New Zealand High Commissioner Jonathan Curr hailed as impressive plans for additional learning by the Pacific Theological College. Commissioner Curr visited PTC this afternoon and met with the Principal Rev Professor Upolu Vaai and advisors Professor Derrick Armstrong and Ms Emele Duituturaga. Principal Rev. Professor Vaai briefed Commissioner Curr on the development of courses related...Read More

Doctor of Philosophy scholarship. CIPS scholarship is a competitive award for Pasifika scholars. This might be your chance to be part of our vibrant and transformative PhD programme under the college vision “Towards Excellence in Theological Education for Leadership for Justice”. For more information on the scholarship, visit the link on the flyer APPLY NOW!Read More

Church workers in Fiji expressed concerns over increasing incidences of children indiscipline that often lead to the committal of crimes. A monitoring evaluation workshop of pastoral counselling and peace building highlighted the issue as an important one to critically address at the national level. The group of church workers were participants of a Pastoral Counselling...Read More

The Itulagi Learning and Exchange Youth Network coordinated by the Institute for Mission and Research of PTC is now formed.   It is a network of young Pacific Islanders rising to fight regional injustices of poverty, violence and a broken ecology.   Principal PTC Rev. Professor Dr Upolu Vaai challenged the network to promote life....Read More

‘If you are passionate about Pacific theology and the region, come to the Pacific Theological College (PTC),’ urges Reni Maiava, The Pacific brand of theology brought Reni Maiava thousands of miles from Auckland to PTC in Suva, Fiji. Ms Maiava is in the first year of her Masters of Theology programme. The launch of two...Read More

The Ocean Keeps Calling – A Pacific Wellness Story The ocean keeps calling her. Stretching, beckoning and brilliant blue. It promises her gifts of crabs and fish, and fresh air to soothe her skin. If only she would come. She always goes. As she’s done all her life. Her five-year-old feet traipsing about for shellfish...Read More

Since the COVID19 lockdowns hit Suva, Fiji’s capital in 2020, hunger has increased at Nabua Settlement. Fifty nine year old Aysha Bibi, who has lived 20 years at the Settlement, located on land owned by the Fiji Muslim League said hunger has worsened. ‘Some families here struggle to find food,’ she said. ‘Some now frequent...Read More

“EASTER FOR THE SATURDAY PEOPLE” This time last year we sailed into the Easter week under a newly arrived phenomenon that amended significantly the texture of normal life for all of us, the Covid19 pandemic. Since then, our lives have been altered forever. As we draw closer to Easter, one year since the pandemic infiltrated...Read More

Hundreds of Fijians living at the Jittu Estate informal settlement in Suva received help in the form of bales of clothes and food on October 20. The donation from the Pacific Theological College is part of its aim of addressing social injustices like poverty in its curriculum. It aligns with the PTC Strategic Plan 2020-2025...Read More

There is a need for an ‘Umbilical Church’ that reconnects life to Mother Earth. This was the message for ‘Seasons for Creation Communion Service’ led by PTC Principal Rev. Professor Dr Upolu Va’ai. Seasons for Creation is celebrated every year. It is time to thank the Lord for all our natural blessing like the soil...Read More