Mission to the World
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| Classification | Protestant |
| Theology | Reformed evangelical |
| Governance | Presbyterian |
| Origin | December 1973 |
Mission to the World (MTW) is the mission-sending agency for the Presbyterian Church in America. This evangelical Christian organization believes in advancing the Great Commission by promoting Reformed and covenantal church planting movements using word and deed in strategic areas worldwide.[1]
Mission to the World has missionaries or international partners serving in 102 countries around the world. This includes 619 career missionaries, 85 short-term missionaries, 17 volunteer interns, and 66 trip participants.[2]
Dr. Paul Kooistra served as the coordinator from 1994 to 2014.[3]
On July 24, 2014 Dr. Lloyd Kim was appointed as the new coordinator.[4]
Locations[]
MTW missionaries serve all over the world, including the following locations:
- Africa
Ethiopia, Madagascar, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe
- Asia-Pacific
Australia, Cambodia, Guam, Japan, New Zealand and Pacific Islands, Taiwan, Thailand
- Europe
Belgium, Bulgaria, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine
- Latin America/Caribbean
Belize, Bahamas, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru
- North America
Canada - Alberta (First Nations), Ontario (First Nations) United States - Washington (state) (Native America), Minnesota (Native America), North Carolina (Native America)
Publications[]
MTW publishes one regular periodical. Network magazine comes out twice yearly and includes articles and pictures of MTW's work around the world. In addition, there is a bi-weekly MTW Online email that includes recent blog posts.[5]
Headquarters[]
The organization maintains headquarters in Lawrenceville, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. MTW also has smaller hub offices throughout the United States, such as Texas, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, and Missouri. The PCA ministry buildings in Lawrenceville are the location from which the ministries of the denomination are coordinated. These ministries are Mission to the World, Mission to North America, Committee on Discipleship Ministries, Administrative Committee, and Reformed University Fellowship.[6]
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External links[]
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- Presbyterian missionary societies
- Christian missions
- Presbyterian Church in America
- Christian organizations established in 1973