Missions overseas
Our churches' Overseas Mission Board supervises and regulates our overseas mission work on behalf of the churches.
Among various initiatives, our churches are co-operating with the Canadian Reformed Churches in Papua New Guinea and have contributed towards the construction of the Reformed Churches Bible College near Port Moresby.
Rev Alan Douma has recently accepted a call from the Hastings congregation to serve as a missionary in Papua New Guinea, commencing in early 2009.
Missionaries in the Field
Janice Reid
Janice Reid has served in missionary radio for fifteen years, working first for FEBC Radio International and then under the name Radio Training Services, an organisation formed by Janice and her French colleague, Jean-Luc Lebrun.
Janice lived in the Philippines for eight years, where she produced radio programmes for shortwave broadcast on FEBC's Overseas English Service. Since 1997 she has been involved in training radio announcers and station managers, holding workshops in various Asian countries.
Most recently, Janice spent two years in Cambodia, developing and conducting training courses for radio announcers, and for programme directors of Christian radio stations. She is now living in South East Asia and working with HCJB Global Voice as their radio trainer for that sub-region. The Hamilton congregation is Janice's sending church.
Wally and Jeannette Hagoort (Papua New Guinea)
Wally and Jeannette Hagoort are members of the Hukanui Reformed Church, who are serving the Lord as missionaries in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
They serve with Reformed Ministries PNG who are supporting the Reformed Churches of PNG, as they seek to grow into a mature federation of churches. Wally and Jeannette also manage the Mapang Missionary Home, which provides transit accommodation for the wider mission and church community. They can be contacted on telephone 675 325 5251.
The Reformed Churches of New Zealand cooperates with the Canadian Reformed Churches in PNG, as we together partner with the Reformed Churches of PNG in the work of carrying out the Great Commission of our Lord (Matthew 28:19,20).
OPC Uganda
The Reformed Churches of New Zealand assist the East Africa Mission of our sister Church the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (USA). We have periodically sent a pastor to help with the theological training within the Orthodox Presbyterian Church of Uganda.