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
We are a welcoming and inclusive Christ-centred church in the sacramental tradition. We have been an Anglican presence in Royal Oak since 1924, as a parish of the Diocese of Auckland. Our life together and our worship reflect a generous theology, openness to difference and a desire to bring our real selves and our stories without pretence into prayer and relationship with God and others.
https://www.stjohnsroyaloak.com/
6 Chandler Avenue, Royal Oak, Auckland 1023
(09) 624 3437
Email: admin@stjohnsroyaloak.net
The Māori name for Albany is Ōkahukura – literally, ‘the rainbows’ or ‘place of butterflies.’
In the Bible, rainbow is a symbol of God’s promise, hope, and bridge.
https://agac.org.nz
Anglican
Brenda Rockell
Edge Church Kingsland are a collective of people exploring faith, meaning, and belonging in a world that often feels noisy, fast, and a bit fractured.
Mike Frost – admin@edgekingsland.co.nz
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
At Ilam Baptist Church we affirm our regard for the God given worth and dignity of all persons. We welcome and include in our community people of every age, race, gender, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental ability, economic status and social context.
We welcome diversity of thought within our community and do not require our members to subscribe to a specific set of beliefs or agree on all matters. We seek to journey together as a community of Christ followers, embodying our values of Belonging, Accepting, Sharing, Engaging and Serving.*
All who share these values have the right to full participation in our church through attendance, membership, service participation, receiving pastoral care and support, and any other areas of involvement in our church community. They will have equal access to roles such as volunteering in various ministries, voluntary leadership, paid leadership and community leadership in accordance with our policies.
We specifically include and affirm LGBTQIA+ people who have historically been excluded by many churches. We want them, along with everyone else, to be able to bring their authentic image-bearing selves to our community and to know, as we say when we dedicate children, that they are loved and wanted and will always have a place in God’s family.
*Our values are described more fully in our belonging document, which sets out how we seek to do community together.
Address: 52 Ilam Road, Christchurch
Church Services: 10:30am Sunday
Website: www.ilambaptist.org (Inclusion Statement: Inclusion Statement – Ilam Baptist)
Welcome to Takapuna Methodist Church at the Puriri Centre, where our journey integrates the teachings of Jesus with the wisdom of Te Taiao, the natural world.
We celebrate the sacred connection between humanity, nature, and the divine, seeing God’s presence in all of creation. Our path combines traditional Christian insights with contemporary understanding, emphasizing love, compassion, and stewardship as taught by Jesus. Join us for a spiritually enriching experience that fosters community engagement and a deeper understanding of the interconnectedness of life.
Email Us at office@takapunamethodist.org.nz
