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
Brief History Since the arrival of the first missionaries of the London Missionary Society (LMS), to bring the Gospel, the Church has been known by the name of LMS. Such has been the position since the year of 1830. In 1961, it was known as the Congregati... read more
Theme: Agents of Change – Women, Mission and Transformation Auckland, Aotearoa-New Zealand In collaboration with Trinity Methodist Theological College and CWM member churches and ecumenical partners, A New Face is a CWM programme conducted for women i... read more
Introduction A brief history of the early accounts of the LMS mission arrangement to further its field work to the part of the world in the southern hemisphere called the Pacific Ocean. Some historians use the word Oceania for a multitude of large and s... read more
By Rev Dr Cliff Bird, Mission Secretary for Pacific region The Pacific Young Women Enabling Transformation (YWET) regional training workshop organized by the Council for World Mission (CWM) Research and Capacity Development and Pacific Region officially b... read more
By Rev. Vavatau Taufao, General Secretary, CCCS INTRODUCTION Our church is known as the Congregational Christian Church Samoa (CCCS) or Ekalesia Faapotopotoga Kerisiano Samoa (EFKS). We have the highest church membership in Samoa despite the decline recor... read more
“I thank God I am useful where He has called me to serve for the benefit of the people in need of my skill and help.” These words sum up the period of service of Dr. Parfaite Ramboanjananhary of the Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar (FKJM) who live... read more
“To build life-affirming communities in Oceania there is need for a life-oriented vision. Re-vis[ion]ing demands two tasks: to revise and to re-vision! The need for re-visioning is grounded on the fact that Christianity in general, and our Pacific churc... read more
A NEW FACE PROGRAMME Where: Auckland, Aotearoa-New Zealand Theme: Agents of Change – Theology Mission and Transformation In collaboration with Trinity Methodist Theological College and CWM member churches and ecumenical partners. Concept: A New Face is ... read more
‘TIM 2016 are a creative, warm, lively and committed group of young people, full of a great spirit of life. They are a great example of all that TIM seeks to invite from young people and achieve with and through them a fantastic expression of hope in ... read more
The ten Training in Mission (TIM) participants left Fiji on 8 September to continue the programme in Kiribati until 23 September. The Kiribati leg of the Programme is hosted by one of the CWM’s member-churches, Kiribati Uniting Church (KUC). Kiribati is... read more
The CWM) Training in Mission (TIM) participants arrived in Fiji from Taiwan on 1 July 2016 to continue their mission training. Fiji, is a small Pacific island country famed for being a tourist destination. Like the other nearby island states, Fiji is faci... read more
The Mission Secretary for the Pacific, Rev Fei Taulealeausumai initiated a visit to Uniting World (Uniting Church of Australia) to follow through a collaborative work on Climate Change and Gender Justice which begun in March and April of 2015. The meeti... read more
Aiwo Congregational Church, Nauru 29th November Nauru made history on the 29th November 2015 by ordaining their first women ministers: Pastor Wanda Joleen Hiram and Pastor Ruth Omodien Garabwan. Our Pacific Regional Secretary Rev. Fei Taulealeausumai ... read more
Image Caption: TIM students with the mural they painted for the children’s room at Presbyterian Support Family Works in Manurewa. The mural incorporates the flags and images of the student’s cultures intertwined with NZ imagery. Anne Overton ... read more
Directors of the Council for World Mission voted to elect the Very Rev Pamela Tankersley Moderator of CWM Ltd with effect from August 2015. Rev Tankersley will serve as Moderator until the CWM Assembly in June 2016 when a new Board will be appointe... read more
Training in Mission 2016 The Council for World Mission is pleased to inform you that we are now accepting applications for the Training in Mission (TIM) 2016 Programme. The Training in Mission (TIM) Programme aims to promote leadership and service to the ... read more
23 – 28th July, Apia, Samoa On the 24th July 2015, the Pacific Region met in Apia, Samoa for their Regional Round Table. As part of our immersion experience in the context of Samoa we visited three places of significance. The first visit was to ... read more
