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by CWM Communications Team

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  • 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 Presbyterian denominations. As part of the festivities from 1-2 March, St Thomas’ Cathedral—a cornerstone of faith and history in the heart of Dhaka, and a central landmark in Bangladesh’s Christian landscape—also commemorated its bicentenary since its inauguration on 10 July 1824. The Church of Bangladesh and her member churches continue to play important roles in partnership with the Council for World Mission (CWM) in driving missiological change, challenging systemic oppression, …

  • 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 of regional meetings ahead of the CWM Assembly in June. In his greeting to the Pacific delegates, CWM General Secretary Rev. Dr Jooseop Keum outlined the troubling scenario of a Pacific that has its waters, homes, and ways of living gradually encroached by empire through colonisation, marginalisation, oppression, and environmental disregard that have resulted social injustices and ecological crises. The silver lining, however, is that Christians know that those do …

  • 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 in Wales, Protestant Church in the Netherlands, United Reformed Church, Union of Welsh Independents and CWM Moderator Rt Rev. Lydia Neshangwe who came together to discuss shared regional challenges and exchange ideas, anecdotes, and insights. The pre-assembly was also a critical platform where each nominated delegate from the region’s member churches were given an important introductory walkthrough and orientation ahead of the CWM Assembly. Of shared humanity and ma se …

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