The newly-elected Board of Directors of the Council for World Mission (CWM) met from 2-3 September. The Board, meeting largely via video conference, appointed members for CWM subcommittees and elected…
The London office of the Council for World Mission (CWM) hosted 26 visitors for the CWM Annual Missionary Gathering on 28 August. Participants included former missionaries, church leaders, and representatives…
A consultation held 20-24 August called for churches to recognize and take a concrete stand against genocide. Jointly organized by the All Africa Conference of Churches, Council for World Mission,…
The 2024 edition of the Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics, and Management (GEM School) officially opened in St Paul’s University, Limuru, Kenya on 19 August. The 11-day programme aims to…
The Council for World Mission (CWM) Mission Programme and Partnership (MSP) unit visited the United Church of Zambia (UCZ) from 5-9 August. The MSP delegation—including Rev. Julie Sim, Mission Secretary…
The Council for World Mission (CWM) organized a five-day Youth Consultation on Ecology and Economy from 4-9 August. Taking place in Antananarivo, Madagascar, the event brought together 23 participants from…
The Council for World Mission (CWM), in partnership with University of South Africa and Yonsei University Institute of African Studies, organized an international conference on Black Theology of Liberation and…
In response to the ongoing turmoil in Bangladesh, the Church of Bangladesh has issued an urgent call for global prayer. Most Rev. Samuel S. Mankhin, Moderator and Bishop of Dhaka,…
A Council for World Mission (CWM) delegation led by the General Secretary, Rev. Dr Jooseop Keum, visited the Presbyterian Church of Myanmar (PCM) in Yangon from 30-31 July to develop…
The Council for World Mission (CWM) organised a Theology of Reparations Consultation under The Onesimus Project (TOP) in Harare, Zimbabwe from 22-26 July. Hosted by the United Theological College, the…
Dr Natalie Lin of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT) was elected as the Moderator of the Council for World Mission (CWM) for the next four years, taking over for…
The Transformative Ecumenism Steering Group, established to promote the Transformative Ecumenism Movement worldwide, gathered in Bangkok from 27-28 July to discuss strategies and plans for expanding the movement into a…
Staff members from all three Council for World Mission (CWM) regional offices gathered for an all-staff meeting on 25 July where employees from the London and South African branches joined…
The Training in Mission Programme (TIM) – Diploma in Mission Studies is a Council for World Mission (CWM) programme that provides opportunities for young adults to learn about Christian mission…
The South Africa Synod and the Central Regional Council of the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa-International Missions Board (UCCSA-IMB) jointly hosted their 16th Biennial Conference from 4-7 July at…
Nicknamed “The Flying Scotsman,” Eric Liddell’s achievements in the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris—one of which was his famous gold medal finish in the 400m race—have been immortalised in the…
Forty-seven years ago, on 18 July, CWM was inaugurated as a mission organisation. To commemorate the special day, staff members of the Singapore office made a special visit to the…
From 18-19 May, the Bishop of the Church of Bangladesh, Most Rev. Samuel Mankhin, along with Rev. Ajoy Ritchil, an ordained minister of the church, embarked on a visit to…
In preparation for the upcoming CWM Sunday on 21 July 2024, the Council for World Mission (CWM) invites its member churches and partners to commemorate the day using the newly…
The Council for World Mission (CWM) London office hosted, on 1 July, 20 representatives from the member churches in the Europe region as well as ecumenical partners in a launch…
The curtains fell on the Council for World Mission (CWM) Assembly 2024 on 20 June in Durban, South Africa, drawing to a close an event that was eight years in…
INSIGHT May brings you the local hosts preparing for the CWM Assembly 2024. Read greetings from UCCSA and UPCSA, a contextual narrative, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) report, and the…
The Council for World Mission (CWM) opened its new office in Johannesburg, South Africa on 30 May. The new space will allow more emphasis on cultivating deeper community engagement and…
The General Secretary of the Council for World Mission, Rev. Dr Jooseop Keum, was conferred a honorary doctorate in philosophy by the University of South Africa in recognition of his…
The Council for World Mission (CWM) Board of Directors held its final meeting via video-conference from 23-24 May before the CWM General Assembly that will see the election of a…
The Church of North India celebrated a milestone on 20 May as it welcomed its first woman bishop since its inception in 1970. Rt Rev. Violet Nayak, 55, was elected…
Six villages in the Maip Mulitaka area located in the Enga Province of Papua New Guinea were hit by a landslide in the early hours of 24 May, resulting in…
In response to the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, the Council for World Mission (CWM), in partnership with Dar al-Kalima University, organised its first DARE Regional Forum in the Middle East region…
CWM Moderator Rt Rev. Lydia Neshangwe, as an ecumenical guest to the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) Executive Committee meeting, reflected on how the church is at a crossroads…
The United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands (UCJCI) celebrated her 2024 Convocation on 5 May in Montego Bay Convention Centre. The event, themed “Rooted, Resilient: Re-ignited by the…
On 1 May, Workers’ Day in South Africa, leaders from the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa (UCCSA) and the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (UPCSA) came together for…
The Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT) held its 69th General Assembly from 16-18 April at the Changhua Christian Hospital. The event was attended by almost 600 participants who were warmly…
The Council for World Mission (CWM) recently welcomed two interns and a consultant, who will be deployed in the London, South Africa, and Singapore offices respectively. The two interns, Adam…
The Union Theological Seminary in the Philippines celebrated the graduation of seminary students 11-12 April. Located in the City of Dasmariñas, Cavite, Philippines, the seminary was born from the 1907…
Council for World Mission (CWM) Moderator Rt Rev. Lydia Neshangwe preached during the opening worship service of the Global Christian Forum Fourth Global Gathering in Accra Ridge Church, Ghana, Africa…
In partnership with The Institute for the Study of Culture and Christianity (Belgrade, Serbia), the Council for World Mission (CWM) organised a symposium, entitled “Spirituality, Politics, and Polities,” for theologians,…
The South Asia Regional Pre-Assembly, the last of six regional conferences held ahead of the Council for World Mission (CWM) General Assembly in June, drew delegates from four CWM South…
Fifth in a series of six regional pre-assemblies, the Caribbean Regional Pre-Assembly fostered unity, collaboration, and dialogue within its member churches – the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman…
The Council for World Mission (CWM) East Asia Regional Pre-Assembly convened 3-8 March in Bangkok, Thailand, drawing 30 delegates including ordained ministers, laypersons, and women and youth representatives from the…
March is a significant month for the Church of Bangladesh as it celebrates its 50th anniversary. The Church of Bangladesh is a united Protestant church comprising mainly the Anglican and…
The ten member churches of the Council for World Mission’s (CWM) Pacific region held their Regional Pre-Assembly from 29 February to 2 March in Nadi, Fiji, part of a series…
The Europe region held its Regional Pre-Assembly from 19-23 February in Trefeca, Wales in preparation for the CWM Assembly in June. The conference drew delegates from Congregational Federation, Presbyterian Church…
The Solomon Islands played host for the first time to a Council for World Mission (CWM) Board of Directors’ meeting held 26-27 February—the board’s last in-person meeting before the CWM…
In conjunction with a Council for World Mission (CWM) Board of Directors meeting, a CWM delegation visited four local churches that are part of the Honiara Circuit in the Solomon…
The Africa region held its Pre-Assembly from 8-12 February in Durban, South Africa—the first Council for World Mission (CWM) region to convene ahead of the full CWM Assembly in June.…
The city of Durban hosted the Council for World Mission (CWM) Assembly Planning Group on 5-7 February to hone plans for an Assembly that will be a catalyst for transformation.…
The Council for World Mission (CWM) hosted a delegation from the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) in Singapore on 2 February to discuss common strategic visions and a deeper…
A new book, “A Gospel for Workers: Cho Chi Song, Yeongdeungpo Urban Industrial Mission, and Minjung,” was unveiled at the Korea Christian Building in Seoul on 19 January. The Yeongdeungpo…
Thirty communicators from Council for World Mission (CWM) member churches in Africa, East Asia, Europe, the Pacific, and South Asia have released a statement “Together in Life-flourishing Communication,” on 20…
The Council for World Mission (CWM) held a Communications Workshop in Kuala Lumpur from 17-20 January, gathering more than 30 delegates from CWM member churches around the world. Elder Lim…
The Council for World Mission (CWM) welcomed the new year with a Staff Communion Worship Service held 8 January in the CWM Singapore Office. The service was attended by both…
CWM Internship is a creative, hands on and innovative opportunity for 21-30 years old to experience between 6-12 months to explore faith alongside work in an international mission organization. As…
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Warmest greetings from the Council for Mission! Advent is a season filled with the spirit of joy and the warmth of gatherings leading up…
The Council for World Mission (CWM) has released the 2024 edition of “Sundays with CWM,” a collection of weekly devotionals. As a nod to the CWM Assembly theme of 2024, the booklet…
In a workshop on 8-11 December in London, 18 young people from Africa, Caribbean, Europe, and South Asia gathered to challenge racial supremacy, collaborate for equality, and pray for a…
The Westminster College in the United Kingdom is looking for a suitable candidate to serve as its Principal. The College is a key partner in delivering quality theological education in…
As a church leader or a young person, how can you help your church strengthen its voice on global economics? How can you help churches augment and clarify their ethical…
The November issue of INSiGHT is here. Take a deeper look through the lens of peace-building and community development with the latest issue of INSiGHT. Contributors describe programmes that shine…
From 29 November to 3 December, the Discernment and Radical Engagement (DARE) forum delivered difficult questions and discerning answers in Bogota, Colombia. The regional forum, delivered in Spanish and Portuguese,…
The Council for World Mission Gender and Spirituality programme, held 26-29 November in Lusaka, Zambia, drew 29 participants from all five CWM member churches in Africa. The program is designed…
