Presbyterian Mission Agency

World Mission

Hunter Farrell, Director

Presbyterian World Mission brings God's global family together to heal the wounds of poverty and violence and proclaim God's saving love in Jesus Christ.

The year 2012 marked the 175^thanniversary of international mission by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. Over the years, Presbyterian missionaries have planted churches, built hospitals, and started schools on every continent. The seeds sown by those missionaries have, in many places, developed into self-sustaining churches and institutions now led by local Christians. In fact, more than 94 million Christians around the world now belong to churches that were founded or co-founded by Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) mission workers.

Today, nearly 200 mission co-workers in approximately 50 countries are engaged in equally vital ministries of sharing faith and working against poverty and violence.

Presbyterian World Mission helps Presbyterians offer a witness to Jesus Christ in today’s world by sending mission personnel to face the challenges of evangelizing and continuing the historic emphases of the Church.

In collaboration with U.S. Presbyterians and global partners, World Mission inspires, equips and connects communities of mission practice to engage in God’s mission: to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ, help the most vulnerable—women and children—and promote reconciliation amidst cultures of violence.

We invite you to step into the circle of global discipleship with World Mission.

• Presbyterian World Mission at Big Tent
• Notice of Change Regarding World Mission Extra Commitment Opportunity Project Accounts
• Crisis in Syria
• 175 years of World Mission
• World Mission partnership video
• World Mission strategic direction
• Three critical global issues
• Presbyterians do mission in partnership
• Core values
• Make the P.L.E.D.G.E.
• Support World Mission
• Giving opportunities catalog
• Mission worker prayer cards
• Stay connected

Presbyterian World Mission at Big Tent

Come to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Big Tent event and discover for yourself how putting God’s first things first can bring rebirth and renewal to your church through engagement in world mission! Learn more about the schedule and registration.

Notice of Change Regarding World Mission Extra Commitment Opportunity Project Accounts

Drawing on its longstanding partnerships that span the globe, Presbyterian World Mission is honored to help U.S. Presbyterians build relationships with churches and other organizations around the world. Read more about the Notice of Change Regarding World Mission Extra Commitment Opportunity Project Accounts.

Crisis in Syria

Get the latest updates on the ongoing crisis in Syria here.

Celebrate 175 years of Presbyterian World Mission

THIS YEAR IS THE 175TH ANNIVERSARY OF INTERNATIONAL MISSION IN THE PC(USA)

Learn more about where we've been and where we're going

Read more

175 years of Presbyterian World Mission video

Watch this inspiring video that tells the beautiful story of how the long history of Presbyterian mission has led to partnerships with churches around the world, and how you can be a part of these communities of mission practice.

Presbyterian World Mission Strategic Direction

In February 2010 the General Assembly Mission Council (GAMC) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) adopted a “strategic direction” for its Presbyterian World Mission over the next three to five years.

The mission statement of the new strategy is “to engage with U.S. Presbyterians and global partners for faithful and effective participation in God’s mission in a globalized world, growing together as communities of mission practice.”

Download  World Mission Strategic Direction

Three critical global issues of World Mission

Read about the three critical global issues that global partners, mission personnel, and Presbyterians across the United States have asked World Mission to address: the root causes of poverty, especially as it impacts women and children; working to share the good news of Jesus Christ; and working for reconciliation among cultures of violence, including our own. Keep reading.

Presbyterians do mission in partnership

Learn about general guidelines for international partnerships between PC(USA) congregations, presbyteries and synods and international churches and institutions, and read the policy "Presbyterians Do Mission in Partnership," adopted by the 215th General Assembly (2003).

Read Partnership, Solidarity and Friendship: Transforming Structures in Mission by Philip L. Wickeri, a PC(USA) study paper on partnership. 

Core values

As mission workers engage with U.S. Presbyterians and global partners for faithful and effective participation in God’s mission, we seek to model and live out the following core values. Learn more

Make this P.L.E.D.G.E. with World Mission

Pray daily with and for mission co-workers, our global partners, and the people they serve

Learn about mission workers’ ministries

Encourage people to discover their call to mission by prayerfully considering mission service

Discern where and how you can serve God and others in mission work

Give your time, love, energy, gifts and financial contributions

Engage in faithful and effective mission with mission co-workers by advocating for justice, sharing the good news of God’s love, and seeking reconciliation in the world

Why support World Mission?

In the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s 2012 financial audit, Presbyterian Mission compares extremely well to other US church, development, and charitable organizations in terms of the percentage of each dollar received going to program costs. Using the Charity Navigator (the nonprofit world’s industry standard) comparable statistics, the Presbyterian Mission Agency ranks first of nine major NGOs, with the highest percentage (93.02%) used for program costs.

To support mission workers as a congregation:
If your congregation would like to become a sending congregation for one of our almost 180 mission workers around the world—please contact:

• Elizabeth Little   

East:
Synod of Mid-Atlantic
Synod of the Northeast
Synod of the Trinity

• Bruce Whearty

Mid West:
Synod of the Covenant
Synod of Lakes and Prairies
Synod of Lincoln Trails
Synod of Mid-America

• Chris Roseland
  

South:
Synod of Living Waters
Synod of South Atlantic
Synod of the Sun

• Rachel Yates

West:
Synod of Alaska-Northwest
Synod of the Pacific
Synod of the Rocky Mountains
Synod of Southern California and Hawaii
Synod of the Southwest

To support mission workers with your financial gift:
give online 
call 800-728-7228  x5611
send a check to:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
PO Box 643700
Pittsburgh, PA 15264-3700

To contribute to the general sending and support needs of mission personnel:
In the memo of the check write E132192 – Missionary Support
(Your gift to this program gives World Mission the ability to use your gift where it can make the greatest impact.)
To support specific mission co-workers, write their name(s) in the memo line of your check.

World Mission Giving Opportunities 2012-2013

Presbyterian mission personnel serve alongside global partners in more than 50 countries around the world. They proclaim Christ’s good news, empower vulnerable people, and build bridges of reconciliation in some of the world’s most troubled places. They also are working with grassroots Presbyterians and global partners to form what we call “communities of mission practice.”

We believe these communities offer places for mutual learning and increase our faithfulness and effectiveness in mission. We invite every congregation to build a relationship with at least one mission worker. This relationship may involve prayer and correspondence. It also could include providing financial contributions through a World Mission account listed in this book. We hope your congregation will prayerfully consider building a relationship with one or more mission workers.  

Download a PDF catalog of World Mission giving opportunities.

Mission co-worker prayer cards available

Most of the nearly 200 mission co-workers who serve in more than 50 countries around the world have prayer cards you can order for free. Use them to learn about their ministries and the global partners with whom they serve, and pray for them regularly. Order your free copies of the mission co-worker prayer cards and make the P.L.E.D.G.E. Read more

Stay Connected

Connect with a mission co-worker
Learn about the ministries of nearly 200 mission co-workers serving in more than 50 countries around the world, write to them, invite them to speak at your church, and pray for them. Visit Mission Connections 

World Mission e-News
Subscribe to a monthly e-newsletter to stay informed about PC(USA)’s mission work throughout the world.

Mission Crossroads Magazine 
Mission Crossroads is a three-times-a-year magazine on the worldwide work of the PC(USA). It offers news and feature stories about mission personnel, international partners and grassroots Presbyterians involved in God’s mission in the world.

The current issue is available for reading online  or download.  

Subscribe to the print version or download issues.

Presbyterians at work around the world
The Presbyterians at work around the world  website includes a "Current News" box that is updated weekly. The site is also a gateway to the "country pages" providing information about World Mission's involvement in more than 100 countries around the globe.

Mission Crossroads on the web 
The Mission Crossroads website features monthly “God’s Mission Matters” podcasts with accompanying study guides, a resource library and videos from PC(USA) mission workers around the world; monthly webinars and an interactive community for those who are interested in Presbyterian World Mission. Join Mission Crossroads to get involved and nurture our connections as Presbyterians engaged in God’s mission.

Mission stories

Mission Networks
Mission Networks bring together Presbyterians from around the United States who share a common international mission focus.

World Mission Networks facilitate building and maintaining healthy partnerships, and provide a place for representatives of various PC(USA) partnerships to share information and coordinate their efforts.

Each Mission Network centers around a specific country, people group or program area of ministry and is composed of Presbyterians who represent international mission partnerships established through their synods, presbyteries, congregations or other PC(USA) entities. Learn more

World Mission online resource catalogue
Find out how you can get resources created or endorsed by World Mission that will help you understand how World Mission engages in God's mission, and how you can support these efforts, missiology, best mission practices and more. Get World Mission resources

God's Mission Matters podcasts
God’s Mission Matters is a monthly podcast of Presbyterian World Mission, helps you learn how to engage more faithfully and effectively in God’s mission. God’s Mission Matters brings you insights from mission workers and scripture based on a guiding “tip of the month” for mission involvement. Listen to the podcasts