East Asia and Pacific Archives - Global Ministries https://www.globalministries.org/region/eap/ Global Ministries is a common missional witness of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ. Global Ministries works with approximately 290 faith-based international partners in close to 90 countries. Our Vision: That all of God’s people and creation share in God’s abundant life. Our Mission: To receive and share the Good News of Jesus Christ by joining with global and local partners to work for justice, reconciliation, and peace. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:07:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://www.globalministries.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/favicon-150x150.png East Asia and Pacific Archives - Global Ministries https://www.globalministries.org/region/eap/ 32 32 Season of Creation Bible Studies https://www.globalministries.org/resource/season-of-creation-bible-studies/ Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:06:30 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?post_type=resource&p=59924 The Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) has prepared a new resource that church groups throughout the Pacific—and their partners like Global Ministries—can use for this year’s “Season of Creation.” Pacific Conference of Churches, Season of Creation 2025: Peace with Creation contains a … Read more

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]]> Chuukese Youth Creates Songbook to Uplift Her Community Through Faith and Music https://www.globalministries.org/chuukese-youth-creates-songbook-to-uplift-her-community-through-faith-and-music/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 21:46:00 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=59901 By Kim Free Oriann Soichy, a youth participant in the HELM (Higher Education and Leadership Ministries) Youth Leadership Symposium from the Salem Chuukese Fellowship Church of Christ, recently completed a special project for her community. She created a songbook written … Read more

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]]> World Council of Churches calls for a “peace-full Pacific” https://www.globalministries.org/world-council-of-churches-calls-for-a-peace-full-pacific/ Fri, 08 Aug 2025 20:19:34 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=59849 “Yet this vision unfolds amid intensifying great-power rivalry,” Pillay said. “Too often, Pacific voices are relegated to the margins of these power contests.” He reaffirmed the WCC’s support for a nuclear-free Pacific, standing in solidarity with affected communities in Ma‘ohi Nui, … Read more

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]]> Pacific Conference of Churches will continue to reweave the ecological mat https://www.globalministries.org/pacific-conference-of-churches-will-continue-to-reweave-the-ecological-mat/ Fri, 08 Aug 2025 20:11:23 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=59844 Pacific Conference of Churches Statement on the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion “We therefore renew our call, echoed at last month’s UN Ocean Conference, for an immediate moratorium on all seabed‑mining activity,” reads the statement. “If a healthy environment is a … Read more

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]]> Pray with Korea, August 10, 2025 https://www.globalministries.org/resource/pray-with-korea-august-10-2025/ Mon, 04 Aug 2025 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?post_type=resource&p=59226 Lectionary Selection:  Luke 12: 32-40 Prayers for Korea Prayer for Peace and Reconciliation – from Korea God of mercy and justice, You have formed us to live in communion, and yet our world remains fractured by walls of division and fear. … Read more

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]]> Pray with Hong Kong, June 29, 2025 https://www.globalministries.org/resource/pray-with-hong-kong-june-29-2025/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?post_type=resource&p=58814 Pray with Hong Kong Lectionary Selection:  Luke 10: 1-11, 16-20 Prayers for Hong Kong Compassionate God, We pray for the people of Asia and around the world who are suffering from wars and hunger, those who are affected by illnesses and calamities, and those who are affected … Read more

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]]> Pray with the Philippines, May 25, 2025 https://www.globalministries.org/resource/pray-with-the-philippines-may-25-2025/ Mon, 19 May 2025 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?post_type=resource&p=58552 Pray with the Philippines Lectionary Selection:  John 14:23-29 Prayers for the Philippines Almighty God, please save the Philippines! Some government officials’ actions endanger our sovereignty as a nation and our democracy. Extrajudicial acts, lack of due process, and conspiracies leave ordinary citizens distrustful … Read more

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]]> Community at the Asian Rural Institute https://www.globalministries.org/community-at-the-asian-rural-institute/ Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:08:42 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=58962 By Lauren Reddin, Global Mission Intern at the Asian Rural Institute, Japan It has been a crisp, frosty winter in Nasushiobara, Japan. The wind blows in huge gusts, kicking up the gravel dust on our makeshift volleyball court. Gangs of … Read more

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]]> Pray with Fiji, April 13, 2025 https://www.globalministries.org/resource/pray-with-fiji-april-13-2025/ Mon, 07 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?post_type=resource&p=58295 Lectionary Selection:  Luke 19: 28-40 Prayers for Fiji God of the ocean, land, and sky. God of our ancestors who fared this vast sea, guiding our forefathers and mothers from island to island. You were the wind behind the sail. The … Read more

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]]> ICHRP Welcomes Duterte’s Arrest: A Landmark Step Towards Justice https://www.globalministries.org/ichrp-welcomes-dutertes-arrest-a-landmark-step-towards-justice/ Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:13:01 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=58631 The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) welcomes the arrest of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for crimes against humanity. Duterte’s detention, following a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), marks an unprecedented step towards … Read more

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