*A Leader for the Times* Reverend Leslie Vedoko from the United Church of Solomon Islands (UCSI) first came to the Pacific Theological College in 2009. He came to study for his Bachelor of Divinity on a Methodist Church of United Kingdom scholarship. It wasn’t easy for the man from Vella Lavella island in the Western...Read More

The terms of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)between the Pacific Theological College (PTC) and the Ohwa Theological School of the United Church of Christ in Pohnpei (UCCP) was presented to and accepted by the church council meeting this morning. Senator Shelton Neth, the church’s board of education chair with the Director Institute for Mission and...Read More

Our tiny tots from Etina Havea Kindergarten joined the rest of Suva, Fiji marching for our blue Moana. A wonderful day was organized by the Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner and the Pacific Ocean Alliance. Planet Ocean: Tides are ChangingRead More

The Curriculum and Accreditation workshop currently underway at the Pacific Theological College is focused on ensuring the curriculum being currently developed for the Pasifika Communities University (PCU) that PTC is transitioning into meets quality assurance standards. The workshop is facilitated by the team from the Institute for Mission and Research and the Co-Chair of the...Read More

Curriculum specialist staff of the Pacific Theological College are undergoing three days of training in micro qualifications/ credentials with the Pacific Community (SPC) Education Quality and Assessment Program or EQAP. The training helps participants to understand the accreditation of non-awards or courses like short courses. PTC is preparing new learning offerings as part of its...Read More

The College Principal, Rev Professor Upolu Luma Vaai, was invited as one of the speakers for the commemoration of Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna Day held at the Fiji National University. His address was based on four pillars of nation-building he found in Ratu Sukuna’s legacy. Education (for reformation). Leadership (for transformation). Custodianship (for reclamation). And...Read More

The Pacific Theological College (PTC) Principal Rev. Professor Upolu Vaai was accorded the finest and most splendid of traditional displays of welcome and farewell during his recent visit to the Kiribati Uniting Church (KUC). First KUC’s Eita church received the PTC delegation in true warm, friendly Kiribati style, followed by traditional dances, sweet coconuts, and...Read More

“PTC transformed my life,” said Lorima Malo as he said goodbye to the PTC community. Malo said when he was offered a job at PTC more than 6 years ago it was like heaven on earth. “At PTC I learned to do a sevusevu,” he added highlighting the many ways PTC has helped him grow...Read More

The Principal of the Pacific Theological College was hosted and welcomed with a feast, entertainment, and speeches, by the Tangintebu Theological College community during his visit to Kiribati. The PTC Principal, Professor Vaai, did a presentation on the ‘whole of life’ vision and presented newly published books by the PTC Press as gifts for their...Read More

The Kiribati Uniting Church (KUC) affirmed its commitment and support of the Pacific Theological College’s (PTC) transition to the Pasifika Communities University (PCU). General Secretary of KUC General Secretary Rev. Mareweia Riteti said PCU will be meeting the needs of KUC because it will be offering courses like a Master’s in Ecumenism that his church...Read More