East Asia and the Pacific

The East Asia and Pacific office of Global Ministries encompasses a vast region from Mongolia to New Zealand, China to the Pacific Island nations. The region is home to nearly 1.6 billion people – one-quarter of the world’s population – and contains one-sixth of the world’s landmass.
Global Ministries has partners and projects in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, Micronesia, Fiji, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Samoa, Vanuatu, and the Marshall Islands. Some partnerships, such as our relationship with Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan, have lasted well over a century. Others are new and continue to develop. For instance, responding to the devastating impact of HIV/AIDS in rural China, in 2003, Global Ministries began to partner with villagers in Shuangmiao Village, Henan Province. Whether supporting long-standing relationships, or creating new ones, Global Ministries continues to be open to new and innovative ways to share in God’s mission of peace, justice, and shalom in this region of the world.
Helpful resources from the East Asia and the Pacific Office
General Synod/Assembly Resolutions Related to East Asia and the Pacific
East Asia & the Pacific News
Chuukese Youth Creates Songbook to Uplift Her Community Through Faith and Music
By Kim Free Oriann Soichy, a youth participant in the HELM (Higher Education and Leadership…
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“Yet this vision unfolds amid intensifying great-power rivalry,” Pillay said. “Too often,…
Read MorePacific Conference of Churches will continue to reweave the ecological mat
Pacific Conference of Churches Statement on the International Court of Justice Advisory…
Read MoreMission Stories
Update from Jinling Theological Seminary
Written by: G Lou, Mission Co-Worker in East Asia & Pacific Region Dear Brothers and…
Read MorePreparing Social Workers in Japan
By Martha Mensendiek Martha Mensendiek serves with Doshisha University, Kyoto,…
Read MoreSharing in Community
Abigail Reed serves with the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (PROK)….
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