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The Bulletin: This weekly publication contains the order of service together with a diary and timetable of events.  Its notices are also found at Church Diary

St John's Membership Statistics  (100 kb)This gives St John's membership and giving statistics from the 1940s to 2008, prepared by Margaret Galt

The Messenger is produced in March, June, September and December, a week prior to Communion.  If you have moved out of Wellington but would still like to receive this publication, please let us know.  The publication is also available in the Church foyer to members.

Click here to view The Messenger in Word or pdf format:

St John's in the City Annual Report: This is produced about September each year. A hard copy of the latest report may be requested from the Church Office.
Phone: 04 385 1546 or email: enquiries@stjohnsinthecity.org.nz  

The annual reports have by far the most comprehensive information on this site about all we've done over the last year.

Occasional Papers

From time to time, St John's produces papers of wider interest which will be included here.  We have promoted a lectureship in Christian Theology at Victoria University of Wellington, currently held by Dr Chris Marshall.  A recent paper by Chris Marshall appears here on Restorative Justice and Punishment.

A report on progress of the lectureship appears here.

Graham Redding has written a paper on the frequency of celebration of Communion.

Planned Giving Brochure: A brochure (February 2006) is available here in pdf form: Planned Giving (101KB)

Church Finances

A number of financial documents of interest are included here, particularly relating to St John's Trust Funds which arose from the sale of development rights for the St John's Church site in 1987.  St John's assumed obligations to maintain the Church as an historic site as part of these arrangements.  the review document below provides an overview.

Review of St John's Trust Fund September 2008 (Word, 414kb) A paper provided to Session on the Review of St John's Trust Funds - specifically, the history of the funds and the decision to adjust the capital to keep up with inflation each year.

Rules to Govern St John's Capital Trust Funds December 1990 (303 kb pdf)

Trust Deed Between Church Property Trustees and Wellington City Council April 1987 (250 kb pdf)

ST JOHN ’S IN THE CITY CAPITAL TRUST FUND - STATEMENT OF INVESTMENT POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES (35 kb Word document)

History of St John's

A book about the history of St John's, "Church Standing Tall", was published for our 150th anniversary in 2003, authored by Scott Thompson.  It is a very professional history, with good illustrations.  If interested in obtaining a copy, please contact the St John's office at 04 385 1546 or email: enquiries@stjohnsinthecity.org.nz .

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