With the overarching theme Healing the Broken body: Tending and Mending ‘Our Sea of Islands’, a slate of distinguished speakers and 33 representatives from CWM Pacific region’s member churches discussed the pertinent issue of Deep Sea Mining (DSM) a... read more
The Council for World Mission invites expressions of interest to join the staff team for the position of Deputy General Secretary – Programme. To be based in its global office in Singapore, this role is to provide leadership, guidance and sup... read more
This is my sharing in the context of the Legacies of Slavery Hearings held by CWM (Council of World Mission) in London, Accra, Kingston and the US. I was also invited to attend the hearings in Kingston. What struck me in both, London and Kingston... read more
Like-minded and interested Biblical scholars and activists from all over the world will meet to discern and engage each other on a selection of biblical and theological issues at this year’s Council for World Mission (CWM)’s DARE Forum in Mexico from ... read more
Speaking in the Spirit – songs of protest and the new reality Pentecost Reflections Council for World Mission has produced worship reflections on Empire for Advent, Holy Week and Easter and this production completes the liturgical set with a focus... read more
The ten member churches of the CWM Pacific Region met on the 2nd to 4th May at Novotel, Nadi for the Regional Assembly guided by the CWM sub-theme “Healing the Broken Body: Hoping for Renewal.” The Regional Assembly provided an opportunity and the spa... read more
Shaking up the international financial architecture and infrastructure. This was the clarion call sounded by CWM, together with the World Council of Churches, World Communion of Reformed Churches and the Lutheran World Federation on the occasion of the th... read more
Brief history PCI had its beginning in the year 1841, with the coming of Rev. Thomas Jones I and his wife who arrived at Sohra on 22nd June, 1841 as the first missionary of the Presbyterian Church of Wales (then Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Missionary So... read more
Introduction and History The date of 1840 is the year generally given for the beginning of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand (PCANZ). It was in that year that the first systematic provision of a minister and church came under the auspices of... read more
Thirty-five representatives from member-churches of Council for World Mission’s (CWM) Pacific Region attended the second NIFEA Pacific colloquium held from 19 to 22nd March, 2018 at Novotel Hotel in Nadi, Fiji. The colloquium started with an inaugural W... read more
Twenty persons drawn from member churches and ecumenical movements in the Caribbean region of Council for World Mission met for a Regional Assembly themed “Healing the Broken Body – Exploring Human Sexuality” in Kingston, Jamaica between March 18-22... read more
Who we are The Protestant Church in the Netherlands is the largest protestant church in the Netherlands in terms of membership. It is the continuation of three former churches, the Netherlands Reformed Church, the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands, and... read more
On the 12th to 15th March, the European member churches met for their Regional Assembly at the Hayes Conference Centre in Derbyshire, UK. It was a small contingency of 25 people from all European member churches; The United Reformed Church, Congregational... read more
As a way to further explore Mission in the context of Empire, CWM Mission Development has produced a series of reflections on ‘stations of the resurrection’ as we explore what the appearances of the risen Lord suggest about life beyond Empire. We find... read more
HKCCCC is the abbreviation of the Hong Kong Council of The Church of Christ in China. We are one of the founding members of CWM in 1977 as well as presently the only member church of CWM in Hong Kong. A Centennial Movement of Church Unity Background: In... read more
To mark Holy Week, CWM’s Mission Development Team has produced some reflections which use the pattern of the stations of the cross to reflect on the legacies of slavery. The traditional 14 stations have been adapted, but it is hoped that people will fin... read more
