Richard Salvador and Willis Moore
The Pacific Justice and Reconciliation Center has been an affiliate member through the Association of Hawaiian Evangelical Churches
The PCC based in Fiji is prominent on Climate Crisis and Militarization – Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific and related to the World Council of Churches. Richard Salvador is Pacific Consultant w/ PJRC and member of St. Stephen’s from Palau.
https://www.oikoumene.org/organization/pacific-conference-of-churches
In a special ceremony that included prayers, hymns, symbolic acts, and prophetic calls, those gathered were also part of the ongoing Pacific Church Leaders’ Meeting organized by the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) from 13 to 17 April 2026.
Pacific launches Ecumenical Decade of Climate Justice Action in Togoru, Fiji
April 13-17, 2026 – Pacific Conference of Churches
Churches in the Pacific launched the Ecumenical Decade of Climate Justice Action in Togoru, Fiji, a coastal village severely affected by climate change and losing up to 1.5 meters of land each year. The ceremony, held during a regional church leaders’ meeting, combined worship, symbolic acts, and calls for collective action.
Leaders from the Pacific Conference of Churches and the World Council of Churches emphasized solidarity with vulnerable communities and the importance of learning from their lived experiences. Togoru residents shared how rising seas are destroying homes, land, and livelihoods, with relocation becoming increasingly necessary, especially challenging for non-Indigenous residents.
Fijian officials highlighted that climate change is already disrupting food systems, water sources, and economies across the region. The event concluded with a shared call to action, urging churches and communities to unite in faith, advocacy, and practical efforts to address the climate crisis and build hope for the future.
Professor Willis Moore reports: The Episcopal Diocese of Hawai’i voted last year to include GUAM and the NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. On Guam there is St John Church and St John’s School (Guam’s finest private school!) and in Saipan, CNMI, there is the mission outpost of St Paul. It was Bishop Harry Kennedy, who served 1944 – 1969, who first began Episcopal work on Guam. More recently, the Presiding Bishop assigned “Micronesia” to the Bishop of Hawai’i. Now we are one Diocese, spreading across much of the Pacific Ocean.
A MAP OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS, showing all the islands in the Pacific in their proper locations, measuring 24 x 30 in is available from the HAWAI’I GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. Send $5 to H.G.S., 335 Merchant Street, #1698, Honolulu HI 96806-0612 with your return address to obtain a copy.
On November 11 to 13, 2024, the Diocese of Hawai’i was visited by the Most Reverend Sione Ulu’ilakepa, Archbishop of the Anglican Diocese of Polynesia (the Polynesian branch of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia); Mrs. Vao Latu Latu, Principal of St.Andrew’s High School, Tonga; and Mr. Fe’iloakitau Kaho Tevi, Advisor to the Bishop of the Diocese of Polynesia and special Advisor to the King of Tonga.
HAWAII REVISED MOANA DECLARATION (ST. STEPHEN’S-COFO ROANRIDGE & PJRC) was used in Hawaii to promote the Moana Declaration and prepare for resettlements and support for island communities and families.
It is one of the four states within the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), which is an independent sovereign nation. Chuuk is a Freely Associated State (FAS) that has a Compact of Free Association with the U.S., allowing citizens to live/work in the U.S. and providing the U.S. with defense responsibilities.
