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The church in New Zealand is $88,000 better off thanks to a new mobile deal Church Resources has negotiated with Vodafone.
Church Resources and Vodafone recently built on their existing relationship and concluded negotiations that continue to offer free calls amongst all Church Resources members, but also adds the choice of a range of different mobile call plan options.
“In tough economic times Vodafone is playing our tune”, said Church Resources General Manger, Fr John Murphy.
“Every dollar saved is a dollar church groups don’t have to earn.”
Murphy said the existing plans brought cost efficiencies when talking among ourselves, but he thinks these new plans will save even more money and make church workers more efficient in their ministry.
“These plans enable us to not only talk free to other members of our ministry team, but beyond. They’re the Vatican II of church talk, we can now talk to others.”
Murphy expects a little bit of a settling in time. “We’ve already had one user who initially went for the cheapest option, then saw the potential and asked to be upgraded.”
Nigel Pounds, Vodafone Wellington Area Sales Manager, is very pleased the Church Resources account stayed with Vodafone.
“We are absolutely over the moon, to be able to continue providing Telecommunication services to Church Resources.”
“Our goal is to ensure that we are offering great value and great service to Church Resources as well as continuing to deliver innovation that helps Church Resources do its thing better”.
Pound’s optimism seems ‘on the mark’ as initial feedback from the service is all positive.
“What I like is I can talk and not worry about it”, said Brother Matt Morris.
Morris who is Head of Science and Manager of the First XV at St Patrick’s College Wellington, sees immediate advantage in the new choice of plans.
“Free calls to landlines, and 500 free mobile minutes a month is a big help in a busy school.”
Fr Pete Roe, a consultant with the Emergency Services in Wellington says a fixed amount for calls and a generous data allowance will make managing his costs that much easier.
Challenge 2000 leader Bridget Roche is very excited about the changes and is also moving their landlines and broadband to Vodafone.
“We struggle to get funding for our infrastructural telecommunications costs and yet they are so important for the effectiveness, safety and quality of our work. The $8,000 pa we’ll save is ‘really big’ money to us”.
It’s early days, but Roche is already visualising which front line children and youth programmes will benefit because of these savings.
“We’ve been planning some exciting youth development programmes to run over summer, but not sure how we might fund them so this is wonderful news”.
“There is a God”, she said.
Church Resources General Manger John Murphy says the range of plans we now offer, on top of the free Talkzone, means this is the best value mobile proposition in the Church at the moment.
“No longer does one size fit all, Church Resources has a plan to suit all church workers’ needs,” he said.
The Church Resources mobile, landline, and broadband packages are available through Church Resources and available to all Church organisations throughout New Zealand.
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