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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The UCZ is known to have existed in unity and social action for more than fifty years, hence living up to its tagline “All One in Christ” (John 17:21). The UCZ, its mission schools [...]
Guyana Congregational Union (GCU) celebrated 210 years of rich Congregationalist history and inspiring legacies in a commemorative worship service held in February 2018. Joining them in this historic moment as Guest Preacher and Chief Celebrant [...]
“As someone who lives in a place of privilege, a Pākeha (colonizer) New Zealander in postgraduate education, it is natural for me to be holistically critical of the societies we compose and the practices we [...]
Introduction Biggest Protestant church in India, Missional United and uniting Church on a pilgrim journey from past 70 years with the motto: That they all may be one. A National Church, very ecumenical, right from [...]
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 [...]
Today, 20th February is the United Nations' (UN) World Day of Social Justice is observed annually to encourage people to look at how social justice affects poverty eradication. This year’s theme is ‘Workers on the [...]
Introduction We are the United Reformed Church. We are based in Britain, with over a thousand congregations across Scotland, England and Wales, and a few in the outlying islands of Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle [...]
The Council for World Mission invites expressions of interest to join the staff team for the following positions: 1) Communications Associate - Editorial and Content Strategy and 2) Communications Associate – Brand, Publications and Design. [...]
Our History PCS was set up by missionaries sent by the London Missionary Society to Singapore some time in the 18th century to spread the Gospel to immigrants from China. In 1966, the Synod joined [...]
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 [...]
A group of theologians, church leaders and activists gathered in Elmina, Ghana, (7 – 12 Jan 2018) to engage in the second hearing within the CWM Legacies of Slavery process. They gathered to begin to [...]
An Overview on the History of the FJKM The 200th anniversary of the arrival of the first Protestant missionaries sent by the London Missionary Society (LMS) in Madagascar, Thomas Bevan and David Jones, was celebrated [...]
We are one of the oldest mainline churches in Bangladesh, which has contributed immensely to shaping people’s lives before independence and till now. The church is known for its input in the area of education, [...]
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 [...]
In the name of Jesus Christ, whose birthday we celebrate at Christmas, I offer greetings and best wishes to everyone. The Council for World Mission (CWM) rejoices in the God of healing grace by whose [...]
GCU Theme: “GCU On The Move: Creating The Right Image” Guyana Congregational Union (GCU) is the body representing the union of Congregational Churches within the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, South America. The Congregational Christian doctrine [...]
A group of 25 evangelism practitioners, scholars and church leaders from Orthodox, Pentecostal and Protestant perspectives gathered in Bangkok, Thailand from 26 November to 1 December to reflect on evangelism at a time when religious [...]
Introduction Our name is the Congregational Federation (CF). We are known nationally for bringing together many independent churches for their mutual support and the advancement of the Christian faith. This year we celebrate the centenary [...]
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 [...]
CWM has been engaging our member churches to work on a New International Financial and Economic Architecture (NIFEA) through regional colloquia for the past few years. This will be the first year CWM is involved [...]
Council for World Mission (CWM) has recently concluded the South Asia region consultation on Discernment and Radical Engagement (DARE) Context Reading Resources from 2nd to 3rd December in Chennai, India. Dr Sudipta Singh, CWM Mission [...]
Introduction The Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT) is the oldest and biggest denomination in Taiwan. It was founded in 1865 with the arrival of medical missionary Dr. James L. Maxwell of the Presbyterian Church of [...]
By Research and Capacity Development Team “We need young people who will not compromise their faith for comfort; we need young people who will not destroy their soul for bread; and who will not collude [...]
Ten young people from member churches of Council for World Mission spent seven month-long intensive Training in Mission in four different countries this year. The Programme aims to provide a new practical and radical understanding [...]
CÂR DI The General Secretaries and staff missionary secretaries of CWM met in Cardiff, the capital of Wales in September 2017. As part of their introduction to Wales, they were taken to Maesyronnen, dating to [...]
By Rev Johnstone Ndogolo, General Secretary, CCM Introduction The name of the denomination is Churches of Christ in Malawi (CCM) which is found in Malawi formerly known as Nyasaland. CCM congregations are known to be industrious, warm [...]
“Moving from one holy site to the other, I saw the faithful from all over the world coming to view where everything begun. But in all these, God is not present in those places … [...]
Advent, the time of the Church calendar year where we prepare our hearts for Christ’s coming at Christmas. During these four Sundays before Christmas, we reflect with anticipation of Christ’s coming before we celebrate the [...]
The church where I grew up had annual missionary evenings. The first one I attended sticks in the memory not just for the excitement of being allowed to stay up late but because in the [...]
Nine participants from within the CWM community of churches, colleges and ecumenical partners explored migration and human trafficking issues in the 2017 Face to Face Programme held from 5 June to 16 July 2017. With [...]
We, a hundred and twenty young people representing four continents, 35 countries, from six regions of the Council for World Mission (CWM) gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the first ever CWM Global Youth Forum. [...]
By Church of North India INTRODUCTION Mission Statement: The Church of North India as a United and Uniting denomination together is committed to announce the Good News of the reign of God inaugurated through death [...]
We are delighted to inform you that we are once again accepting applications for the Building Life-Affirming Communities: Face To Face with the many poor and the many faiths in Asia. This will be held on 12 February to 24 [...]
The Training in Mission Programme is one of CWM's initiatives with the youth and will be held on 1st May to 30th November 2018. The deadline of submission of applications is on 15th November 2017. [...]
By Renita Barnes, Training in Mission (TIM) 2017 Participant Throughout the TIM Programme, there has been a recurring theme of listening or recognizing the “unheard voices” in biblical scriptures, in societies, and even within the [...]
by Dr Preman Niles, former CWM General Secretary (1991 – 2002) Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ! Forty years is not long in the life of an organisation. But it is long in terms [...]
By Rev. Dr. Collin Cowan, CWM General Secretary (2011-Present) On Tuesday 16 May, I had the honour and privilege of spending a good part of the day with the Rev. Dr Stephen Tan, a former trustee [...]
By Rev Dr Des van der Water, immediate past CWM General Secretary (2002-2011) In 2007, CWM celebrated 30 years of Christian mission witness. At that occasion the question was posed: ‘Thirty years after – work [...]
By Rev Bernard Thorogood, Former CWM General Secretary (1970-1980) Christian mission, as far as I can understand it, always has to combine idealism and realism. The idealism is the seeking of the Kingdom of God, [...]
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 [...]
By CWM Europe office The European and Caribbean regions of CWM met in Reading UK last week for the second NIFEA colloquium to share and develop ideas for actions in the next phase of the [...]
Hello, I’m Ian Rowe. I’m 22 and from the United Reformed Church in the United Kingdom (UK). When my last exam for my history degree ended back in May after I finished partying I started [...]
“Discipleship in the context of Empire does not call for passive bystanders ... it calls for young people committed to radical discipleship; young people who are committed to learning about the Jesus of Nazareth who [...]
By Simon Peters, United Reformed Church I’m not really a breakfast person, but as I sat amongst a group of young, black South Africans eating cereal over a discussion about what they would do if [...]
Over 100 youth from the 32 member-churches of the Council for World Mission are coming together for the Global Youth Forum on 22-28 August 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. As part of the CWM’s 40th [...]
This year’s Training in Mission (TIM) Programme began on 1st May as participants from Taiwan, Samoa, South Korea, United Kingdom, Cayman Islands, Zambia, South Africa and Kiribati arrived in New Zealand to commence the Programme. [...]
Rejoice with us as we celebrate 40 years of our life together in God's mission since CWM’s inauguration 40 years ago. We recall God's unchanging faithfulness all these years, and commit ourselves to listening and [...]
Grassroots practitioners, academics and evangelism project managers gathered from 6-12 May in Johannesburg, South Africa, where they renewed their understanding and practice of evangelism from the margins. Co-organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC) [...]
The first ever CWM Caribbean Members’ Mission Forum began with a celebration of CWM’s 40th anniversary, and was held 26-29 March 2017 in Kingston, Jamaica. Past participants, former trustees or directors met to recall their [...]
Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep – Myanmar Context “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female, for you [...]
For over a period of 400 years, more than 15 million were victims of the transatlantic slave trade. Fueled by economic ambitions, transatlantic slave trade contributed to what has been described as the largest and [...]
