Families and Culture Commission

The functions of the Families and Culture Commission are:

(a) to examine questions that relate to family violence affecting members of the
Church, the drivers of violence and the well-being of families and women
referred to it by the Primate, the Standing Committee or the General Synod,
and to report thereon to the referring party and to the Standing Committee,
and

(b) to make recommendations to the Standing Committee on matters relating to
family violence affecting members of the Church, violence prevention and the
well-being of families and women.

MEMBERSHIP

The current membership of the Families and Culture Commission is:

The Rt Rev’d Genieve Blackwell – Chair
Ms Ruth Holt
The Rev’d Scott Holmes
The Very Rev’d Richard Humphrey
The Venerable Kara Hartley
The Rev’d Mark Tough
Ms Naomi Johnson
The Rev’d Tracy Lauersen

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