Christian Renewal Association New Zealand (CRANZ) is a charitable trust and an umbrella organization for a for a variety of Christian-based care & support services.

Our services help people to overcome their past and current personal, emotional and psychological traumas and pain, enabling them to reach their individual potential in society, and are for people of all nationalities and backgrounds.

Through our core ministry Emotionally Free, we train and supervise prayer facilitators to provide donation/koha based confidential counselling services and respite referrals in various locations throughout New Zealand. Emotionally Free® New Zealand is run in NZ by agreement with Rita Bennett, of Christian Renewal Association Inc. Edmonds, Washington, USA. We are an ecumenical trust accountable to the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch, New Zealand.

CRANZ is focused on providing a high quality, caring and confidential service. Look around our website and if you have any comments or questions, please feel free to contact us.


The prayer and support offered by CRANZ has freed me to be the person I was created to be.
— Thomas, previous CRANZ client