Mission to the World
{{Short description|Presbyerian mission-sending agency in America}}
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{{Infobox Christian denomination
| name = Mission To The World
| image = MTW logo-update RGB-72dpi.jpg
| main_classification = Protestant
| theology = Reformed evangelical
| governance = Presbyterian
| founded_date = December 1973}}
{{Portal|Reformed Christianity}}
Mission to the World (MTW) is the mission-sending agency for the Presbyterian Church in America. The 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.{{Cite web |last=pcannet |title=PCA Home |url=https://pcanet.org/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=pcanet.org |language=en-US}}
Mission to the World has missionaries or international partners serving in 104 countries. This includes 509 long-term missionaries and 1274 shorter-term workers, including 106 missionaries, 100 volunteer interns and residents, and 1068 trip participants.{{cite web |title=Who We Are–Mission to the World |url=https://mtw.org/about}}
Paul Kooistra served as the coordinator from 1994 to 2014.{{cite web | url=http://theaquilareport.com/te-paul-kooistra-elected-moderator-of-36th-pca-general-assembly/ | title=TE Paul Kooistra Elected Moderator of 36th PCA General Assembly | date=11 June 2008 }} On July 24, 2014, Lloyd Kim was appointed as the new coordinator.{{cite web | url=http://theaquilareport.com/pca-minister-lloyd-kim-nominated-as-mission-to-the-word-coordinator/ | title=PCA Minister Lloyd Kim Nominated as Mission to the World Coordinator | date=24 July 2014 }}
Publications
MTW publishes one regular periodical. Network magazine comes out twice yearly and includes articles and pictures of MTW's work around the world.{{cite web |title=Resources – Mission to the World |url=https://www.mtw.org/resources}}
Headquarters
The organization maintains headquarters in Lawrenceville, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. MTW also has smaller hub offices throughout the United States. The PCA ministry buildings in Lawrenceville are the location from which the ministries of the denomination are coordinated. These ministries are Administrative Committee, Committee on Discipleship Ministries, Geneva Benefits Group, Mission to North America, Mission to the World, PCA Foundation, and Reformed University Fellowship.{{cite web |title=Contact_Us |url=https://mtw.org/about/contact |archive-url= |archive-date= |website=www.mtw.org}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.mtw.org}}
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Category:Presbyterian missionary societies