Youth Voice at the CWM Assembly The youth reminded the CWM Assembly afresh and very poignantly of the connection between church and real life issues. Enabled by the Spirit, they called us back to an integrated spirituality through their profound and tho... read more
Healing and Hope Manny Garibay (Philippines), Oil on canvas 4 x 3 ft A Reflection from the Artist on his own Painting The painting shows a human figure in a state of disintegration (or coming together, depending on how you look at it). On the left side i... read more
Hope and Healing for the World CWM Youth Pre-Assembly Statement 2016 – Summary The Youth Pre-Assembly was made up of the youth delegates to Assembly (one per member church) as well as the thirteen (13) volunteer stewards. In response to the theme and as... read more
HEALING: HOPE IN ACTION CWM Assembly Message – Summary CWM’s Assembly met on Jeju Island, South Korea from June 18th – 23rd 2016 where we faced the urgent bitter pain of many contexts. We heard stories of the many who long for hope and healing... read more
Rev Dr Grace Ji Sun Kim, gave an energising inspiring presentation that offered Assembly perhaps its most hopeful theme exploration, that of looking to the future. ‘The future is the present now’ Rev Dr Kim spoke of the connectedness of present ac... read more
The 2016 General Assembly of Council for World Mission elected a slate of 12 Board Members on Wednesday June 22 in accordance with the new governance structure for the organization. The newly-elected board members representing all of the regions of CWM ar... read more
CWM Ltd. Board of Directors & CWM UK Trustees 2016-2020 The 5th CWM Assembly elected a slate of 12 Board of Directors and 6 CWM UK Trustees on Wednesday June 22, 2016 in accordance with the new governance structure of the organization. Subtheme Expres... read more
Dr Leath led the Bible study on the unnamed women in the three chapters of Judges as the first recipients of grace in the narrative. She used the words abject/abjection to describe the liminal statuses that women in the Hebrew culture were held as possess... read more
The Assembly began with an immersion programme Saturday 18th June which was designed to offer a poignant point of contact for the Assembly with the context in which it is hosted, but also as a way to begin the Assembly with a sense of togetherness and sol... read more
Rev D.C.Haia Darnei, the newly elected CWM Moderator was ordained in Presbyterian Church of India (PCI) in 1987. He is married to Rohluopuii and they have two daughters. He translated the Bible from English/Greek to Biate language and it was published in ... read more
CWM’s New Moderator & New Treasurer Rev D.C.Haia Darnei, is the newly elected CWM Moderator. He was ordained in the Presbyterian Church of India (PCI) in 1987. He is married to Rohluopuii and they have two daughters. Mr John Ellis, the newly electe... read more
From 14 th -17 th June, before the CWM Assembly began, the youth delegates and stewards met together at a Pre-assembly also held in Jeju. It was a blessed time of joy, friendship, sharing, worship and, above all else, work! The young people spent time in ... read more
“We are in the company of friends – people of faith and passion, with commitment to justice and courage to make peace,” said General Secretary Rev. Dr. Collin Cowan as he affirmed the presence of members, resource persons and representatives from or... read more
CONTINUING THE JOURNEY OF HOPE The General Secretary’s report reflected on the journey since the last Assembly in 2012 held in Pago Pago under the theme Hope: The Language of Life, highlighting CWM conversations towards shaping advocacy work on disabil... read more
The moderator’s address noted the inevitability of human woundedness as the location of where the need for healing lies. She located hope in Christ, ‘our incarnate Lord, who became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth, bringing hope and r... read more
Prayer Requests We are ten (10) days away from the Assembly. We are thankful for the Lord’s mercies thus far in the planning process. The travels towards Jeju have now began. In this final push towards the Assembly lets us pray for: 10-11 June, Exec... read more
It is 20 days before we gather for the Assembly in Jeju. The host church, The Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK) is working hard to prepare to host us. We look forward to learning from their engagement with their particular contextual issues. The PCK Mode... read more
Youth and children are engaged in the missional life of the Church. As they participate in worship and the life of the church, their voice informs, and specific needs shape the mission of the church. The Youth Pre-Assembly, is an example of CWM’s intent... read more
27 All of you are Christ’s body, and each one is a part of it. (1 Corinthians 12: 27, GNT) There is a new member in the CWM family – The Maohi Protestant Church (MPC) in Tahiti. In June at Global Assembly in Jeju Island we will welcome the ... read more
The Pacific Region pre-assembly was a successful and great gathering of church leaders young and old from 9 member churches throughout the Pacific including our newest member and soon to be officially welcomed into the CWM family Maohi Nui Protestant Chur... read more
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