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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
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 nearly 170 mission workers around the world—please contact:
East:
Synod of Mid-Atlantic
Synod of the Northeast
Synod of the Trinity
Mid West:
Synod of the Covenant
Synod of Lakes and Prairies
Synod of Lincoln Trails
Synod of Mid-America
South:
Synod of Living Waters
Synod of South Atlantic
Synod of the Sun
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 2014-2015
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.
View the current catalog.
Download the 2014-2015 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. Subscribe.
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 stories (archived)
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 resources
Learn about resources that will help you understand how World Mission engages in God's mission, how you can support these efforts, tips for mission committees and mission trip leaders, and more. Get World Mission resources
