Neil Thomas Ministries

{{Short description|Non-profit Christian organisation based on Methodism}}

{{For|the United States missionary organization which is also abbreviated as "NTM"|New Tribes Mission}}

Neil Thomas Ministries (NTM) is a non-profit, Christian organization whose doctrine is heavily based on Methodism, a branch of Protestant Christianity. In 1971, Neil Thomas and Tom Griffiths founded the organization's college in Canberra, Australia 1976. As of 2011, NTM operates missions in Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, together with other nations in Africa and Oceania including New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, where the ministry has been highly influential.[http://neilthomasministries.org.au/missions/ NTM Missions website page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823004423/http://neilthomasministries.org.au/missions/ |date=2011-08-23 }} Retrieved on 17 August 2014 In Vanuatu the ministry serves its community through three Bible Colleges in English and Bislama, 130 churches, two junior secondary schools and several medical clinics.

The founder of the denomination, Pastor Neil Thomas, died on 11 December 2014 in Melbourne, Australia.{{cite news| url= http://dailypost.vu/news/ntm-founder-neil-thomas-dies/article_7fad2a3d-8dd2-5776-a30a-1a9a83f07e7e.html|work=Vanuatu Daily Post | title= NTM Founder Neil Thomas dies| date=January 16, 2015}}