The United Church in Papua New Guinea (UCPNG) exists to teach, preach and live the Good News of Jesus Christ in her faith, life and witness; in loving and caring ministries through the united participation of the people of God until he returns.

The UCPNG has a membership of 600,000 organised into 2,700 congregations, 260 Circuits and 11 Regions. There are 700 ordained ministers, 11 Bishops, and 1, 600 pastors and lay pastors.

The church has one Theological College, one Lay Leaders Training College, one Teachers College, and five Regional Pastors and Bible Colleges.

There area six provincial high schools, 400 primary and community schools, three vocational schools and many more elementary schools.

In health services there are 29 Health Centres, 31 Aid posts, one Community Health Worker training school and one Nursing School in partnership with Government, Catholic and Anglican agencies in Milne Bay Province.

The pastoral and administrative work of the UCPNG is divided into eleven regions: Western Region, Papuan Gulf Region, West Central Papua Region, East Central Papua Region, Urban Region, Papuan Islands Region, Niu Britain Region, Niu Ailan, Bougainville Region, Highlands Region and Hela Region.

The current ministries of the church include; Women's Fellowship, Youth Fellowship (includes Boys and Girls Brigade), Sunday School and Christian Religious Education, Education, Health, Training Institutions (Rarongo Theological College, Gaulim Teachers College and Malmaluan TIMAL Center). Other recent ministries are in the issues of HIV/AIDS, domestic violence awareness, poverty alleviation, water supply and sanitation, entrepreneurial training and other programmes to address other social issues such as anti drugs awareness, teenage pregnancy and so forth.

The Uniting Church has had a long history in Papua New Guinea through missionary service, placements, work parties, congregations partnering with the

work of the UCPNG, supporting programs of the UCPNG through the Lentern Appeal and Lent Event and the establishment of a Microfinance Project.

Project Sheets

Church Partnership Project Sheet (349kb pdf)

Rural Village Water Project Sheet (337kb pdf)

UnitingWorld is also actively engaged in supporting the work of the UCPNG by establishing various projects. For more information click here