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April 1, 2024, marked a momentous occasion filled with joy and spiritual significance as Anglican communities in the Diocese of Central Solomons gathered to witness the commissioning and handing over of the tenth Southern Cross by the Melanesian Mission Trust Board of New Zealand to ACoM.

On 12th March, MMUK’s Care for Creation Officer, Marie Schlenker, and Education Trustee, Colin Butler, visited three schools in Exeter Diocese, bringing impressions from Melanesia into the classroom.

In February, MMUK’s Care for Creation Officer, Marie Schlenker, and Trustee, Revd Kate Pwaisiho, had the honour of visiting Selwyn College, Cambridge, upon an invitation from the chaplain, Revd Dr Arabella Millbank Robinson.

Revd Kate Pwaisiho Trustee of MMUK and a curate in the Diocese of Chester, has provided prayers and a reflection on the impact of Climate Change in Solomons Islands, for the latest USPG prayer diary in the month of April.

MMUK Trustee, Revd Jacky Wise, visited ACoM in 2023.

The Diocese of Temotu witnessed the Consecration and Installation of Reverend Patteson Nibeo as their seventh Bishop on Sunday 14th January.

2023 has been an action-packed year for MMUK in terms of Creation Care. This year has seen some exciting successes thanks to the generous support from all of you.

The ACoM Environment Observatory is a community-based environmental monitoring initiative bringing together local knowledge, faith, and science to empower island communities in Solomon Islands to address environmental change.

On 16th September MMUK supporters gathered at Chester Cathedral for the charity’s AGM and Festival Day.

Tropical Cyclone Lola was one of the earliest recorded tropical cyclones of the season to sweep though Vanuatu and Solomon Islands on 24th October.

In September six pilgrims walked and unicycled 60 miles in six days to raise awareness and funds for the charity’s climate advocacy work in Melanesia.

The Reverend Anthony Ling has been elected as the fourth Bishop for the Diocese of Banks and Torres (DOBT) in the Republic of Vanuatu, Torba Province.