PARTNERING CBCPNG

Combined Ministries and Services

· Over 460 churches in 7 provinces

· Majority in remote rural locations but some in towns and urban centres

· Women, Youth & Children’s ministries

· Six Regional Bible Schools catering for English speakers, Tok Pisin, and Women

· Several Area Bible Schools

· Bible Translation programme in Yuna

· Literacy Programmes – Tok Pisin, Huli, Yuna

· Developing Mission Awareness and Involvement beyond the Borders of PNG

· Education – High School, 2 Vocational Centres, 50 Primary Schools, 30 Elementary Schools

· Health – 10 Health Facilities

· HIV/AIDS Awareness Programmes

· Communication – Radios and airstrips in remote locations

· Community Development – Rural Water & Sanitation Supply Programme [RWSSP]

CBC NATIONAL OFFICE IN WEWAK

· Networking with the Churches

· Coordinating Joint Activities

· Facilitating Communication

· Providing Financial Accountability

 

 

Help CBCPNG to

· develop and manage its own resources

· generate income within the country

· fund and maintain its own operation, church ministries and social services

· make its programmes become self-sustaining

 

 

PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS

1. Team Support for National Office Staff

Includes Salary & Ministry costs

       1.1    Kos Umion             

$31,600 pa or $2,600 monthly

1.2 Barrywan Tuwai

1.3 James Loi

1.4 Mark Kuraya

Each $21,500 pa or $1,800 monthly

Operational costs of the Office are met from internal sources.

Individuals or churches may consider contributions of $100 pa  or $100 monthly to help meet this support of these key people.

 

2. Team Support for Bible School Teachers

at CBC Bible Schools, meeting needs of rural CBC Churches

Women's Bible Schools

Sunday Schools

Saudaun Province

    2.1 English Language Bible School, Anguganak

    2.2 CBC Women's Bible School, Anguganak

    2.3 Yimbrasi Tok Pisin Bible School, Nuku

Southern Highlands

    2.4 Highlands English Bible School, Guala

    2.5 Highlands Woman's Bible School, Arou

    2.6 Highlands Tok Pisin Bible School, Kelabo

     $3,600 per year (or 3 units at $100 monthly) supports one Bible School Teacher at a basic rural rate. Students pay fees and grow food for their accomodation costs, costs of school supplies are met from local resources.

 

3. Radio Transceivers

     Communication network needed for coordinating health education, air, and other services within CBC areas.

      $3,000 for one reconditioned transceiver, plus

      $3,000 for solar panel, battery, antenna and regulator

               Maintenance costs are met from local resources

 

4. Four regional conferences planned for 2010

     for capacity building of church leaders

      Port Moresby - Guala - Anguganak - Green River

      Average of $3,500 needed for flying trainers to each region. Delegates will find their own way to each venue and pay fees to cover conference costs.

 

Personnel Opportunities

 

Contact John Hodgkinson               executivedirector@gcim.org.nz

OR        Ossie and Jeny Fountain    osjen@fountainclan.net

Global Connections in Mission is in partnership with the Christian

Brethren Churches in Papua New Guinea.

 

Note: Any contributions to the above projects will be gratefully received. Send to GCiM, PO Box 744, Palmerston North 4440.