Quaker Meetings

Rainbow Quakers

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

St John’s Golden Co-operating Church

Saint John’s is a church centre for the community. Its vision is to be a welcoming place for many diverse people who make up the North Whangarei community. It is a place where people of all genders and sexual orientations are treated equally.

Saint John’s is the meeting place of Saint John’s Cooperating Church, a progressive church based in the Methodist and Presbyterian traditions.

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Email Us at goldenchurch@whangarei.org.nz

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Christ Church Russell

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Email Us at russellanglican@gmail.com

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St Stephen’s Anglican Church Onerahi

St Stephen’s is a progressive Anglican Church who believe that we are all children of God. People of all gender identities , sexual orientations, races, cultures and abilities are invited to fully participate in worship and ministry. We have open communion – the communion table is Christ’s table, not ours, and Christ placed no restrictions on who could eat with him.

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