Countries
Global MIssion Partners works in several countries around the world. Find out more about our work in each country below. If you wish to donate toward a Church Partnership, please click the button below.
Fiji
The ministry of Global Mission Partners in Fiji involves the planting, establishment and development of local churches. The Indo-Fijian community, which is the main focus of GMP outreach, has only a very small percentage of people who are Christians. Evangelism, discipleship and strengthening the ministry of the churches is the main goal...Read more »
India
Ashwood Mission Hospital, Shrigonda and Baramati Children's Homes, Ankoor Home, churches and many other ministries have been influenced and continue on today from those early pioneer years of mission.
In 1891 Mary Thompson was the first Australian missionary with Australian Churches of Christ. Many other missionaries followed and served the Churches of Christ in Western India (CCCWI)...Read more »
Papua New Guinea
The history of Churches of Christ in PNG can be traced to pioneer efforts of the Australian Churches of Christ Global Mission Partners (formerly Overseas Mission Board). During the Second World War a number of soldiers had been in the islands and by the mid 1950s returned veterans were asking, “Why not begin a new mission field in Papua or New Guinea?” The Australian Churches of Christ Federal Council authorized an exploratory survey in 1957 and selected a suitable area along the lower...Read more »
South Korea
A relationship with the South Korean Churches of Christ resulted from a conversation at the 7th World Convention of Churches of Christ in 1967 between Eric Hollard (then SA Home Missions Director) and Sangook Choi (President of the Korean Christian College in Seoul). The visit by Dr and Mrs Yoon Kwon Chae in 1972 strengthened the new relationship...Read more »
Sudan
Since independence from the British in 1956 Sudan has suffered ongoing civil conflict. A quarter of the world’s refugees are Sudanese.
Because of the influence of Churches of Christ in Aweil, refugees from the Aweil region have naturally sought support from Churches of Christ when they arrive in Australia. At the request of their leaders, an ecumenical Sudanese congregation was established in South Australia in 2006, under the oversight of Magill Church of Christ...Read more »
Thailand
The Church of Christ in Thailand (CCT) is the largest Protestant church in Thailand. CCT is engaged in active social efforts (health care, medical work, hospitals, universities, schools) and ecumenical movements in local society.
In 1998 Churches of Christ in Victoria and Tasmania signed a Memorandum of Understanding that enabled the Urban Neighbours Of Hope (UNOH) team to receive visas and facilitated the partnership with the Community Centre in Klong Toey. COCOA has been a funding partner in the rebuilding of the Community Centre and in supporting the community development programs of the Centre...Read more »
Vanuatu
Late in the nineteenth century the New Hebrides and other islands supplied labourers for the sugar and cotton plantations in Australia (known in Australia as the “Kanakas”). John Thompson saw the need and opportunity to evangelize among these displaced people and on January 1, 1893 opened a mission near Childers, Queensland. In the first ten years over 160 islanders were baptized and many on their return home built chapels and schools and began to evangelize. Willie Tabimancon is given much credit for beginning the work in Vanuatu supported by other Ni-Vanuatu nationals. When the first...Read more »
Vietnam
Almost half of the deaths and disease among the country’s youngest children in Vietnam are caused by poor sanitation and hygiene, and the ingestion of contaminated drinking water. Less than one third of Ethnic Minority Villagers in rural areas have adequate sanitation facilities...Read more »
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a fertile country that was once the bread basket of Africa. Severe drought and rampant inflation are among the many factors that have led to critical food and fuel shortages.
Showers of Blessing was established by BJ Mpofu and leaders of the Associated Churches of Christ in Zimbabwe three years ago to provide assistance with food distribution, the drilling of wells and the establishing of income generating projects. The goal is to support people to become self-sustaining in a very challenging economy...Read more »