and opening ourselves to God’s transforming presence and love in our worship and everyday life. We meet at a variety of places and time, as advertised on this group. Contact our Priest Esther Clarke-Prebble for spiritual support or to find out more about our church and what we offer.
All Saints’ is part of the Anglican parish of Dunedin North, which includes North Dunedin, North East Valley, Pinehill, Leith Valley, Opoho and Ravensbourne. Both churches in our parish are inclusive and welcoming of all people.
