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Presbyterian Research Centre Presbyterian Research Centre comprises
Hewitson Library & the Presbyterian Archives,
located at Knox College in Dunedin

The Archive & Library for the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand

By the new Christchurch Stadium is a plaque marking a former building on the site, the old St. Paul's Trinity Pacific, w...
11/06/2026

By the new Christchurch Stadium is a plaque marking a former building on the site, the old St. Paul's Trinity Pacific, which was demolished after the Christchurch earthquakes. You can read more in this article from Tagata Pasifika.

A plaque at Christchurch’s new stadium honours St Paul’s Trinity Pacific Church, preserving a powerful Pasifika legacy of faith, family, and community.

A new book on AI and theology, now at Hewitson Library:https://hewitson.mykoha.co.nz/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblion...
10/06/2026

A new book on AI and theology, now at Hewitson Library:
https://hewitson.mykoha.co.nz/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=101955

From the publisher:

"What if theology was never meant to be static? What happens when the act of faith is reimagined across generations, cultures, and now, code? How can diverse theological perspectives work together to build ethical AI?

This book explores how AI offers a new lens for understanding faith, challenging communities to see theology as a dynamic, creative process rather than a static tradition.

This book examines how Christianity itself is a tradition of reimagining and reinventing. From Scripture woven from fragments of law, prophecy, and poetry to Christ as the Logos made flesh, faith has always been transmitted, transformed, and re-voiced in response to new contexts. Through chapters on Christology, eschatology, and ecclesiology, the book reimagines salvation, identity, and mission in light of AI ethics, neural networks, and posthuman theology. It celebrates fidelity and transformation, embracing hybridity, resisting binaries, and reframing the church as an ever-evolving community in a digital age.

Designed for theologians, pastors, students, and anyone curious about the intersection of faith and technology, this book offers fresh insights for engaging Scripture, worship, and doctrine."

This long weekend, the Gisborne Parish will be holding a weekend of activities to celebrate the life and history of the ...
29/05/2026

This long weekend, the Gisborne Parish will be holding a weekend of activities to celebrate the life and history of the congregations of St. Andrew's and Matawhero, following the decision to close the parish at the end of June.

Presbyterian services have been held in the area for 154 years, beginning at Matawhero in 1872. The little Matawhereo church was built in 1865 and was originally used as a schoolroom as well as being used for services by the local Anglicans. It also served as a makeshift hospital during conflict with Te Kooti in 1868 and was one of the few buildings spared in his raid on Matawhero and Makaraka. In 1872 the church was bought to serve as a Presbyterian Church.

The congregation of St. Andrew's in the township of Gisborne was established a year later in 1873 with Rev. W. Heningham Root as the first minister. The original church was wooden, but a new larger church was erected in 1913.

The Annual Report on the Church's 50th Anniversary in 1923 records a vibrant congregation with a Sabbath School, bible classes, a choir, Ladies Guild and a branch of the PWMU among other varied groups and activities.

We wish the parish well for its celebration weekend and hope that it is a rich celebration of the parish's life and history.

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