DIOCESAN MISSION STATEMENT
Our purpose is to be the kind of community in which our lives reflect God's love for the world - a love that saves and transforms. That is what it means to be God's people - a people consecrated to God's purpose and God's glory. And so all our planning of the Church's work and all our renewal must be measured by that purpose: God's love for the world.
One of our most urgent tasks is to make our parishes into the kind of communities where God's love for people can be experienced...
Bishop Peter (This is your Diocese, 1982)
THE DIOCESAN CENTRE - TE RAU AROHA
Set on the site of the Holy Spirit Cathedral, the Diocesan Centre - Te Rau Aroha is a modern complex offering attractive facilities for visitors and staff alike. The building was completed in the 2000 with the naming ceremony and carvings being unveiled in late 2001.
Being the centre of many conferences and diocesan events, the place has a special feel. Although a new place in a relatively new diocese, Te Rau Aroha has the feel of history - both of this diocese and of the Church Universal.
OUR REGION
Stretching from the northern reaches of Hawke's Bay in the east under the shadow of Mt Ruapehu to Waitara on the west, encompassing Hawke's Bay, Whanganui, and Taranaki regions following the coast down to Foxton across to Manawatu and Tararua and some of Wairarapa the diocese is as diverse in geography as its people.
For tourist information on the various regions link to:
While you are in our region don't forget about visiting our local parish communities - visit them online here