RELEASE – 1st November 2023 A recent report highlighted West Papuans suffered two massacres only days apart in September. The first took place in the coastal regency of Fakfak, where five civilians, including elders, were murdered during a military sweep in the village of Mamuri. Six days later, five teenage Read more…
The Indo-Pacific tug-of-war has already begun to fray the mat of our Pasifika Household, warns Pacific Conference of Churches. Speaking at the Synod of the Etaretia Porotetani Maohi (Maohi Protestant Church) on Moorea, Ma’ohi Nui (French Polynesia) last week, PCC General Secretary called churches to be vigilant of the use Read more…
In Hiroshimas Peace Park memorial, there is a flame which has been burning since it was ignited on August 1, 1964. The people of Hiroshima vowed to keep it burning until the very last nuclear weapon is abolished from the planet. August 6th and 9th marks 78 years after the Read more…
The Pacific Conference of Churches continues to affirm its commitment to advocate and inspire actions in solidarity for the United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP) to become a full member of Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG). This morning, the PCC hosted Civil Society partners alongside the ULMWP President Benny Wenda Read more…
The Regional Ecumenical Youth Council, in collaboration with the Pacific Australia Emerging Leaders Network has put together a series of regional webinars for youth to delve into concerns for our region outlined in the 2022 Pacific Emerging Leaders Summit (PAELS) Report entitled, ‘The Pacific We See.’ The 4-part series will Read more…
The Ètārētia Porotetani Māòhi (Māòhi Protestant Church) in conjunction with the Moruroa e tātou Association have embarked on a journey of Truth and Justice by facilitating a 4 day Seminar based on ancestral renewal known as “te tau o te Hinapaarae”. With the goal to equip and embolden the Hui Read more…
MEMBERS of the Pacific Conference of Churches have been asked to pray for a referendum process scheduled in Kananky (New Caledonia). In a pastoral letter to member churches, PCC General Secretary – Reverend James Bhagwan – asked for a day of prayer on September 27 and a second on October Read more…
RELIGIOUS organisations have called on Australia to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. A letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison and signed by the Pacific Conference of Churches on the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima expresses concern over the threat of nuclear weapons. The letter Read more…
A PARTNERSHIP between UN Women and the Pacific Conference of Churches will address the regional epidemic of gender-based violence. The project will include a regional mapping of faith-based responses to Violence Against Women and Children, gender equality and child protection as well as development and implementation of a Safe Church Read more…
People first … the centre of any Budget must be men, women and children On the eve of the announcement of Fiji’s 2020-2021 Budget, the Pacific Conference of Churches calls on all Pacific Island countries to ensure that any national budget must put the people at the centre. In the Read more…
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