Global partnerships
On this page you will find details of our latest collaborations with churches around the world as we forge partnerships that embody God’s love and promote expansive hospitality.
Presbyterian Church of Myanmar (PCM)
The URC has a long and rich history with the Presbyterian Church of Myanmar (PCM) (until 1989, Burma).
Presbyterianism gradually came to the country during the first half of the 20th century from the people of Mizoram in northeast India, whose community had been founded by the Presbyterian Church in Wales.
PCM was established in 1956 and constituted in 1962, making it ten years older than the United Reformed Church. Both denominations are active partners in the Council for World Mission (CWM).
There are around 245 congregations in PCM and around 33,000 members, though these numbers have been impacted by the civil war that followed from a military coup in 2021. Many PCM members live in remote parts of the country, which borders Bangladesh, India, China, Laos and Thailand.
The URC has good personal relationships with PCM colleagues, have received visits in 2023 and 2025 from PCM’s General Secretary the Revd Pek Muan Cuang (pictured). We receive regular updates about the challenges and joys of current mission and ministry (see Reform 2025/Issue 8).
The country – and consequently the Church – continues to face many challenges following the military coup. These have been compounded by Cyclone Mocha in May 2023 and a devastating earthquake in April 2025.
The URC’s Daily Devotions in June 2024 focused on Myanmar, and the work of the Presbyterian Church of Myanmar. We asked a number of URC and international friends and partners to reflect on their experience of the country and the Church, and how we can support our fellow Christians at this time. You can download those reflections below:
- URC Daily Devotions Myanmar reflections (PDF | 359kb)
- URC Daily Devotions Myanmar reflections booklet version (PDF | 358kb)
The Fall ’25 issue of Peace Prospects, an online magazine, includes an account of interfaith cooperation in the aftermath of the 2025 earthquake in Myanmar. Harry Myo Lin argues that the building of trust between different religious groupings over the past years led to cooperation in this time of crisis. Read “When the earth shook, faith held us together“.
For more information, please contact Lindsey