Pacific Conference of Churches

The Pacific Conference of Churches (Pacific Conference of Churches, PCC) is the umbrella organization of churches in the Pacific and thus the central regional ecumenical organization of Oceania.

The Conference of Churches represents its member churches at all levels. The PCC seeks the visible unity of the Christian churches on issues such as justice, peace and integrity of creation. The organization remains committed to initiatives to education and training, and solidarity with their members in times of natural disasters and social upheavals.

PCC was founded in 1961 after the first ecumenical meeting in the Pacific in Malua, the theological college in Western Samoa. The organization has 27 churches and eleven National councils of churches as members. The head office of the PCC, the Secretariat is based in Suva, Fiji.

Programs

At their meeting in 2007 in Pago Pago (American Samoa), the ninth General Assembly (General Assembly) decided the Pacific Conference of Churches six main programs (strategic, thematic programs, STPs ) for the organization's work:

There are also two sectoral programs that are aimed at specific target groups. The strategic sectoral programs ( SSPs ) take women ( SSP1 ) and Youth ( SSP 2 ) into focus.

Vision

PCC is " a fellowship of churches and church-related organizations [ ... ] that together for the fulfillment of their common vocation of the One God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit - aims " ( Constitution of the PCC, Part 4). Essentially PCC seeks the vision of a Pacific region that is characterized by values ​​such as unity, justice, peace, dialogue and leadership style according to the heart and mind of Jesus, and a spirituality that for the existence of the Pacific Conference of Churches and the work that they does, is the foundation and substance.

Mission

The objectives of the Pacific Conference of Churches are set out in its Constitution (Part 5):