About I2I

Our Story

Missionaries swept through the Pacific Islands in the 1800s. Now, if you look up the religious demographics, you’ll see some of the most Christian nations in the world. God certainly did amazing things through the first missionaries into the Pacific. So why are we talking about missions and the Pacific?

The full story is a little more complicated than what the statistics tell you. The islands are heavily churched but just as heavily saturated with cults, Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, the prosperity gospel, cultural nominalism, and syncretism.

The Island to Island Gospel Fellowship (I2I) formed in 2018 is a network of like-minded churches that desire to see the gospel of Jesus Christ revitalised in the lives and churches of the Pacific Island nations.

Who Are We?

I2I is a network of like-minded churches that desire to see the gospel of Jesus Christ revitalised in the lives and churches of the Pacific Island nations. We exist to create, support, and encourage churches, organisations, and institutions towards church planting, theological education, leadership training, and more. 

I2I was established in 2018 at the General Assembly of the GPCNZ. Representatives from four denominations were there and realised that we were ministering in the same region, but often in isolation. Believing that “two are better than one” (Eccl. 4:9), we formed I2I as a better way to coordinate our efforts and shine God’s light more brightly together.

Our Partnership includes:

  • The vision of I2I is to see the gospel of Jesus Christ revitalised in the lives and churches of the Pacific Island nations.

  • The mission of I2I is to mediate resource partnerships for the gospel revitalisation of the Pacific Island nations by creating, supporting, and encouraging churches, organisations, and institutions towards church planting, theological education, leadership training, mercy and justice, and more.

    • Gospel: The truth and power of the gospel shape and drive all our ministry efforts.

    • Church: The establishment, growth, and maturity of the Church is primary in all our ministry efforts. God redeems not just individuals but communities of people as he plants his Church, which exists both as local bodies and as interconnected parts of the Church universal.

    • Prayer: God is sovereign and we are dependent on him for all we need and so seek Him in prayer in all our ministry efforts.

    • Coordination: We are one body with many parts and so seek to utilise our different gifts and passions for our common vision and mission with united coordination, as well as flexibility and freedom.

Why the Pacific?

We are part of this region. Many Pacific Islanders live and work among us in Australia and New Zealand. They are our neighbours, our friends, our brothers and sisters in Christ. And sadly the islands have become heavily saturated with cults, Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, the prosperity gospel, cultural nominalism, and syncretism. And so we must not remain silent. We believe our proximity, with the islands being only a few hours away, and our relationships give us both opportunity and a responsibility.

Where Are We Working?

We initially identified five key nations to focus our energy: Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Fiji, and American Samoa. To date, our work has been concentrated in Vanuatu and Samoa, with exciting potential for new ministry in Fiji. God willing, we hope to serve other islands in the Pacific as well.