North Western Synod

Global Partnership

Each URC Synod has a particular global partnership, and ours is with the Chiayi Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan.

The Global Partnership Co-ordinator is Barbara Redmond. 

This partnership was instigated in 2007 and between 2007 and 2011 activities included 4 exchanges (2 each way) and a visit by the NW Synod Moderator.   In 2015 six young people with their leaders visited Taiwan and in 2016 eight young people from Taiwan visited the North Western Synod.

Further exchange  visits have taken place

  • 2019 Visit of Rev Lui Yao-Yi who attended the Synod Ministers Summer School

  • 2024  Rev Daleen ten Cate visited Taiwan

  • 2025 Rev Hui-Ping, Wang (Kelly) and Jo-Ching, Kuo (Libitina)  a youth worker visited the NW Synod

 

In 2022 to celebrate the URC’s 50th anniversary trees were donated to the Chiayi Presbytery. 

Regular Zoom meetings take place between the NW Synod World Church group and the Ecumenical Group of the Chiayi Presbytery of the PCT. One meeting included a shared communion.