100 Years

Address on the History of Spiritualism

This address was given at the tenth meeting of the National Council in the 50th year of incorporation. It gives a brief history of Spiritualism leading up to the passing of The Spiritualist Church of New Zealand Act (Act of Parliament No 2 of 1924) and establishment...

First ever broadcast by the “dead” in New Zealand – Nationwide programme sympathetically hosted by Errol Pike

5.00p.m., Sunday 22 August 1976, proved the start of what will go down in Spiritualist history as a milestone broadcast. For the first time, listeners heard voices from spirit life communicating with the “living”. The programme was entitled in The Listener “The Other...

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People On Episode 13 - Spiritualism, Community & Evidence, host Kerry-Marie talks to the Milford's Spiritual Centre's president Zane Smith. Zane discusses his journey that lead him to Spiritualism and the importance of the evidential aspects of mediumship. He also...

William Charles Nation – Biography 1840 – 1930

William Charles Nation was born in Sydney, Australia, on 18 February 1840, the eldest child of William Nation, a printer, and his wife, Mary Jenkin Howe. In 1857 the family moved to Nelson, New Zealand. On arrival William junior began work as a printer for...

Emma Hardinge Britten 1823 – 1899

Emma Hardinge Britten is, perhaps, the most renowned and the most respected advocate and proponent in the early modern spiritualist movement. She was born in London and from an early age showed an interest in and excelled in singing and as a musician. She was somewhat...

The Church of the Golden Light History

The Church of the Golden Light was founded on the 4th April 1931 by Mrs Fanny Philpott. The first service was held in a rented building in Belgium Street – now Upper Queen Street. However following much fundraising, they purchased their own property in 1935 at 100...

MacKelvie West Spiritualist Church

We are deeply indebted to the notes left by the late Harvey Fitton - he had a connection with the church for over 60 years. He served on committees, was Vice President and a Trustee for many years. As well as being a very able speaker, he did do a lot of Platform work...

My Early Life – Muriel E. Clapton

I was born in England a long time ago to a family that had no money, but a great deal of old fashioned love and discipline. The family in those days was the grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins - like the Maori families of today. All of the children in the family went...

Daily Prayer and My Journey – Peg Grant

My daily prayer - morning and night This is the day the Lord has made Let us rejoice and be glad in it For I sought the Lord And he heard me And delivered me from all my fears. Spirit and Charles are with me Helping me — Guiding me — Healing me — Giving me courage and...

What spiritualism has done for me in my life – Anne Duncan

As a lot of people are aware, like most people who come into spiritualism through various aspects of circumstances within our lives, an experience we may have had and so forth. There are not a lot of people that I have come in contact with that have been brought up as...
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