The CWM East Asia Regional Assembly was held online from 24-25 May 2022 between 10:00am to 4:30pm via Zoom to facilitate mutual sharing and collective discernment on emerging issues of the Region. Joining the meeting [...]
Tuesday, Feb. 1, was the one-year anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar that spiralled the country into chaos. Amidst the chaos, the Presbyterian Church of Myanmar (PCM) continues to move forward with its ministry. [...]
The Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT) and Kiribati Uniting Church (KUC) have made a joint effort spanning close to a year for physically challenged Kiribati children to receive wheelchairs. The Kiribati School and Centre for [...]
Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China (HKCCCC) General Secretary Rev Dr Eric So has encouraged the church that a meaningful Christmas season is still possible even though there will likely be [...]
With Hong Kong beset by recent challenges and anxieties, how should its churches be witnesses of Christ’s love to those in despair? How can Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China (HKCCCC) [...]
A survey conducted among 54 pastors of the Presbyterian Church in Singapore (PCS) earlier this year surfaced challenges in reaching out to their congregations at a time when physical gatherings are still discouraged, and their [...]
The Amis tribe is the largest of 16 official tribes in Taiwan, and the Western Amis Presbytery of The Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT), where Rev John McCall from PC (U.S.A) serves, includes most of [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cast a dark cloud over several countries battling the second wave of COVID-19 infections – a threat lurking around the corner for others. Compounding this problem are issues of inequality [...]
The New Normal English forum of The Presbyterian Church in Singapore (PCS) – the first of its kind – gathered 75 PCS church leaders and staff virtually in August. The English Presbytery's Moderator Rev Vincent [...]
Presbyterian Church in Singapore (PCS) conducted a survey among 940 church members in July to better understand and address their concerns and needs during this stay-at-home period. A separate survey was administered for pastors about [...]
A Declaration for the People’s Korea Peace Agreement was launched on 23 July at a global Zoom convocation. Initiated by the National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) and civil organizations, the convention aimed to [...]
Anti-extradition conflicts since June 2019, coupled with the COVID-19 epidemic, have beset most sectors of the Hong Kong community, bringing about challenges ranging from health, livelihood, unemployment, the slowing economy to political controversies. In a [...]
Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT)’s Seamen’s/Fishermen’s Service Centre (SFSC) collaborated with Workforce Development Agency of the Ministry of Labour to launch an urgent service, where medical masks and safety instructions on hygiene and social distancing [...]
Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK) were among the churches and councils of churches worldwide endorsing a Joint Ecumenical Message marking the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, delivered during a live-streamed event [...]
PCT elected its first female Moderator, Rev Abus Takisvilainan, during its 65th General Assembly on 17 June. This was a nod to gender justice, and affirmation and advocacy of the gifts, humanity and right of [...]
Several Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT)’s pastors have begun another round of Tunsuzebsa itinerant pastoral ministry in Hsin Yi Township, Nantou County on 20 April. Led by Rev Vava Manqoqo, pastor of Sinapalan Presbyterian Church [...]
Council for World Mission (CWM) pauses to express solidarity and to offer the assurance of our prayers on behalf of all those who have been infected with the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) and with the families [...]
Current and future church leaders are invited to apply for the Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics and Management (GEM School) for an Economy of Life from 17 – 28 August 2020, tentatively to be held [...]
On INSiGHT’s first birthday this October, we rejoice and celebrate the generosity of our writers and readers across the world who have made this publication possible with their contributions. As with every issue of INSiGHT, [...]
In line with its vision of Fullness of life through Christ for all creation, CWM has committed that young people should be included in the life and witness of their churches and communities, not merely [...]
In Taiwan, the cultures and languages of indigenous people are disappearing and little is known about these real and original inhabitants of Taiwan. Through CWM’s Hearing God’s Cry Programme, the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT) [...]
The name of our Church is the Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK). We are the oldest denomination in the history of Korean Christianity, observing the doctrine of the Presbyterian Church, the Apostle’s Creed, 12 Articles [...]
CWM’s first Asia Youth Initiative (AYI) gathered 55 participants from East Asia and South Asia member churches from Aug 7 -12, 2018, in Seoul, South Korea. It was a time of mutual learning and encouragement [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 Mission Development team Earlier in the year, an invitation was extended to member churches to share their mission stories as parables of mission in the context of Empire. This was done in the hopes [...]
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 [...]
Participants from the CWM Asia regions met in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 25-30 November 2016 for the second New International Financial and Economic Architecture (NIFEA) colloquium on the economy of life. They continued discussions on [...]
Ten (10) participants of this year’s Training in Mission Programme (TIM) arrived in Taiwan on 2nd May for the commencement of the Programme in Taiwan. The Programme will run until 26th November in four (4) [...]
Chang Jung Christian University (CJCU) located in Tainan, Taiwan became the backdrop to the first of its kind; Global Painting Retreat, organised by the Council for World Mission. The vision of Council for World Mission [...]
Accompanying our member churches in their journey towards better financial management is part of CWM's commitment in partnering them in building missional congregations. Hence, at the request and invitation of the General Secretary of Presbyterian Church [...]
CWM is pleased to present the 2016 Assembly logo which was unveiled following a service of prayer and worship attended by CWM staff led by the General Secretary in Singapore. The next four-yearly gathering of the [...]
We, the participants of the Asia Pacific Regional Workshop on “Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response” organised by CWM and PCT with technical assistance of ACT Alliance representing the member churches of CWM: PCI, EKT, NCC, [...]
“We dare to claim that there is need to address the economic globalisation, marked by unregulated free market enterprise, systems designed to maintain the social pyramid requiring the majority to serve the minority. We acknowledge [...]
26-30 September 2015, Bangkok, Thailand The CWM Mission Enabling Team and World Council of Churches – Commission on World Mission and Evangelism in partnership with the Church of Christ in Thailand are currently organizing a [...]
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 [...]
