Tikanga Pākehā Ministry Council

Tikanga Pākehā Ministry  Council (TPMC) is a subsidiary body of the Tikanga Pākehā Conference (TPC). TPC exists to help facilitate the mission of the Anglican Church in the Seven New Zealand Dioceses: Auckland, Waikato-Taranaki, Waiapu, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch and Dunedin.  Tikanga Pākehā is part of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia (https://www.anglican.org.nz), which is part of the world-wide Anglican Communion. 

The Tikanga Pākehā Ministry Council if made up of three houses; Bishops, Clergy and Lay, and has representation from all 7 Dioceses in New Zealand, along with key members from Tikanga Pākehā National Roles.

TPMC Members

​Auckland
Right Reverend Ross Bay
Reverend ​Sarah Moss
Mrs ​Karen Spoelstra
Waikato and Taranaki
The Most Reverend Philip Richardson
Clergy Vacancy
Mr ​Lance Pilbrow
Waiapu
Right Reverend Andrew Hedge
Reverend Dr. Deborah Broome
Lay Vacancy
​Wellington
Right Reverend Justin Duckworth
Reverend Dr. Digby Wilkinson
​Archdeacon Gendy Thomson (Lay Archdeacon)
​Nelson
Right Reverend Steve Maina
Very Reverend Dr. Graham O'Brien
​Lay Vacancy
Christchurch
Right Reverend Dr. Peter Carrell
Reverend Stephanie Robinson
Lay Vacancy
Dunedin
Right Reverend Steven Benford
​Reverend Dr. Michael Godfrey
Mrs ​Anne Gover
National Roles
Tikanga Pākehā Dean, St John's Theological College - Reverend Dr. Karen Kemp
National Youth Facilitator (NYF) - Ms Lorna Gray
National Children and Families Ministry Enabler (Strandz) - Ms Diana Langdon
Next Meeting: TPMC Plenary, 8-10 November 2022

TPMC Executive

The TPMC Exec are a subgroup of TPMC and help to plan and facilitate the work of TPMC. Presently, this includes Graham O'Brien (Convenor), Gendy Thomson (Co-Convenor), Archbishop Philip, Stephen Black, Anne Gover, Karen Kemp, Stephanie Robson and Kat Maxwell (TPC Administrator).  
Next Meeting of TPMC Exec: 11th May (zoom)
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