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Justice issues |

Lambeth Woes: Bigger barns, Higher Walls

 Helen Jacobi challenges the Lambeth Bishops to include all 

Here you will find a variety of material. St Matthew’s has always been a church engaged in a wide range of social justice issues: from poverty to peace, from tino rangatiratanga to apartheid in South Africa, from LGBT equality to climate justice. St Matthew’s folks are also engaged in their local communities and in the central city of Auckland. We are located between the Auckland City Mission and the SkyCity Tower and the future Convention Centre. We serve and engage with the poor and the rich alike. Material here is tagged by issue so you can find each group of videos easily.

Media interviews

Vicar of St Matthew's Rev Helen Jacobi is often interviewed in the media - here a a few links 

Justice issues |

Lambeth Woes: Bigger barns, Higher Walls

 Helen Jacobi challenges the Lambeth Bishops to include all 

Topic: LGBT
City Mission |

City Mission work

 Whaea Rose Harrop talks about the work of the City Mission with a Maori lens 

Topic: Tikanga Māori, Social services sunday
Stories from our past |

Matariki

 David Williams preaches for our first Matariki Sunday and explores the meaning of the day 

Topic: Tikanga Māori
What do we mean by? |

Te Pouhere Sunday

 Wilf Holt explores the implications of Te Pouhere Sunday (the day we celebrate our three tikanga church) 

Topic: Tikanga Māori
What do we mean by? |

Pentecost

 Cate Thorn looks for the coming of the Holy Spirit in our city 

Topic: Pentecost

Climate Crisis Statement

At the end of 2021 a group of St Matthew's parishioners wrote this statement to outline our thinking on the climate crisis and to invite us to take action.

What is religious freedom

Helen Jacobi presented to the Justice Select Committee on the Conversion Practices Bill in September 2021.

City Mission |

Good News

 Helen Jacobi describes the good news of the blessing of the new City Mission building, Homeground 

Topic: Christmas
City Mission |

Auckland City Mission and St Matthew's

City Missioner Helen Robinson speaks about the history of the relationship between the City Mission and St Matthew's which goes back 100 years. 

Topic: Social services sunday