CBM WORLDWIDE

GUIDE 2018
 CBM WORLDWIDE
GUIDE 2018
“Go into all the world and preach the gospel”

The CBM (UK) works in

Europe, North and West Asia and Africa

The Asia-Pacific
The CBM of the The South Christadelphian
Americas/Canada African CBM Bible Mission
(CBMA/CBMC) CBM(SA) works (ACBM) works in
works in Central in southern South and East Asia
and South America Africa and the Pacific
 Contents
The Bible Missionary��������������������������������������������������������������������� 3
This is your Bible������������������������������������������������������������������������� 3

CBM (UK)���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 4
West Africa�������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 7
East Africa�������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 12
West Europe and the Middle East���������������������������������������������������� 19
East Europe and North West Asia����������������������������������������������������� 24

ACBM�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������30
East Asia���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 32
South Asia�������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 37
The Pacific������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 39

CBMA/CBMC�����������������������������������������������������������������������������41
Latin America���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 43
Caribbean�������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 46

CBM(SA)����������������������������������������������������������������������������������49
Index of countries���������������������������������������������������������������������� 50

CBM Worldwide Guide 2018

Produced by the Christadelphian Bible Mission, a company limited by
guarantee
Company number: 2796412 (London)
Registered office: Vinyamar, Craig Yr Eos Avenue, Ogmore by Sea, CF32 0PF, UK
Registered charity number: 1020558
Website: www.cbm.org.uk
The information in this guide is believed to be correct at the time of
publication. Any corrections would be gratefully received for inclusion in
future editions. Contact: Jeremy Morgan (publicity@cbm.org.uk)

Cover photo: Young and old in Tanzania

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THE BIBLE MISSIONARY
The Bible Missionary is the world-wide magazine of the Bible Missions of the United Kingdom,
Asia-Pacific and the Americas. It is published quarterly and contains reports of preaching work
taking place throughout the world, news and items of interest from mission areas, letters and
articles, as well as exhortational series aimed at helping and encouraging brothers and sisters
in their lives in Christ.
Annual subscriptions for 2017 are: UK £8.00, Australia AU$20.00, New Zealand NZ$20.00, USA
US$19.00, Canada CAN$21.00, South Africa R75.00. Full details for new subscribers and for
donations may be found on the back cover of the magazine.
We are always pleased to accept submissions for The Bible Missionary, although we cannot
guarantee that all items will be published, as we have to take into account the space
available and the need for keeping a balance between areas. If possible, articles should be
accompanied by a selection of photographs. Here are a few guidelines:
• pictures should be high resolution if possible;
• pictures should be accompanied by captions which describe what is in them;
• pictures should be sent as separate files and not embedded in documents.
Editor: Steve Jefferies (+44 1386 871717; bible.missionary@cbm.org.uk)
See individual CBM entries for local contacts.

THIS IS YOUR BIBLE

www.thisisyourbible.com
Thisisyourbible.com (TIYB) was initiated in 2006 and is a joint, international effort by CBMA,
ACBM and CBM UK. The goals of the project are:
• to be fully dedicated as a preaching website;
• to provide sound Biblical teaching on first principle topics;
• to connect students with tutors;
• to develop a strong tutor base;
• to improve awareness and ownership by ecclesias;
• to reduce outreach costs through online delivery;
• to provide 24-hour turnaround for personalised questions and answers.
In 2012 we launched a new, modern look to the site and consolidated content to focus on
first principles. In 2013 we introduced short, blog-style articles on the front page designed
to capture the attention of internet readers. We also redesigned the site for students and
tutors to improve the user experience and to help encourage students to continue with their
studies. Ecclesial pages are now more attractive and useful too. We would like to see more
ecclesias incorporating thisisyourbible.com into their preaching efforts.
See individual CBM entries for local contacts.

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CBM (UK)
The CBM was formed in 1955, initially as
the Overseas Section of the CALS. It became
an independent organisation in 1993.
Note: UK dialling code is +44
CBM Council
Mark Basten (Chairman) “Bluebell Lodge”,
Top Road, Wildmoor, Bromsgrove B61 0RB
(0121 453 3229; chairman@cbm.org.uk)
Marc Bilton (Welfare Secretary) 133B
Victoria Street, Dunstable LU6 3BB (01582
476864; welfare@cbm.org.uk)
Bob Fox (Insurance) 89 Mappleborough
Road, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands B90
1AG (0121 430 2250; insurance@cbm.org.uk)
Michael Green (West Africa Secretary) The
Barns, Trevemper, Newquay, Cornwall TR8
5JR (01637 875378; fax: 01637 873819;
west.africa@cbm.org.uk)
Peter Hale (West Europe Secretary) 140
Stechford Road, Hodge Hill, Birmingham,
B34 6BJ (0121 783 7492; west.europe@cbm.
org.uk)
Steve Jefferies (Bible Missionary Editor) 36
Village Street, Harvington, Evesham WR11
8NQ (01386 871717; bible.missionary@cbm.
org.uk)
Dafydd Jenkins (Treasurer) Vinyamar, Craig
Yr Eos Avenue, Ogmore by Sea, CF32 0PF
(07876 540024; treasurer@cbm.org.uk)
John Mathias (East Africa Secretary) 23
Meadowlands, St George’s, Weston-Super-
Mare, BS22 7EZ (01934 520231; east.africa@
cbm.org.uk)
Jeremy Morgan (Publicity) 5 Tennyson
Road, Penarth, CF64 2RY (07972 891751;
publicity@cbm.org.uk)
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Christadelphian
Bible Mission
Mark Sheppard (Secretary) 34 Fairview
Road, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton WV11
1BT (01902 733430; secretary@cbm.org.uk)
Other useful contacts
Literature Secretary Andrew E Walker,
12 Binns Lane, Holmfirth HD9 3BL (01484
682074; aewalker@talktalk.net)
Send
orders to: Christadelphian Office, 404
Shaftmoor Lane, Hall Green, Birmingham
B28 8SZ (0121 777 6324; fax: 0121 778 5024;
enquiries@thechristadelphian.com)
Correspondence Team Leader for
countries not listed separately 
Barbara
Thorn, 40 Shirley Towers, Milner Court,
Shirley, Southampton SO15 5PD (023 8078
3380)
French Language Correspondence Team
Leader Steve Weston, 80 Broadmead,
Corsham, SN13 9AP (01249 716784;
steveweston1952@gmail.com)
CBM French Committee
Steve Weston, 2
Eden Grove, Whitley, Melksham SN12 8QJ
(01225 705899; steveweston1952@gmail.
com) (Secretary)
David Smith, 4 Elton Road, Bewdley DY12
2HR (01299 401654; d.a.smith@iname.com)
Graham Jackman, 14 Orwell Close,
Caversham, Reading RG4 7PU (0118 947
2545; graham.jackman@me.com)
Andrew Jenkins, 13 Park Row, Heaton
Mersey, Stockport, SK4 3DY (0161 432 1137;
andy.jenks@tesco.net)
Jennifer Pitts, 46 Rhodfar Dryw, Parc
Gwernfadog, Swansea SA6 6SS (01792
611515; j.pitts2@ntlworld.com) (French
hymn book)
Editor ‘Le Héraut du Royaume’ magazine

Graham Jackman (see above)
French literature stockist David Smith (see
above)
Postage stamps (Mrs) Jean Pearson, 1 Brook
Vale, Bewdley, Worcs. DY12 1BQ (01299
402038)
Sunday School materials 
(CIL) David and
Ann Harvey, 47 Norwich Road, Wymondham,
NR18 0SH (0195 360 2424; sundayschool@
isolationleague.org); 
(CSSU) (Mrs) Christine
Walker, 8 Weavers Way, Twyford, Reading
RG10 9GX (0118 934 5176; christine@cssu.
org.uk)
‘Glad Tidings’ Agent (Mrs) Anne Bayley, 68
Hay Lane, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands
B90 4TA (0121 733 1407; rodanne.bayley@
blueyonder.co.uk)
Gift Aid
Brothers and sisters who are taxpayers can
make their donations to the CBM go further
by using Gift Aid. Because the donation is
made out of income on which tax has been
paid, the CBM can reclaim that tax.
You can use Gift Aid for regular donations
(by standing order, for example) or for
one-off donations. The Inland Revenue no
longer supplies Gift Aid forms; the CBM has
produced its own Gift Aid form, which has a
Bank Standing Order form attached, which
can be downloaded from the CBM website
at: www.cbm.org.uk/cbm6gacov.htm; or
contact the Treasurer.
Project Aid
New roofs, windows, doors and furniture
for ecclesial halls; Bibles and hymn books
in local languages; computer and printing
facilities to assist with translation and
publishing work; bicycles for ecclesial elders
for pastoral work; training courses and
youth activities; assistance with self-help
schemes, both individual and collective (e.g.
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CBM (UK)
taxi business, rice growing, pig farming,
tailoring, and general trading in foodstuffs).
These are just some of the items on the
Project Aid list needing sponsorship,
whether by individual brothers and sisters
or ecclesias. In the event that a PA donation
is not used for its original purpose, it will
be transferred to another PA proposal taking
into account the donor’s intentions as far as
possible.
If you would like to know more, or receive
a list of projects, contact the Project Aid
Coordinator, Michael Green (project.aid@
cbm.org.uk).
Welfare Fund
The Welfare Fund is based on two
Biblical principles. The first is that we
have responsibilities towards each other,
especially the privilege and duty of caring
for our members least able to care for
themselves: “If anyone has material
possessions and sees his brother in need
but has no pity on him, how can the love
of God be in him?” (1 John 3:17) The
second principle is that, however important
material support is, it should assist and not
overshadow or impair the more important
work of spiritual growth: “It would not be
right to neglect the word of God in order to
wait upon tables.” (Acts 6:2)
Wherever possible we work through local
ecclesias, in consultation with the link man
for the area concerned, so that help is given
to those who are known by their ecclesias
to be unable to care for themselves. Aid is
usually given on an emergency rather than
an ongoing basis, but help is also available
for other requests that are not so urgent.
Food and medical aid make up around 70%
of the annual expenditure; the remainder
goes to relieve a host of other emergencies
caused by such things as fire, theft,
flood and the inhumanity of man to man.
CBM (UK)
Additionally a growing number of refugees
and displaced persons are being baptised
and need more aid than the major aid
agencies can provide. Annual expenditure
in the Welfare Fund is about £200,000, for
which thanks are due to the brotherhood.
Link men should send an email to the
Welfare Secretary, Marc Bilton, stating the
name, ecclesia, nature of request, brief but
thorough explanation, amount requested
and where the money is to be paid. If
accepted, the payment request will be
generated and sent to the Treasurer and all
concerned will be notified.
CBM Conference
This is held on the last Saturday in June
and all those interested in the work of the
CBM are welcome to attend. It includes the
Annual General Meeting, which considers
the annual report and accounts, and elects
council members. The day also includes
presentations on various aspects of CBM
work and a Fraternal Gathering.
Websites
The CBM website is at www.cbm.org.uk and
contains much of the CBM(UK) information
in this guide, as well as resources for CBM
workers. Contact Jeremy Morgan (publicity@
cbm.org.uk).
‘This is your Bible’ is the preaching website
of the CBMs at www.thisisyourbible.com.
Web Site Coordinator: Jonathan Hale (01270
585632; jhale@rm.co). Tutor Liaison: Peter
Forbes (01509 232214). See also page 3.
Secretary, or you can browse or download it
from the CBM website www.cbm.org.uk.
Display panels
The CBM display panels are available
for use at fraternal gatherings, youth
weekends, etc. They are usually kept at
the Christadelphian Office and can be
transported in an estate car.
Publicity meetings
The CBM would be pleased to help any
ecclesia to organise a publicity meeting.
CBM English Literature
The CBM has a comprehensive selection of
literature in English which is available free
of charge for missionary work. It can be
obtained from the Christadelphian Office
or downloaded from the CBM web site. It
includes:
• A wide range of courses for
correspondence work;
• Teaching manuals in book form which
cover all of our beliefs;
• ‘Basic Bible Teaching’ single sheet leaflets
on many subjects;
• ‘The Truth about…’ series of booklets
which cover difficult topics in depth;
• ESV Bibles.
A complete guide to this literature and a
resource disc containing most of it can be
obtained from the CBM Literature Secretary
(aewalker@talktalk.net).

CBM Handbook
The CBM Handbook is for all CBM workers
and contains sections on: CBM structure;
job profiles; welfare guide; field worker
guide; problems in the mission field; motor
vehicle use; and interviewing candidates
for baptism. Copies are available from the

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 West Africa

WEST AFRICA

Senegal
Gambia Chad
Guinea
Benin
Sierra Ivory Togo Nigeria
Leone Coast Ghana
Liberia
Cameroon

Secretary: Michael Green, The Barns,

Trevemper, Newquay, Cornwall TR8 5JR
(01637 875378; cbm@mhgreen.co.uk). Democratic
Committee: Ian Fifield, Bob Fox, Paul Republic of
Harrison, Andrew Jenkins, Dafydd Jenkins, Congo Burundi
David Leigh, Les Shears, David Smith,
Stephen Sykes, Steve Weston.

Angola
St Helena
l

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West Africa
Wum
l
Bamenda l
l Mbengwi
Fontem l l Dschang
Kumba l
Buea l  Douala
Limbe l l n Yaoundé
l Edea
CAMEROON
ANGOLA
Population: 28 million. Languages:
Portuguese, 6 native languages. Main
religions: Christian, traditional.
Link man: Steve Weston, 80 Broadmead,
Corsham, SN13 9AP (01249 716784;
steveweston1952@gmail.com).
CBM activities: One family living in the
country. They occasionally visit DRC.
Ecclesias: None.
BURUNDI
Population: 11 million. Languages:
Kirundi, French. Main religions: Christian,
traditional.
Link man: Benoit Mukendi, 3243 Rue
Clement, Laval QC, H7P 4C3 Canada (001
647 909 7063; benoitmukendi@yahoo.com).
CBM activities: Annual visits have been
made since 1995.
Ecclesias: Buganda, Bujumbura, Mabanda,
Muyinga at Gasorwe refugee camp, Nyanza-
Lac, Rumonge (about 100 members).
CAMEROON
Population: 22 million. Languages: French
(east), English (west), and 200 native
languages. Main religions: traditional,
Christian, Muslim.
Link man: Ian Fifield, 2 Orchard Bungalows,
Bitterley, Ludlow, SY8 3HL (01584 890994;
ianfifield@aol.com).
Correspondence team leader: (English
language) Peter Forbes, 16 Mountfields
Drive, Loughborough LE11 3JE (01509
232214; peterf@thebiblesite.co.uk).
CBM activities: One visit to each of the 4
areas in the year.
CMaD activities: Christadelphian Blind and
Handicapped Centre at Mbengwi. Primary
School at Benakumba. (UK link man:
Martyn East, The Woodlands, 339 Crewe
Road, Willaston, Nantwich CW5 6NP; 01270
569307; martyn@meal-a-day.org).
Ecclesias: 37, including Bamenda, Buea,
Bosug, Benakuma, Buea, Douala, Fontem,
Kumba, Limbe, Mbengwi, Wum, Wey (about
500 members in total).
CHAD
Population: 13 million. Languages: Arabic,
French. Main religions: Sunni Muslim,
Christian, traditional.
Link man and Correspondence team
leader: Michael Green, The Barns,
Trevemper, Newquay, Cornwall TR8 5JR
(01637 875378; cbm@mhgreen.co.uk).
CBM activities: Contact has been by
correspondence only so far.
Ecclesias: None. 5 members in total.
Democratic Republic of
CONGO
Population: 68 million. Languages: French,
Lingala, Kiswahili, Tshiluba and Kikongo.
Main religion: Christian.
Link man: (East / West) Steve Weston, 80
Broadmead, Corsham, SN13 9AP (01249

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 West Africa
Trevemper, Newquay, Cornwall TR8 5JR
(01637 875378; cbm@mhgreen.co.uk); Team
Democratic
member: Paul Harrison (01384 396575).
Republic of
CONGO CBM activities: There are twice-yearly visits
Goma l Lake from the UK.
Bukavu l Kivu
Uvira l
Ecclesias: Farafenni, Latri Kunda (about 30
n Kinshasa members in total).
Kalémie l
Lake
Tanganyika GHANA
Population: 26 million. Language: English,
plus 6 major native languages. Main
Kipushi llLubumbashi
religions: traditional, Muslim, Christian.

716784, steveweston1952@gmail.com);
Team member: Andy Jenkins (07718
946877). (South) Benoit Mukendi, 3243 Rue
Clement, Laval QC, H7P 4C3 Canada (1 647
909 7063; benoitmukendi@yahoo.com).
CBM activities: Visits are made, usually
annually, when the political situation allows.
Ecclesias: (East/West) Bukavu, Burora,
Goma, Kalonge, Kavumu, Kinshasa, Kunzulu,
Kwilu-Ngongo, Lukananda, Lukweti, Luvaka,
Maluku, Masisi, Mbandaka, Nyabiondo,
Pinga; (South) Baraka, Fizi, Kalémie,
Kazimia, Kipushi, Lubumbashi, Uvira (about
400 members in total).
GAMBIA
Population: 2 million. Language: English, 7
native languages. Main religion: Muslim.
Link man and Correspondence team
leader: Michael Green, The Barns,
l Farafenni
Banjul n GAMBIA
l 
Latri Kunda
GHANA
l Tamale
Lake
Volta
Kumasi l
l Moseaso
n Accra
Cape Coast
l Junction
Subri ll Shama
Link man: Les Shears, 14 Selsdon Close,
Wythall, Birmingham B47 6HP (01564
829266; les.shears@yahoo.co.uk).
Correspondence team leader: Mary Hearn,
11 Fluder Hill, Kingskerwell, Newton Abbot
TQ12 5JD (01803 392379; maryhearn@
blueyonder.co.uk).
CBM activities: Two annual visits, one
including a joint Bible School at Kumasi in
Ashanti Region or Shama in Western Region.
This is attended by brothers and sisters from
Ghana and Ivory Coast.
Ecclesias: Accra, Adjoum, Cape Coast,
Moseaso, Shama Junction, Subri, Tamale
(about 100 members in total).

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West Africa
GUINEA
Population: 12 million. Languages: French,
8 native languages. Main religion: Muslim.
Link man and correspondence team
leader: Stephen Sykes, 44 Springfield Park,
Twyford, Reading RG10 9JH (0118 348 0165;
stephen.sykes47@gmail.com).
CBM activities: Visits are made from the UK
each year when conditions allow; there are
also occasional visits from Liberian brothers.
Ecclesias: Coyah, Dubreka, Gonon, Kankore,
Sonfonia, Kassoyah, Laine, N’zerekore, (120
members in total).
IVORY COAST (Côte d’Ivoire)
Population: 24 million. Language: French,
local dialects. Main religions: traditional,
Muslim, Christian.
Link man and correspondence team
leader: Les Shears, 14 Selsdon Close,
Wythall, Birmingham B47 6HP (01564
829266; les.shears@yahoo.co.uk).
CBM activities: A visit is planned each year
as conditions allow. There is also an annual
Bible School in Ghana which most attend.
Ecclesias: Abidjan (about 18 members).
Sanniquillie l
LIBERIA
PaynesvillenlMonrovia
l Buchanan
l River Cess
l Rock Cess
Atlantic
Ocean
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LIBERIA
Population: 4.3 million. Language: English,
plus local languages. Main religions:
traditional, Christian, Muslim.
Link man and correspondence team
leader: Stephen Sykes, 44 Springfield Park,
Twyford, Reading RG10 9JH (0118 348 0165;
stephen.sykes47@gmail.com).
CBM activities: Annual visits are made when
conditions allow.
Ecclesias: Bangweh Town, Buchanan,
Gbarnga, Jorpolue, Monrovia, Paynesville,
River Cess, Rock Cess Town, Sanniquellie
(about 170 members).
NIGERIA and BENIN
Nigeria: Population: 175 million. Languages:
English, Hausa, Yoruba and Ibo. Main
religions: Muslim, Christian.
Benin: Population: 11 million. Languages:
French, Fon and Yoruba. Main religions:
traditional, Christian, Muslim.
Link man: Dafydd Jenkins, Vinyamar, Craig
Yr Eos Avenue, Ogmore by Sea, CF32 0PF
(01656 768463; dafydd.jenkins@icloud.com).
CBM activities: (Nigeria) There are two CBM
visits each year. A fraternal gathering is held
in the eastern states in November and in the
Lake
NIGERIA Chad
l Kaduna
l Jos
n Abuja
Benin
l l l Enugu
Lagos Owerri  lUmuahia
Warri l l lAba
l Calabar
l
Port Harcourt
Gulf of Guinea

western states in April. A CYC gathering is
held around Easter. (Benin) Visits are made
from the UK and Nigeria.
Ecclesias: (Nigeria) 28, including Aba, Alayi,
Ampfuie, Asaba, Asa Amator, Azumini, Benin
City, Calabar, Enugu, Iju-Odo, Jos, Kaduna,
Lagos, Ninga, Odochala, Okwe Oborro,
Okwe Ikwueke, Owerri, Ozaumnebuku, Port
Harcourt, Urhonigbe, Umuahia, Warri (about
700 members in total); (Benin) Cotonou (10
members).
ST HELENA
Population (inc Ascension and Tristan da
Cunha): 5,400. Language: English. Main
religion: Christian.
Link man and correspondence team
leader: David Leigh, Apartment 9, Scarlet
Oak, 911-913 Warwick Road, Solihull B91
3EP (0121 439 5983; davidandesther.leigh@
blueyonder.co.uk).
CBM activities: We are in contact by
correspondence and issue a monthly
newsletter. In addition all receive Glad
Tidings magazine.
Ecclesias: None.
West Africa
Krio, Mende, Temne, Limba. Main religions:
Sunni Muslim, traditional, Christian.
Link man and correspondence team
leader: Bob Fox, 89 Mappleborough Road,
Shirley, Solihull B90 1AG (0121 430 2250;
bob@foxonline.co.uk).
CBM activities: Annual visits. 10 Sunday
Schools and CYCs with 400-500 children.
CMaD schools in Freetown and Talia Makia.
Ecclesias: Freetown, Kenema, Wanjamma,
Talia Makia, Leicester, Bo, Halden Town
Amputee Camp, Blama, Bunumbu,
Nyanagoinhun, Boijabu (about 375 members
in total).
TOGO
Population: 7 million. Languages: French,
Kabye and Ewe. Main religions: traditional,
Christian, Muslim.
Link man and correspondence team
leader: Dafydd Jenkins, Vinyamar, Craig
Yr Eos Avenue, Ogmore by Sea, CF32 0PF
(01656 768463; dafydd.jenkins@icloud.com).
CBM activities: Visits are made from the UK
and Nigeria.
Ecclesias: Lomé. 12 members.

SENEGAL
Population: 14 million. Languages: French,
Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka. Main
religion: Muslim.
Link man and Correspondence team
leader: Michael Green, The Barns,
Trevemper, Newquay, Cornwall TR8 5JR
(01637 875378; cbm@mhgreen.co.uk).
CBM activities: Contact is maintained by
occasional visits and correspondence.
Ecclesias: None. 1 member in isolation.

SIERRA LEONE
Population: 6 million. Languages: English,

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EAST AFRICA Secretary: John Mathias, 23 Meadowlands,
St George’s, Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 7EZ
(01934 520231; cbm_uganda@ btinternet.
com).
Committee: Tim Evans, Trevor Hughes, Ali
MacDonald, Steve Moore, Steve Peddle,
Trevor Radbourne, John Shemeld, Simon
Sheppard, Darren Storey, Paul Tanner, Joe
Vickers.

South Ethiopia
Sudan

Uganda
Kenya

Tanzania
Seychelles
l

Malawi
Zambia
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
Madagascar
l
Mauritius

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 East Africa
ETHIOPIA
Population: 78 million. Language: Amharic. Lake
Main religions: Muslim, Ethiopian Orthodox. Turkana

Link man: John Shemeld, 43 Birch Grove,

Menstrie FK11 7DW (01259 769404; john.
l Kitale KENYA
shemeld@btinternet.com). l Chwele
Bungoma l
l Kakamega
Correspondence team leader: (Mrs) Janet
Shemeld (details as above). Lake
l Kisii
Victoria n Nairobi
CBM activities: Two visits are made each
year. l Makindu
Indian
Ecclesias: Addis Ababa, Hawassa, Nekemte, Ocean
Jimma (20 members in total). l Mombasa
l Kikoneni

Red
Sea Goodwin, Arrock Cottage, The Dukes Drive,
Ashford-in-the-Water, Bakewell DE45 1QQ
(01629 813731; mjgoodwin@btconnect.
Gulf of com).
ETHIOPIA Aden CBM activities: There is an annual trip to
Kenya which is largely self-financing. Most of
Nekemte l n Addis Ababa the ongoing work in Kenya is now organised
by the Kenya Committee of elders from
Jimma
l 
Hawassa
l  each of the 7 Areas elected by the ecclesias,
which meets three times a year.
Ecclesias: 114. (Central) Kakuma,
Kangundo, Lema, Makulumu, Nairobi-
Embakasi, Nairobi-Kibera, Nairobi-
Progressive, Nakuru, Solo, Yatta; (Coast)
KENYA Begani, Godo, Kalalani, Kibambani, Kiruku,
Population: 46 million. Languages: Kitungure, Kokotoni, Lukore, Mafisini,
Kiswahili, English; others include Kikuyu, Mgome, Mombasa-Changwame, Mombasa-
Kikamba and Kibukusu. Main religions: Likoni, Mukundi, Mwagunda, Mwaluvanga,
Christian, Islam, traditional. Mwambalazi, Mwandeo, Perani, Ramisi,
Taveta, Tswaka, Ukunda; (Eastern Inland)
Link team: Steve Peddle, 16 Cherwell Way, Athi, Emathoka, Ikoyo, Ikutha, Iviani,
Ruislip HA4 7BE (01895 633649; steve_ Kyangiu, Makindu, Matemani, Mbusyani,
peddle@hotmail.com); Trevor Hughes, 7 The Muathe, Mutonya, Mwangeni, Ngunyumu,
Paddocks, Wendover, Aylesbury, HP22 6HE Syomithumo, Timboni, Tiva; (Nyanza North)
(01296 623852; tj.hughes@talktalk.net); Akom, Bondo, Chianda, Chiga, Dago,
Finance: Sarah Peddle, 6 Linden Ave, Ruislip Givungi, Kabianga, Kisumu, Mahaya-Ojello,
HA4 8TW (01895 349176; sloped@hotmail. Migwena, Miwani, Muhoroni, Manywanda,
com). Songhor; (Nyanza South) Achama, Bondo-
Correspondence team leader: Rachel Nyironge, Kababu, Kiagware, Kipasi,

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East Africa
Nyakeyo, Ndisi, Nyangweso, Nyendenga,
Okumbo, Oruba; (Rift Valley) Kamukuywa,
Lukosi, Lukhuna, Lurambi, Makunga,
Matunda, Mwamba, Ndalu, Saboti, Shimo-
la-Tewa, Sosio, Tongaren, Turbo; (Western)
Bumutilu, Chwele River, Chwele Town,
Khalumuli, Kibisi, Kikwechi, Kisioyi, Lupida,
Lutaso, Luuya, Mayanja Town, Makhonge,
Makutano, Matibo, Matisi, Mumias, Mungatsi,
Musese, Mwikhupo, Myanga Town, Ngalasia,
Nalondo, Nyange, Sang’alo, Sibale, Sikusi
Market, Tonyo, Webuye-Lwanda (over 2,700
members in total).
MADAGASCAR
Population: 20 million. Languages:
Malagasy, French. Religions: traditional,
Christian.
Link man: John Shemeld, 43 Birch Grove,
Menstrie FK11 7DW (01259 769404; john.
shemeld@btinternet.com).
CBM activities: Visits are made to and from
the ecclesia on Mauritius.
Ecclesias: None. 2 members.
MALAWI
Population: 18.5 million. Languages:
English, Chichewa. Main religions:
Christian, Islam, traditional.
Link man: Darren Storey, 8 Station Road,
Wythall, Birmingham B47 6AA (01564
823075; twoshortstoreys@btinternet.com).
Correspondence team leaders: David
and Veronica Nightingale, 15 South Park
Drive, Droitwich WR9 9BY (01905 774268;
adnightingale2@outlook.com).
CBM activities: There are usually two Bible
Schools a year, one being a Youth Bible
School. There is a CBM centre and campus at
Chinamwali, Zomba. Brothers from Malawi
still undertake some preaching activities in
Mozambique.
14
Lake
Malawi
MALAWI
Lilongwe n
Zomba l
l Blantyre
Ecclesias: 158 (mainly in the south,
about 7,500 members in total) Balaka:
Chikowa, Mangombo, Mbabvi, Mterera,
Nangona, Ntongolamusi, Ngasale; Blantyre:
Mchere, Chigumula, Chikande, Chirimba,
Ndirande; Chickwawa: Andiseni, Changa,
Chipondeni, Chonzi, Gonda, Kachipapa,
Kaphiri, Madziakombe, Mphonde, Nkhwazi,
Ntowe, Phimbi, Sitifano, Tsabeta; Dedza:
Chisomo, Chitenje, Kachere, Mlambe;
Karonga: Chirumba, Mzuza; Kasunga &
Ntchisi: Kaninga, Mbomba; Lilongwe:
Badwa, Dzaleka, Falls, Kadase, Mbweza,
Mtenthera; Machinga: Damasco, Emau,
Nakalata, Nambaikho, Nangulungwi, Nyama;
Mangochi: Changamire, Chowe, Kachala,
Malembo, Tsekwere; Mulanje: Maliyera,
Malunda, Nagoli, Nakoma, Nandolo, Ndala,
Nlupha, Ntikhe, Phweremwe; Mzimba:
Jimukwayaya, Mbawa; Neno: Nsenjere,
William; Nsanje: Chididi, Chiphwembe,
Kadamera, Kaleso, Msusa, Mtolongo,
Nyanthumbi, Pangeti, Phokera, Zambezi;
Ntcheu: Baduya, Chabonga, Gomolampango,
Kachere; Phalombe: Chitawo, Chiwalo,
Gona, James, Khancha, Khando, Khurumula,
Komihera, Laha, Likaka, Makina, Makuwa,
Makwangwala, Makwinja, Manyamba,
Maombwe, Mkomera, Mulambala,
 East Africa
Mulirankhunda, Mumbo, Mwanyenga, MOZAMBIQUE
Mwazule, Namatikha, Namchira,
Population: 21 million. Language:
Nankhalamba, Naphota, Njobvu, Njumwa,
Portuguese, local dialects. Main religions:
Nkhulambe, Phareya, Pherere, Sakhome,
traditional, Christian, Muslim.
Serenje, Sigoti, Tambwali, Thundulu,
Turuwa, Wahera; Salima: Chinguluwe, Link man: Trevor Radbourne, 11 Derriman
Milonde, Sikidzi.; Thyolo: Chikali, Glen, Sheffield S11 9LQ (0114 235 1245;
Chikungwa, Chimiko, Chonde, Holesi, trevor.radbourne@talktalk.net).
Khayano, Maganiza, Makande, Makanira, CBM activities: Preaching is done by
Mapiratsala, Masuku, Mbawera, Moneya, local brothers. Our CBM (SA) brothers
Mwitere, Nkhakamira, Sikizi, Thikwi; Zomba: look after the Maputo area. We have a
Benitoto, Chikala, Chilanga, Chinamwali, mission complex in Milange, Zambezia
Chinduzi, Chimbalanga, Chungu, Dibi, province, where there is an English-speaking
Gabriel, Hawu, Kalira, Makombe, secretary.
Mandawala, Mkumbira, Mmina, Muhiriri,
Ecclesias: 341 ecclesias (about 9,400
Namiwawa, Nanyumbu, Nkhumba, Saima,
members) primarily in areas around Malawi
Teyateya, Zomba Prison.
in Zambezi, Niasa, and Tete provinces, but
also in Nampula, Beira and Maputo.
MAURITIUS
Population: 1.3 million. Language: Creole; SEYCHELLES
also French and English. Main religions:
Population: 80,000. Languages: English,
Hindu, Christian, Muslim.
French, Creole. Religion: Roman Catholic.
Link man: Paul Tanner, 18 Ravenscroft
Link man: Trevor Radbourne, 11 Derriman
Road, Solihull B92 8AH (0121 706 5961; paul.
Glen, Sheffield S11 9LQ (0114 235 1245;
tanner73@gmail.com).
trevor.radbourne@talktalk.net).
Correspondence team leaders: (English
Correspondence team leader: Jenny
language) John Perryman, 5 The Park, Hooks
Radbourne.
Cross, Watton-at-Stone, Hertford SG14 3RX
(01920 830936); (French language) Phil CBM activities: We have 200 contacts on the
Martin, 36 Bronsil Drive, Malvern, WR14 1LR islands of Mahé and Praslin, mostly inactive.
(01684 576944; bro.pcm@dsl.pipex.com).
CBM activities: Most preaching work
is undertaken by the members and the Nampula l
ecclesia at Rosehill has an active preaching
and study programme. The members
also support the preaching work on the MOZAMBIQUE
neighbouring island of Rodrigues and on
l Beira
Madagascar. CBM visits are primarily pastoral
and Bible study based.
Ecclesia: Rosehill (main ecclesia), Post de Mozambique
Flacq (home meeting) (about 45 members Channel
in total).

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East Africa
Ecclesias: Praslin (5 members), with another
3 members on Mahé.
SOUTH SUDAN
Population: 11 million. Languages: English,
Dinka, Nuer, Bari, Zande and 60 others.
Main religions: traditional, Christian.
Link man: Paul Boyd, 17 Rushfield
Road, Ware, SG12 7JT (01920 484363;
chiefestsinner@hotmail.com).
Correspondence team leader: Faith Boyd
(details as above).
CBM activities: There are normally two
visits a year from Uganda.
Ecclesias: Juba (2) (about 35 members in
total).
CBM Office: (CBM Uganda) Fred Wabwire,
PO Box 436, Busia, Uganda, East Africa.
TANZANIA
Population: 49 million. Languages:
Mainland: Kiswahili, English, tribal
languages; Zanzibar: Kiswahili, English,
Arabic. Main religions: Mainland: Christian
30%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 35%;
Zanzibar: more than 99% Muslim.
Link man: Tim Evans, 6 Valley Road,
Chandler’s Ford, Eastleigh, SO53 1GP (023
8025 5062; 0776 027 4419; cbm@timevans.
info).
Correspondence team leader: Danielle
Hinton, 32 Benheim Road, Northampton NN4
8NW (01604 708056; bibliaposta.cbmtz@
gmail.com).
CBM activities: There is a range of
literature in Kiswahili, including the
correspondence course. Please contact
correspondence team leader for details.
Ecclesias: Dar es Salaam (Mbagala), Dar
es Salaam (Sinza), Dar es Salaam (Mbezi),
Arusha, Bariadi, Bulembo, Chinula, Ifakara,
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Victoria
Mwanza
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Tabora
Kigoma
l  l
Dodoma n Zanzibar
Lake
Tanganyika Dar es Salaam l
Mbeya
l 
TANZANIA
Igale, Ikolongo, Ilomba, Ipinda, Isanga,
Jvungwe, Kagunga, Kaengesa, Kanga,
Kankwale, Kashai, Kibirizi, Kidodi, Kigwa,
Kilosa, Kimamba, Kolongo, Kwambe, Kyela,
Lipingo, Litembo, Liuli, Mang’ula, Malini,
Masasi, Matai, Mbamba Bay, Mbeya Central,
Mbinga, Mikumi, Mlowo, Moshi, Mtabila,
Matai, Mtupale, Musoma, Mwanjelwa,
Mwanza, Mwatenga, Namanyere, Ndirima,
Ng’ombo, Nindi, Nkomolo, Nyarugusu 1,
Nyarugusu 2, Nzega, Rugunga, Ruhuwiko,
Rutale, Serengeti, Shirati, Sigunga, Songea,
Sumbawanga, Tabora, Tenende, Tukuyu,
Ulyankulu, Usagara, Uyole (about 1,000
members in total).
UGANDA
Population: 37 million. Languages: English,
Lugandan, Luo, Lusoga, Kiswahili and 35
others. Main religions: Christian, Muslim.
Link man: John Mathias, 23 Meadowlands,
St George’s, Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 7EZ
(01934 520231; cbm_uganda@btinternet.
com).
Correspondence team leader: (Mrs) Sue
Mathias (address as above).
CBM activities: There are normally two
visits a year from the UK, usually April and
September. The AGM and a local sisters’
gathering are held during the April visit. If

funds permit, a Christmas Youth camp is
held.
CBM Office: Uganda PO Box 725, Jinja,
Uganda, East Africa.
Ecclesias: 107. (Ateso) Bollisso II,
Budabula, Bukedea, Kanyum, Kapwatai,
Katakwi, Kotido, Kumi, Moroto, Nabowa,
Nansanga, Ngariam, Peda, Serere, Soroti;
(Central) Budaali, Bukabooli, Buvuma
Island, Buwiwala, Iganga, Jinja, Kajjansi,
Kakiri, Kamuli, Kampala, Kasawo, Kayanja,
Kigandalo, Kigumba, Lufu, Makuutu,
Makwanda, Namwiwa, Wakiso; (Eastern)
Bugiri, Bunawale, Busolwe, Busowa,
Butyabule, Gombe; (Eastern South) Budusu,
Bumoli, Busitema, Butacho, Buwembe,
Dakha, Kilero, Kitoda, Lubango, Madowa,
Nabusera, Nabuyoga, Nakapiripirite,
Nekuku, Tororo; (Lango) Abalang, Acanmach,
Acenlworo, Aduku, Akalo, Akokoro, Akuli,
Alwa, Apac, Awir, Awiri, Batta, Dokolo,
Kagera, Kitgum, Lira, Nambyeso, Omwono,
Otuboi; (Mt Elgon) Budadiri, Bududa,
Bukigai, Bukimuna, Bumbo, Bupoto, Butiru,
Kapchorwa, Lwakhakha, Magale, Maresi,
Mbale, Munamba, Namabya, Namisindwa,
Soronco, Sume; (West Nile) Arua, Maracha,
Nebbi; Western: Bushenyi, Fort Portal,
Ibanda, Isingiro, Kabale, Kamwenge, Kasese,
Kisinga, Mbarara, Mitooma, Mubende, Rakai,
Ssembabule (about 1,350 members in total).
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SOUTH SUDAN
UGANDA
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Mbarara
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Lake
Victoria
17
East Africa
ZAMBIA
Population: 11 million. Languages: English,
plus 7 local languages and about 70
dialects. Main religions: Christian, Muslim,
Hindu.
Link man: Simon Sheppard, 7 Toms Close,
Theddingworth, Leics LE17 6QH (01858
880948; s.j.shepp44@gmail.com).
Correspondence team leaders: Andrew and
Josie Walker, 12 Binns Lane, Holmfirth HD9
3BL (01484 682074; aewalker@talktalk.net).
CBM activities: Annual visits from UK to
coincide with Regional Fraternal Gatherings,
Annual Youth Conference and the AGM.
Ecclesias: Chingola, Chifunsa, Chinkumba,
Chipata, Daphan, Kabompo, Kabwe, Kafue,
Kalomo, Kapiri Mposhi, Kasama, Katete,
Kitwe, Livingstone, Lundazi, Lusaka, Mafuta,
Mazabuka, Mbereshi, Michelo, Mufulira,
Mushota, Muzoka, Nakonde, Ntoto, Ndola,
Siamutete, Solwezi, Watopa (about 450
members in total).
ZIMBABWE
Population: 12.7 million. Languages:
English, Shona, Ndebele. Main religions:
traditional, Christian.
Link man: Steve Moore, 1 Starbold
Crescent, Knowle, Solihull, B93 9JX (01564
Chinsali l
Mufulira Lundazi l
Chingola l l
Kitwe l l Ndola
Kapiri Mposhi l Chipata l
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ZAMBIA l Kafue
 l
East Africa
773484; 
steve-ruth.moore@talktalk.net).
Correspondence team leader: (Mrs) Ruth
Moore (details as above).
CBM activities: Usually two visits a year to
ecclesias and students, with one to coincide
with the AGM in autumn. CBM Zimbabwe
Office on the Bulawayo ecclesial site. About
3 regional fraternals a year. Second Youth
Camp in April / May 2014. English and Shona
correspondence courses.
Ecclesias: 20. Banket, Bindura, Bulawayo,
Chegutu, Chinhoyi, Chipinge District
(includes Chipinge, Rimbi, Tanganda /
Mutema), Chisape, Chishumba, Guruve (now
called Mushumbi Pools), Harare, Kariba,
Kwekwe, Masvingo Rural, Masvingo Town
(including Chivi and Zaka groups), Mutare,
Tongogara Camp, Triangle, Zumba 7 and
Zvishavane; small groups in Kamativi and
Shurugwi (about 370 in total).

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 West Europe and the Middle East

WEST EUROPE
AND THE MIDDLE EAST
Secretary: Peter Hale, 140 Stechford Road,
Hodge Hill, Birmingham, B34 6BJ (0121 783
7492; hopeforahoplessworld@gmail.com).
Committee: John Benson, Andrew Briley,
Paul Davies, Luke Foley, Roger Griffiths,
James Mundey, Jamie Palmer, Bill Rawson,
Jamie Robson, Steve Weston.

Norway
Sweden

Ireland Denmark

Netherlands
Belgium Germany

France

Switzerland Austria

Portugal Italy
Spain

l Malta

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West Europe and the Middle East
AUSTRIA lisezlabible.fr
Population: 8 million. Language: German. Ecclesias: Brittany, Mayenne. About 40
Main religion: Roman Catholic. members in total, of which 6 are native
French speakers.
Link man: Andrew Hale, 52 Mardale
Crescent, Lymm, Cheshire WA13 9PJ (01925
755085; AndrewHale52@gmail.com). GERMANY
Ecclesias: None. 2 members of the Population: 82 million. Language: German.
Esslingen, Germany, ecclesia live near the Main religions: Protestant (Lutheran),
Austrian border. Roman Catholic.
Link man: Graham Jackman, 14 Orwell
BELGIUM Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7PU (0118
947 2545; graham.jackman@me.com).
Population: 11 million. Languages: Dutch
(Flemish), French, German. Main religion: CBM activities: The ecclesias in former
Roman Catholic. West Germany are well-established and
self-supporting. The CBM supports an annual
Contact: Steve Robinson (steve_from_
Bible weekend. Little work has yet been
mons@mac.com).
done in former East Germany.
CBM activities: Pastoral visits. On line
Ecclesias: Esslingen, Rhineland, North (near
preaching carried out regularly.
Verden) (120 members total).
Ecclesias: Leuven (2 members).
GULF STATES
FRANCE Oman. Population: 3 million. Language:
Population: 65 million. Language: French. Arabic. Main religion: Muslim.
Main religion: Roman Catholic. Qatar. Population: 0.9 million. Language:
Link man: Steve Weston, 2 Eden Grove, Arabic. Main religion: Muslim.
Whitley, Melksham SN12 8QJ (01225 705 899; United Arab Emirates. Population: 4.5
steve@steveweston.orangehome.co.uk). million. Language: Arabic. Main religion:
Muslim.
French literature agent: David Smith, 4
Elton Rd, Bewdley, DY12 2HR (01299 401654; Persian Gulf
d.a.smith@iname.com). QATAR
Doha
l 
Dubai l
CBM activities: There has been a small
Abu Dhabi l Sohar
Christadelphian presence since the early l 
Buraimi
l 
20th century, but no ecclesia was formed
UNITED ARAB Muscat n
EMIRATES
until 1999 (Mayenne, an English-speaking
ecclesia independent of CBM); a second
English-speaking ecclesia was later formed
in Brittany. There are 2 visits during the year
to meet with sisters in Bordeaux and near
Paris. There is a quarterly French magazine
Le Héraut du Royaume. See also CBM French OMAN Arabian
Committee (page 4). Sea
Websites: www.christadelphes.fr www.

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 West Europe and the Middle East
Link man: Jamie Robson, 14 Hennessey
Close, Nottingham, NG9 5AU (razej99@
hotmail.com).
CBM activities: In Oman we have 15 active
contacts. These are supported by two
resident missionaries, an annual visit from
the UK and correspondence. Preaching is by
personal contact only. There are no known
members in the UAE and Qatar.
Ecclesias: (Oman) Muscat, Salalah, Buraimi,
Shabeibat (20 members in total).
ISRAEL and neighbours
Israel. Population: 8.5 million. Languages:
Hebrew, Arabic, Russian. Main religions:
Jewish, Islam.
Jordan. Population: 6 million. Language:
Arabic. Main religion: Islam.
Lebanon. Population: 4 million. Languages:
Arabic, French. Main religions: Islam,
Maronite Christian.
Link man: (Israel) Luke Foley, South Chase
Farm, Chase Lane, Kenilworth CV81PR
(0748 057 0895; theearthwillbefilled@ gmail.
com).
CBM activities: (Israel) Since May 2007
there has been an Israel ecclesia numbering
around 20. Meetings are held in Rishon
LeZion on certain Saturdays, and very
occasionally in Jerusalem on Sundays. Most
preaching is by personal contact. A Bible
school is held each year; in 2016 this will be
in October, God willing. There are regular
pastoral visits with group meetings and
home visits to brothers and sisters unable to
travel.
Ecclesias: (Israel) About 20 members in
total, many in the Tel Aviv/Rishon LeZion
area; (Jordan) 3 members (though no
contact in recent times); (Lebanon) 3
members (though no contact in recent
times).
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ITALY
Population: 58 million. Language: Italian.
Main religion: Roman Catholic.
Link man: Peter Hale, 140 Stechford Road,
Hodge Hill, Birmingham, B34 6BJ (0121 783
7492; hopeforahoplessworld@gmail.com).
CBM activities: Correspondence and visits
provide fellowship with the one brother in
isolation, discussions with existing contacts,
and attempts to reach new contacts.
Preaching is through personal contact and
Google Adwords advertising. Our brother
has excellent English, so language is not a
barrier, and visitors are very welcome.
Ecclesias: None. 1 member lives in isolation.
MALTA
Population: 400,000. Languages: Maltese,
English. Main religion: Roman Catholic.
Link man: Jamie Palmer, 2 Pantyrhiw, Graig,
Burry Port, SA16 0DP (01554 832522; jamie.
palmer@hotmail.com).
CBM activities: There are visits throughout
the year using a rented flat, where regular
meetings and discussion classes are held.
Ecclesias: None. 6 members in isolation.
NETHERLANDS
Population: 16 million. Language: Dutch.
Main religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic,
Muslim.
Link man: Paul Davies, 23 Eastern Green
Road, Coventry CV5 7LG (024 7642 2851;
japulan@aol.com).
Correspondence team leader: Handled by
members of the Dutch ecclesias.
CBM activities: The Hague ecclesia was
founded in 1957 and Amersfoort in 1972.
There is a wide range of Dutch literature
and a Bible exhibition. Preaching is through
a magazine, midweek meetings and
West Europe and the Middle East
North
Sea l Assen
NETHERLANDS
Amsterdam n
The Hague l l Ede
seminars in various towns, and a website
with online magazine. An annual Study Day
is held for interested friends.
Website: www.christadelphians.nl
Ecclesias: The Hague, Amersfoort/Ede. A
small group meets at Rolde (near Assen).
There are 32 members in total.
PORTUGAL
Population: 10.5 million. Language:
Portuguese. Main religion: Roman Catholic.
Link man: Roger Griffiths, 5 Beechwood
Rise, Manor Park, Plymouth PL6 8AP (01752
775946; roger.griffiths@talktalk.net).
CBM activities: One small ecclesia. Little
response from years of advertising and
billing.
Ecclesias: Olhão (6 members).
SCANDINAVIA
Denmark. Population: 5.6 million.
Language: Danish. Main religion: Lutheran.
Norway. Population: 5 million. Language:
Link man: (Denmark) James Mundey, 9
Montserrat Road, London SW15 2LD (07745
956 490; jamesmundey@gmail.com);
(Norway) John Benson, 40 York Road, Hitchin
SG5 1XB (01462 457376; joelbenson@
talktalk.net); (Sweden) Steve Cox, 11
Chestnut Close, Market Bosworth, Nuneaton
CV13 0LR (07974 202078; stevendavidcox@
hotmail.com)
Correspondence team leader: Hamilton
Wilson, 14 Ashfield Road, Kenilworth CV8
2BE (01926 258171; jamhamwil@yahoo.
co.uk).
CBM activities: (Denmark) 3-4 pastoral visits
a year to 4 members and their families in
Jutland. (Norway) 4-5 mainly pastoral visits
a year.
Website: (Norwegian) www.bibelsannhet.
info
Ecclesias: None. (Denmark) 4 members in
isolation; (Norway) 4 members in isolation;
(Sweden) 10 members.
SPAIN
Population: 40 million. Language: Spanish.
Main religion: Roman Catholic.
Link man: Bill Rawson (01392 201899;
bcrawson@gmail.com).
CBM activities: Two small ecclesias and two
in isolation. Little response from years of
advertising and billing.
PORTUGAL S PAI N
n Madrid
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Norwegian. Main religion: Lutheran. Algarve

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Sweden. Population: 9.7 million. Language: Mediterranean

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 West Europe and the Middle East
Ecclesias: Oliva, Fuengirola, 2 in isolation in
Canary Islands (8 members in total).

SWITZERLAND
Population: 8 million. Languages: German,
French, Italian. main religions: Roman
Catholic, Protestant.
Link man: Graham Jackman, 14 Orwell
Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7PU (0118
947 2545; graham.jackman@me.com).
Ecclesias: None. A small number in
isolation in the French-speaking west and in
Graubünden.

TURKEY
Population: 72 million. Languages: Turkish,
Armenian, Arabic and Kurdish. Main
religion: Islam (Sunni Muslim).
Link man: VACANT. Please contact Peter
Hale (west.europe@cbm.org.uk).
CBM activities: Local preaching and regular
visits arranged from the UK. All the brothers
and sisters in Turkey are Iranian refugees.
Ecclesias: Kayseri (2), Denizli, Eskisehir.
A small number of brothers and sisters in
Ankara and others in isolation.

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EAST EUROPE
AND NORTH WEST ASIA

Finland

Russia
Estonia

Kazakhstan
Belarus
Poland
Czech Ukraine
Republic
Slovakia
Moldova
Hungary
Croatia Romania
Georgia
Bosnia and Serbia Azerbaijan
Herzegovina KosovoBulgaria Armenia
Montenegro
Macedonia
Albania

Secretary: Michael Harrison, The Haybarn, Wolverley House, Wolverley, Kidderminster, DY11
5XE (01562 851025; east.europe@cbm.org.uk).
Committee: James Andrews, Martin Bright, Peter Brown, Jeremy Morgan, Paul Newton, David
Pearce, Arne Roberts, Peter Rogers and Mark Whittaker.
Websites: www.cbmeasteurope.info

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 East Europe and North West Asia
ADRIATIC STATES
Albania: Population: 3.6 million. Language:
Albanian. Main religions: Muslim, Orthodox,
Roman Catholic.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Population: 4.5
million. Languages: Bosnian, Serbian. Main
religions: Muslim, Serbian Orthodox, Roman
Catholic.
Croatia: Population: 4.5 million. Language:
Croatian. Main religion: Roman Catholic.
Kosovo: Population: 2 million. Languages:
Albanian, Serbian. Main religions: Muslim,
Serbian Orthodox, Roman Catholic.
Macedonia: Population: 2 million.
Languages: Macedonian, Albanian. Main
religions: Macedonian Orthodox, Muslim.
Montenegro: Population: 680,000.
Language: Serbian. Main religions: Serbian
Orthodox, Muslim, Roman Catholic.
Serbia: Population: 8 million. Language:
Serbian. Main religions: Serbian Orthodox,
Roman Catholic, Muslim.
Slovenia: Population: 2 million. Language:
Slovenian. Main religion: Roman Catholic.
Link man: Peter Brown, 10 Polperro Drive,
Allesley Green, Coventry CV5 7PU (024 7640
2846; p.brown153@btinternet.com).
CBM activities: Correspondence, Skype
and e-mail contact, campaigns and visits,
advertising, translation and distribution of
literature into local languages. Exploring
SLOVENIA
n Zagreb
CROATIA l Novska
Belgrade n
BOSNIA AND
SERBIA
HERZEGOVINA
KOSOVO
MONTENEGRO l Prishtina
Adriatic Sea
ALBANIA n Skopje
MACEDONIA
Tirana n
l Ohrid
Pogradec 
 l
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the Bible is available in Albanian, Bosnian,
Croatian, Macedonian and Serbian. The CBM
18-lesson course is available in Croatian,
Bosnian and Albanian, and the New Life
in Christ course in Macedonian. Other
literature is available in all the languages of
this region (see CBM website).
Website: www.cbm4yu.com
Ecclesias: None. Isolated members in
Albania, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro
and Serbia.
BELARUS
Population: 10 million. Languages:
Belarussian, Russian. Main religions:
Orthodox, Roman Catholic.
Link man: Mark Whittaker, 14 Laidon
Avenue, Crewe CW2 6RR (01270 569879;
markdwhittaker@hotmail.com).
CBM activities: Visits twice a year are made
by UK visitors. Our members are scattered,
but those who can come to Minsk for the
6-monthly meetings, and smaller groups
meet monthly in various cities. A mini Bible
School is held in Minsk once a year.
Ecclesias: It is not possible to form an
ecclesia in Belarus as Christadelphians are
not registered and the penalty for meeting
formally is severe. There are about 30
members.
BULGARIA
Population: 7 million. Language: Bulgarian.
Main religion: Bulgarian Orthodox.
Link man: Martin Bright, 4 Montsford Close,
Knowle, Solihull B93 9QT (01564 777835;
martin.bright@fabermaunsell.com).
CBM activities: Initial contact was through
Esperanto. The large response to advertising
in 1990 led to the formation of an ecclesia
in Sofia. More recently advertising and
public preaching has not been possible,
East Europe and North West Asia
CBM activities: (Kazakhstan) Unable to
register with the authorities as a religion,
we can no longer hold meetings or visit the
country legally. The Kazakh brothers and
sisters meet at home in small groups. A
n Sofia l Varna week-long trip to Omsk in Russia allows us
Black to meet them there. They also attend the
BULGARIA Sea East Russian Bible School in summer. Their
morale is high, and we have a steady trickle
of baptisms. (Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan)
These are extreme Muslim countries and
visits are illegal. Occasional contacts are
Adriatic Sea made via www.thisisyourbible.com.

although a few e-mail contacts have been
made and the ecclesia has grown through
personal contact. There are regular pastoral
visits and an annual Bible School.
Ecclesias: Sofia (22 members in total).
CENTRAL ASIA STATES
Kazakhstan: Population: 15 million.
Languages: Kazakh, Russian. Main religions:
Muslim, Russian Orthodox.
Kyrgyzstan: Population: 5 million.
Language: Kirghiz. Main religion: Muslim.
Uzbekistan: Population: 28 million.
Language: Uzbek. Main religion: Muslim.
Link man: David Pearce, 107 Oakway,
Wellingborough NN8 4SD (07828 449675;
davidmpearce@btinternet.com).
Ecclesias: (Kazakhstan) Alma Ata (Almaty),
Astana, Azat, Kokchetau, Shchuchinsk,
Taynsha, Zerendinskij (about 120 members).
(Kyrgyzstan) 2 members. (Uzbekistan) 2
members.
CZECH REPUBLIC
Population: 10.5 million. Language: Czech.
Main religion: Roman Catholic.
Link man: Jeremy Morgan, 5 Tennyson
Road, Penarth, CF64 2RY (029 2033 7459;
cbmczech@gmail.com).
CBM activities: Regular preaching and
pastoral visits are from the UK and Germany.
Public talks and an annual Bible weekend
are held in Prague. Weekend campaign
planned for Plzen in September 2018.

l Kokchetav
Shchuchinsk l
Astana l

n Prague
KAZAKHSTAN Svratouch l Nový Jičín l
Alma Ata n
Aral Bishkek n CZECH REPUBLIC
Sea KYRGYZSTAN l Brno
Caspian
Sea Tashkent n
UZBEKISTAN
SLOVAKIA
n Bratislava

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 East Europe and North West Asia
Website: www.bratrivkristu.org
Ecclesias: Prague; members widely
scattered (8 in total).
ESTONIA
Population: 1.3 million. Languages:
Estonian, Russian. Main religion: Protestant
(Lutheran).
Link man: Arne Roberts, 14 Lavender
Walk, Coleorton, Coalville, LE67 8FA (01582
666077; arneroberts@gmail.com).
Baltic
Sea
n Tallinn
ESTONIA
l Pärnu l Tartu
l Valga
CBM activities: 5 visits are planned
throughout the year. Activities are based
on Tallinn, Tartu and Pärnu with occasional
visits elsewhere. We meet a good number
of Estonian and Russian interested friends,
mostly at Tallinn.
Website: www.sinupiibel.com
Ecclesias: None. 10 members in total.
GREECE
Population: 11 million. Language: Greek.
Main religion: Greek Orthodox.
Link man: James Andrews, 45 Hawthorn
Lane, Tile Hill, Coventry, CV4 9LB (07794
410470); jamespandrews1983@gmail.com).
CBM activities: CBM has been active in
Greece since the 1960s. Today CBM activity
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is mainly confined to the pastoral care of
members in isolation. There are a number
of brothers in Athens who fled persecution
in Iran.
Ecclesias: None. About 16 members live in
isolation near Athens, Larissa and Bagia.
HUNGARY
Population: 10 million. Language:
Hungarian. Main religion: Roman Catholic,
Protestant Calvinist.
Link man: Michael Owen, 15 Mary Twill
Lane, Newton, Swansea, SA3 4RB (01792
363928; michael42@gmail.com).
CBM activities: Regular preaching and
pastoral visits. Exploring the Bible, What the
Bible Teaches, the 18-lesson correspondence
course, leaflets and books are available in
Hungarian.
Websites: www.cbmhu.org, www.cbm4yu.
com
Ecclesias: None. 1 member in isolation.
MOLDOVA
Population: 4 million. Languages: Moldovan
(Romanian), Russian. Main religion: Eastern
Orthodox.
Link man: Paul Newton, 16 Martin Dale,
Loggerheads, Market Drayton TF9 4DH
HUNGARY
Budapest n
Debrecen l 
Kecskemét l
Szeged l
East Europe and North West Asia
(01630 672028; pnpaulnewton3@gmail.com)
CBM activities: Four visits are planned this
year for study weekends in Chișinău.
Website: www.cbmeasteurope.com/
moldova/
Ecclesias: None. About 8 members in total. ROMANIA
l Braßov

POLAND Craiova
l n Bucharest
Population: 38 million. Language: Polish. l Caracal Black
Main religion: Roman Catholic.
Sea
Link man: Mark Basten, Bluebell Lodge, Top
Road, Wildmoor, Bromsgrove B61 0RB (mark.
basten@btinternet.com). Caracal, Craiova and Brașov all have their
own premises, providing meeting rooms and
CBM activities: Bible Schools are
accommodation for CBM and other visitors.
held regularly using English with local
brothers translating. Members are widely Website: www.christadelfieni.ro
scattered making pastoral care beyond Ecclesias: Caracal, Brașov, Craiova,
correspondence very difficult. We try and Bucharest (about 28 members in total).
plan for one or two pastoral visits each year.
Support is provided from Poland back to the
UK for Bible campaigns in regions where
RUSSIA
there are significant numbers of local Polish Population: 140 million. Language: Russian.
residents. Main religions: Russian Orthodox, Islam.
Website: www.prawdybiblijne.com Link man: Mark Whittaker, 14 Laidon
Avenue, Crewe CW2 6RR (01270 569879;
Ecclesias: Radom, Poznan (17 members in
markdwhittaker@hotmail.com).
total).
CBM activities: Brothers and sisters are
mostly isolated. There are regular visits,
ROMANIA
Population: 20 million. Language:
Romanian. Main religion: Romanian Arctic Ocean
Orthodox.
l St Petersburg
Link man: James Andrews, 45 Hawthorn
Lane, Tile Hill, Coventry, CV4 9LB (07794 l Bryansk
410470; jamespandrews1983@gmail.com). n Moscow
Yelets ll Lipetsk
CBM activities: Regular visits are made l Kazan RUSSIA
along with Bible schools and mini- l Krasnodar l Saratov
campaigns. The activity centres on l Talitsa
the towns of Brașov, Craiova, Caracal, l Chelyabinsk
Bucharest, Sibiu and Buzãu. In recent years Caspian Tomsk l
Sea
seminars in Romanian have been held
in Brașov and Craiova. The ecclesias in

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 East Europe and North West Asia
an annual Bible school in the summer, a Ecclesias: None. (Georgia) 2 members;
Youth Week in the summer, and several (Armenia) 1 member.
regional mini-Bible schools. There are many
correspondence course students tutored UKRAINE
by brothers and sisters in Montenegro,
Chelyabinsk and Tomsk. Russian-language Population: 46 million. Languages:
books, magazines and Sunday School lessons Ukrainian, Russian. Main religions: Eastern
are produced. Orthodox, Roman Catholic.

Ecclesias: Small groups in Bryansk, Link man: David M Pearce, 107 Oakway,
Chelyabinsk, Efremov, Kazan, Krasnodar, Wellingborough, NN8 4SD (07828 449675;
Lipetsk, Moscow, St Petersburg, Saratov, davidmpearce@btinternet.com).
Talitsa, Tomsk, Yelets (about 200 members). CBM activities: The Ukraine team makes
two or three visits a year. These start in Kiev
SOUTH CAUCASUS STATES with weekend Bible studies, followed by a
trip to the countryside. The West Russian
Armenia (inc Nagorno-Karabakh): Bible School is held in Kiev in the summer.
Population: 3 million. Language: Armenian.
Main religion: Orthodox. Website: www.ukrainechristadelphians.
Azerbaijan: Population: 8 million. weebly.com
Language: Azeri. Main religion: Muslim. Ecclesias: Kiev, Kakhovka, Kharkov,
Georgia: Population: 4.5 million. Language: Pavlograd, Poltava (about 100 members in
Georgian. Main religion: Orthodox. total).
Link man: Peter Rogers, 3 Tyler Green,
Worle, Weston-Super-Mare BS22 7DZ (01934
518344; pgrogers@talktalk.net).
CBM activities: There are 2 sisters in
Rustavi, Georgia, and 1 brother in Armenia;
it is hoped they will travel to Bible school
this year. This is the best form of contact at
present.

Kiev n Kharkov l
Black GEORGIA Caspian l Poltava
Sea Tbilisi n Sea
UKRAINE

ARMENIA
Yerevan n Baku
n  l Kakhovka
AZERBAIJAN

Black Sea

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ACBM
Asia-Pacific Christadelphian Bible Mission
The ACBM was formed in 1961 as
Australasian Christadelphian Bible Mission
and is responsible for South and East Asia
and the Pacific. The National Committee
looks after policy matters and national
issues and the Regional Committees attend
to regional promotion and fund-raising and
provide oversight of Area Teams.
National Committee
Chairman: Garnet Alchin, 12 Blaxland Rd,
Macquarie Hills, NSW 2285 (+61 2 4956 6497;
chairman@acbm.org.au).
Secretary & Crisis Coordinator: Keith
Pearson, PO Box 2327, Mt Waverley, VIC
3149 (+61 412 908 777; secretary@acbm.org.
au).
Treasurer: Greg Hagen, 29 Barker Street,
Cashmere, QLD 4500 (+61 7 3264 1315;
treasurer@acbm.org.au).
Insurance: Ken Dyer, 105 Norman Ave,
Thornleigh, NSW 2120 (+61 2 9484 6988;
insurance@acbm.org.au).
Planning: Mark Seaman, 2 Faehse St,
Modbury, SA 5092 (+61 8 7324 2468;
planning@acbm.org.au).
Fieldworker Safety: Russell Bailey, 4 Legend
Ave, Walkley Heights, SA 5098 (+61 8 8359
7713; fieldworkersafety@acbm.org.au).
Training & Youth Representative: Jonathan
Galbraith, 17 Cheltenham Way, Prospect
Vale, TAS 7250 (+61 3 6344 8103; training@
acbm.org.au).
NSW Delegate: Ken Pooley, 17 Wonga Street
Strathfield, NSW 2135 (+61 2 97473694; nsw.
delegate@acbm.org.au).
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Qld Delegate: John Collins, 8 Drayton Place,
The Gap, QLD 4061 (+61 7 3300 4398; qld.
delegate@acbm.org.au).
SA Delegate: Nathan Shaw, PO Box 960,
Goolwa, SA 5214 (+61 8 8555 4078;
sa.delegate@acbm.org.au).
Tas Delegate & Local Regulations: Stephen
Taylor, 17 Taylor St, Westbury, TAS 7303 (+61
3 6393 1766; tas.delegate@acbm.org.au).
Vic Delegate: Graham Reeve, PO Box 2110,
Ringwood Nth, VIC 3134 (+61 3 9876 2771;
vic.delegate@acbm.org.au).
WA Delegate & Procedural Guidelines:
Chris Carmody, 285 Spencer Rd, Thornlie,
WA 6108 (+61 8 9459 7196; wa.delegate@
acbm.org.au).
NZ Delegate: Robert Alderson, PO Box
20337, Glen Eden, Auckland 0641, NZ (+64 9
818 8619; nz.delegate@acbm.org.au).
ACBM Corporate Travel Insurance is available
to ACBM approved Australian fieldworkers
and New Zealand fieldworkers to the South
Pacific.
ACBM Publicity
National Publicity: Craig Hill, PO Box
160, Modbury North, SA 5092 (+61
448449910; publicity@acbm.org.au).
ACBM Website
Web Admin: Joshua Carmody, 285 Spencer
Rd, Thornlie, WA 6108 (+919 738 623 302;
webadmin@acbm.org.au).
This Is YourBible website
Chairman and ACBM Rep: Robert Alderson,
 ACBM
PO Box 20337, Glen Eden, Auckland 0641,
NZ (+64 9 818 8619; thisisyourbible@acbm.
org.au).

The Bible Missionary Magazine

News: Don Phillis, 1 Charlton St,
Bridgewater, SA 5155 (+61 8 8339 4599;
bmm.news@acbm.org.au).
Distribution: Keith Pearson, PO Box 2327,
Mt Waverley, VIC 3149 (+61 412 908 777;
bmm.distribution@acbm.org.au).
Subscription database (Aust): Julie Danks,
9 Ashton Place, Coorangbong, NSW 2265
(+61 2 4977 2656; bmm.distribution@acbm.
org.au).
Subscription database (NZ): Brian Lean,
55 Bradnor Meadows Drive,Swanson,
Auckland 0612, NZ (+64 9 832 8173; bmm.
nzdistribution@acbm.org.au).

Regional Secretaries
New South Wales: Ken Pooley, 17 Wonga
Street, Strathfield, NSW 2135 (+61 2 9747
3694; nsw.secretary@acbm.org.au).
Queensland: (acting) John Collins, 8
Drayton Place,The Gap, QLD 4061 (+61 7
3300 4398; qld.secretary@acbm.org.au).
South Australia: Nathan Shaw, PO Box
960, Goolwa, SA 5214 (+61 8 8555 4078;
sa.secretary@acbm.org.au).
Tasmania: Stephen Taylor, 17 Taylor Street,
Westbury, TAS 7303 (+61 3 6393 1766; tas.
secretary@acbm.org.au).
Victoria: Graham Reeve, PO Box 2110,
Ringwood North, VIC 3134 (+61 3 9876 2771;
vic.secretary@acbm.org.au).
Western Australia: Chris Carmody, 285
Spencer Road, Thornlie, WA 6108 (+61 8
9459 7196; wa.secretary@acbm.org.au).
New Zealand: Robert Alderson, PO Box
20337, Glen Eden, Auckland 0641, NZ (+64 9
818 8619; nz.secretary@acbm.org.au).

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EAST ASIA

Mongolia
Japan

South
Korea

China
Pacific

O c e a n

Taiwan
l Hong Kong

Myanmar
(Burma) Philippines
Laos
Thailand
Vietnam
Cambodia

Malaysia

Indian Ocean l  Singapore

Indonesia East
Timor

32

CAMBODIA
Population: 15 million. Language: Khmer.
Main religion: Buddhism.
Secretary: Dan Pryde, 3 Goodge Crt,
Birkdale, QLD 4159 (+61 407 048 542;
cambodia@acbm.org.au).
ACBM activities: Since 2007 a Bible
Education Centre (BEC) has been manned in
Phnom Penh and now has 60+ students. A
BEC was opened in Sihounikville in 2013 and
now has 40+ students. A Cambodian Bible
School is held each year. Check our blog:
acbmcambodia.blogspot.com.au.
Ecclesias: Phnom Penh (52), Sihanoukville
(4), Kampong Speu (8), Siem Reap (7).
CAMBODIA
Phnom Penh n
Sihanoukville l
Gulf of South
Thailand China Sea
CHINA (MAINLAND) & HONG
KONG
Population: 1,350 million. Language:
Mandarin, Cantonese. Main religions: Tao-
ism, Buddhism, Atheism, Christianity (3-4%)
Secretary: Craig Hill, PO Box 160, Modbury
North, SA 5092 (+61 448449910; china@
acbm.org.au).
ACBM activities: Preaching is primarily
undertaken through personal contact as
religions not officially recognised are illegal
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East Asia
and the central government is increasingly
focused on religious crackdowns. Care needs
to be taken during mission trips so that the
attention of authorities is not drawn to the
brothers and sisters. A Bible School for the
Greater China area is held in Hong Kong
in early October. The Hong Kong members
enjoy far greater religious freedom.
Ecclesias: 8 (85 members).
EAST TIMOR
Population: 1.1 million. Languages:
Tetun (indigenous language), Portuguese,
Indonesian, English. Main religion: Roman
Catholic.
Secretary: Stephen Taylor, 17 Taylor St,
Westbury, Tasmania 7303 (+61 3 63931766;
easttimor@acbm.org.au).
ACBM activities: A number of visits are
planned for this year. There is much work to
be done, both pastoral care and preaching.
Ecclesias: Dili (14 members).
INDONESIA
Population: 263 million. Language: Bahasa
Indonesian. Main religion: Islam.
Contact: Ken Pooley, 17 Wonga Street,
Strathfield, NSW 2135 (+61 421 357 392;
indonesia@acbm.org.au).
ACBM activities: While field workers
continue to work and travel safely in
Indonesia, caution needs to be exercised
because of the dominance of Islam and
occasional terrorist activity mainly in large
urban centres. Main field worker visits are in
June-July to coincide with the annual Solo
Study Week.
Ecclesia: Jakarta, Solo (Central Java). 65
members across Indonesia.
East Asia
JAPAN
Population: 127 million. Languages:
Japanese. Main religions: Shinto, Buddhism.
Secretary: Bruce Gurd,12 Brook Street,
Torrens Park, SA 5062 (+61 8 8277 5196;
japan@acbm.org.au).
ACBM activities: Contact with friends
is mainly by personal contact, so a long
term field worker (and family) would help
the work. Most brothers and sisters speak
English and can assist in any in-country
arrangements. Any one visiting Japan is
asked to contact the Secretary, as our
brothers and sisters love to receive visitors.
The Japan Bible Week occurs in the 3rd
week of June in Tokyo, which includes
spiritual encouragement and preaching.
Tokyo meet on Wednesday evenings, Gifu on
Saturdays or by arrangement.
Ecclesias: Gifu (4), Tokyo (2).
KOREA (South)
Population: 50 million. Language: Korean.
Main religions: Buddhism, Christianity.
Secretary: Ern Wigzell, 31 Oraston Ave,
Brighton, SA 5048 (+61 8 8298 3167; korea@
acbm.org.au).
ACBM activities: Memorial Meetings and
Sunday School are held on Sunday mornings,
Bible Classes midweek, and Interested
Friends Seminars on Saturdays. Most in the
ecclesias can speak English. Summer Bible
Schools are held in July-August each year.
The ecclesia loves the fellowship of visiting
brothers and sisters, and the young people
would love visits from young brothers and
sisters. Seoul ecclesia has accommodation
for visitors in their hall.
Ecclesias: Seoul, Daegue (total 25
members).
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LAOS
Population: 6 million. Language: Lao. Main
religions: Buddhist, traditional.
Secretary: Robert Alderson, PO Box 20337,
Glen Eden, Auckland 0641, NZ (+64 9 818
8619; laos@acbm.org.au).
ACBM activities: Advertising is tightly
controlled by the government.
MALAYSIA
Population: 25 million. National Language:
Bahasa Malaysia. Other Languages: English,
Mandarin, Tamil, and various Chinese
dialects. Main religions: Muslim (official),
Christian, Buddhist, Taoists.It is illegal to
preach any other religion to the Muslims.
Secretary: Kahfook Tham, 64 Amapur Drive,
Khandallah, Wellington 6035, New Zealand
(+64 4 479 0491; malaysia@acbm.org.au;
Malaysian mobile +6011 1765 0767).
ACBM activities: Several baptisms in 2016
have seen the birth of a new ecclesia in
Kuala Lumpur.
Ecclesias: 16 members in Penang, Kuala
Lumpur and East Malaysia.
MONGOLIA
Population: 2.8 million. Language: Khalkha
Mongolian. Main religions: Shamanist,
Buddhist.
Secretary: Garnet Alchin, 12 Blaxland Rd,
Macquarie Hills, NSW 2285 (+61 2 4956 6497;
mongolia@acbm.org.au).
ACBM activities: Winter (October to April)
is extremely cold and generally unsuitable
for visits. There have been field worker
visits annually. Exploring The Bible notes
have been translated into Mongolian and
advertised in newspapers over the last 9
years, with a number of contacts flowing
from this and personal witnessing.
 East Asia
Ecclesias: Ulaanbaatar (4 members).

PHILIPPINES
MYANMAR (Burma)
Population: 48 million. Main language: Bangui
l 
Burmese; many ethnic groups and LUZON
languages. Main religion: Buddhism. l San Mateo
Baguio l Pacific Ocean
Secretary: Terry Nutter, 38 Wright Rd, Bugallon l Bayambang
l 
Mangatarem l  Talavera
l 
Stanmore, QLD 4514 (+61 7 54961682;
Manilla n Becol
l 
myanmar@acbm.org.au).
ACBM activities: Several field worker visits MINDORO
and one Bible camp each year. There is a
large pool of contacts. The Sunday School South
has 8 children, largely from a Buddhist China Sea Bacolod l l 
Cebu
background. NEGROS
Mailag
l 
Ecclesias: Yangon (18 members) Cagayan de Oro l 
Kili Kili
l 
Sulu
PHILIPPINES Sea MINDANAO
Population: 100 million. Languages: Tagalog
(Filipino), English, local dialects. Religion:
Roman Catholic.
Contact: Peter Wassell, 37 Hurlstone
Avenue, Glenfield, NSW 2167 (+61
414566431; philippines@acbm.org.au). workers are always sought after to assist
ACBM activities: Currently 60 Sunday in pastoral and preaching activities. Some
Schools with 1,200 attendees, and 50 ecclesial halls incorporate field worker
active contacts. Up to 20 members work facilities for this purpose.
abroad. Predominantly a well-established Ecclesias: Manila, Bayambang, Bataan,
ecclesial environment although some areas Bacolod, Baguio, Bangui, Bohol, Bugallon,
are challenged by isolation and by small Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Isabela, Kalilangan,
numbers of capable brethren. Biennial Bible Kilikili, Labo, Laguna, Mailag, Mayantok,
Schools and Youth Conferences are held. Quezon City, Santa Barbara, Talavera (total
Annual young people’s study weekends 600 members).
and preaching activities are also held. The
Mission Office coordinates Sunday School and
SINGAPORE
correspondence. Sunday Schools make up a
significant part of preaching activities which Population: 5.3 million. Languages: Chinese,
focuses on involving local village children Malay, Tamil, English. Main religions:
and their parents. Limited literature is Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Taoism.
available in local languages but continues Secretary: John Collins, 8 Drayton Place,
to improve. Main field worker visits are The Gap, Qld 4061 (+61 7 3300 4398;
generally in December-January and March- singapore@acbm.org.au).
April. Travel outside these periods is also
ACBM activities: Memorial Meeting
strongly encouraged. Long-term field

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East Asia
10:30am, Sunday at 150 Orchard Road,
Unit #8-03 Orchard Plaza, beside Orchard
Point and opposite 313 Somerset MRT
station. If passing through Singapore,
please contact John Bounaparte (+65 9028
7715;johnbounaparte@gmail.com).
Ecclesia: 1 (15 members).
TAIWAN
Population: 23 million. Languages: Mandarin
Chinese (official), Taiwanese, Hakka
dialects. Religions: mixture of Buddhist and
Taoist (93%), Christian (4.5%).
Secretary: Craig Hill, PO Box 160, Modbury
North, SA 5092 (+61 448449910; taiwan@
acbm.org.au).
ACBM activities: 2 Sunday school students.
Ecclesias: 8 members, mostly in Taipei.
gospel preached. Fieldworkers are always
in demand at the BEC. Please consider
assisting with this vital work. Contact us at
thailand@acbm.org.au Have a look at our
blog site: acbmthailand.blogspot.com.au
Ecclesias: 2 (6 members).
VIETNAM
Population: 88 million. Language:
Vietnamese. Main religion: Buddhism.
Secretary: Allan Bundesen, 16 Pindari
Cres, Wishart, Qld 4122 (+61 7 334 3461;
vietnam@acbm.org.au).
ACBM activities: We now have 12 ecclesias
with 205 in Sunday Schools, and 51 studying
for baptism. Most of our new members are
now coming from Sunday Schools. The work
is being done by Vietnamese members in
their own language.

THAILAND Ecclesias: 12 (406 members).

Population: 68 million. Language: Thai.

Main religion: Buddhism.
Secretary: Terry Nutter, 38 Wright Rd,
Stanmore, QLD 4514 (+61 7 54961682;
thailand@acbm.org.au).
ACBM activities: The Bible Education
Centre (BEC) in Chiang Mai is the centre of
ACBM operations in Thailand. The BEC is
the home, teaching, resource centre and
base for fieldworkers who man the centre
year-round. Despite the lack of interest in
the gospel in Thailand, our local brothers
and sisters are highly motivated to find
friends who are interested in the Bible.
Fieldworkers at the BEC also travel to other
centres in northern Thailand where we
have standing invitations to teach about
the Bible. Mae Sai, Mae Sot and Mae Hong
Son in Thailand and Yangon and other
centres in Myanmar are among places
where fieldworkers can show up and depend
on finding an audience ready to hear the

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SOUTH ASIA
BANGLADESH
Population: 168 million. Language: Bangla.
Main religion: Muslim.
Secretary: Jonathan Thomas (mob: +61 438
041 744; bangladesh@acbm.org.au).
ACBM activities: There is a mission
apartment which is maintained for ecclesial
meetings and field worker accommodation.
There are 3-6 first principle classes per
week. Memorial Meeting is held Friday
afternoon. A Bible School is usually held
in the second half of the year. CYC camps
(1-2) and truth camps (2-3) are held
annually. There are 3 Sunday Schools.
Bangla literature is translated, printed and
distributed. Continual field worker support
is still important.
Ecclesias: Baridhara (42), Mirpur (9),
Mymensingh (8).
INDIA
Population: 1,200 million. Main religions:
Hindu, Muslim, Sikh (Christians 2.4%, i.e.
2,800,000).
ACBM activities: Work started in 1979
and there are now 70 ecclesias, most with
Sunday Schools. Magazines and Bible courses
for contacts are published in English and
local languages: Telugu, Bangla, Malayalam,
Tamil and Kannada. India is a vast and
diverse country and ACBM involvement is via
regions as set out below.
Southern India (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu &
Kerala). Contact: Graham Reeve (india_
south@acbm.org.au).
Activities: Annual Bible week in May. CYC
activities mainly in Bangalore. Literature in
local languages. Mission flat in Bangalore.
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Pakistan
Nepal
Bangladesh
India
Sri Lanka
North & West India (incl. all Hindi speaking
areas and Goa). Contact: Tim Harrington
(india_west@acbm.org.au).
Activities: Annual Bible week. This area is
large and less western, and preaching is only
just beginning in many states.
Andhra Pradesh. Contact: Bernie Caudery
(india_ap@acbm.org.au).
Activities: End of Year Gathering
in Hyderabad (Moinabad). Central
administration office and mission
accommodation is in Hyderabad. Many
welfare activities including Moinabad
children’s home, Shunem home for children
and aged, leprosy village and street clinics,
child nutrition programme in many locations
and C3 Bible Centre. Literature in local
languages.
North East India (West Bengal, Orissa and
the remote north-eastern states). Contact:
Milton Richardson (india_north_east@acbm.
org.au).
Activities: Developing ecclesias mostly with
active Sunday Schools at Kolkata, Joynagar,
Contai, Sarenga and some members in
isolation. West Bengal Bible School held
annually in October and Young People’s Bible
South Asia
PAKISTAN
Population: 177 million. Languages: Urdu,
English. Main religion: Muslim.
n Delhi Secretary: Jonathan Wallace, 5 Longstaff
UTTAR
PRADESH
Rd, Bayswater, VIC 3153 (+61 3 9729 2918;
pakistan@acbm.org.au).
INDIA WEST
BENGAL Kolkota
l  ACBM activities: Despite political unrest
   (Calcutta)
MAHA- and frequent bombings, the local brothers
RASHTRA ANDHRA have been very active in preaching, and
Mumbail 
  PRADESH
(Bombay) Hyderabad
l  there are now 18 ecclesias with 10 Sunday
Bay of schools. Visits to hold Bible Weeks and Youth
KARNATAKA
Arabian Bangalore Bengal Conferences have greatly encouraged the
Sea l  l Chennai development of the Truth in this war-torn
TAMIL    (Madras)
KE

country.
RA

NADU
LA

Ecclesias: 18 (about 900 members).

Camp in May. Various ecclesial preaching SRI LANKA

and Bible Study days held through the year.
Bengali language Bible courses, Sunday
School resources and a good range of other
literature for preaching work are available.
Mission residence: A well-equipped 3
bedroom flat at Jodhpur Park, southern
Kolkata, is maintained for field worker
accommodation.
Ecclesias: 70 (over 1,750 members).
NEPAL
Population: 30 million. Language: Nepali.
Main religion: Hindu.
Secretary: Jonathan Wallace, 5 Longstaff
Rd, Bayswater, VIC 3153 (+61 3 9729 2918;
nepal@acbm.org.au).
ACBM activities: ACBM has continued
pastoral work with the local ecclesias and
assisting brothers and sisters with preaching
to contacts.
Ecclesias: Chabahil, Dhumbarai (both in
Kathmandu) (about 100 members in total).
Population: 21 million. Languages:
Sinhalese, Tamil. Main religions: Buddhist,
Hindu, Christianity, Islam.
Acting Secretary: Chris Carmody, 285
Spencer Rd, Thornlie, WA 6108 (+61 8 9459
7196; mob: +61 472 187 332; srilanka@
acbm.org.au).
ACBM activities: A Bible School is held
in December, youth weekend in June,
brother’s weekend in June and sister’s
weekend in October. 30 publications have
been translated into Sinhalese and a couple
into Tamil. In recent years the ecclesia has
gained refugee members from Pakistan and
Iran. Preaching is by special addresses and
personal witness. Visitors please contact
the Sri Lankan recorder, Anton Ponambalam
(anton.ponambalam@gmail.com) before
arrival.
Ecclesias: 2 (35 members in total).

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THE PACIFIC
Papua Bougainville
New Solomon
Guinea Islands
Vanuatu
New
Caledonia
COOK ISLANDS
Population: 18,000. Languages: English,
Cook Island Maori. Main religion: Christian.
Secretary: Robert Alderson, PO Box 20337,
Glen Eden, Auckland 0641, NZ (+64 9 818
8619; cookislands@acbm.org.au).
ACBM activities: currently none.
Ecclesias: No members.
FIJI
Population: 896,000. Languages: English,
Fijian, Hindi. Main religions: Christian,
Hindu.
Secretary: Nathan Shaw, PO Box 960,
Goolwa, SA 5124 (+61 8 8555 4078; mob: +61
427 611 290; fiji@acbm.org.au).
ACBM activities: Regular Bible Schools
and ecclesial studies are held in December
and at Easter. The South Pacific Youth
conference has been held twice so far. Over
20 people are doing first principles lessons.
Primary focus is on preaching in Lautoka
and Ba. We are also looking into doing a
‘maintenance trip’ every 2 years, for which
we welcome volunteers. Bible Schools and
Samoa American
Samoa
Fiji Cook
Islands
French
Polynesia
Tonga
Youth Camps are held annually.
Ecclesias: Suva, Lautoka (total 61 members).
NEW CALEDONIA and
FRENCH POLYNESIA
New Caledonia: Population: 237,000.
Language: French, local dialects. Main
religion: Christian (Roman Catholic).
French Polynesia: Population: 257,000.
Languages: French, Tahitian. Main religion:
Christian (Protestant).
Secretary: Robert Alderson, PO Box 20337,
Glen Eden, Auckland 0641, New Zealand (+61
9 818 8619; new_caledonia@acbm.org.au).
ACBM activities: No French language work is
currently being done in the Pacific.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
(including BOUGAINVILLE)
Population: 7.7 million. Languages: Tok
Pisin, English, local languages. Religions:
Christian (Roman Catholic), traditional.
Secretary: Kevin Gore, 12 Bells Road,
Somerton Park, SA 5044 (+61 8 8295 7529;
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The Pacific
png@acbm.org.au).
ACBM activities: One major annual Bible
School attended by up to 120 adults
and children. Due to opposition from
Bougainville ‘hardliner’ political leaders,
no activities are being held in Arawa
(Bougainville) until at least after the
referendum for independence (May 2019)
Pastoral visits to Buka (Bougainville) are still
possible. Seminars are given in Alotau (Milne
Bay) and preaching work is now taking place
on Goodenough Island offshore from Milne
Bay. Around 50 are taking the ETB Bible
Correspondence Course. Pastoral support
is provided for the ecclesia in Lae. There
are 3 Sunday Schools with approximately 60
students. A radio programme ‘Let the Bible
Speak’ is broadcast on Sunday evenings on
Bougainville and Milne Bay radio stations.
Ecclesias: Arawa, Buku, Sirau Heights,
Sipukotu, Lae (total 45 members).
SAMOA
Population 185,000. Languages: Samoan,
English. Main religion: Christian.
American Samoa: Population: 65,000.
Languages: Samoan, English. Main religion:
Christian.
Secretary: Ross Melles, PO Box 20337, Glen
Eden, Auckland 0641, NZ (+64 9 810 7118;
samoa@acbm.org.au).
ACBM activities: Currently none.
SOLOMON ISLANDS
Population 620,000. Language: English,
Pidjin and local dialects. Main religion:
Christian (mainly Protestant).
Secretary: Michael Healy, PO Box 317,
Renmark, SA 5341 (+61 8 8595 1472; mob:
+61 418 894 782; solomon_is@acbm.org.au).
ACBM activities: ‘Let the Bible Speak’ is
broadcast over the national radio each
40
Sunday night. 5 Sunday Schools with about
60 students. About 40 are taking the Bible
Correspondence Course.
Ecclesias: Honiara, Fote Village, Gwaunaoa’a,
Reef Islands. (total 35 members).
TONGA
Population 102,000. Languages: Tongan,
English. Main religion: Christian (mainly
Wesleyan).
Secretary: Alan Struckman, 14 Marymere
Place, Christchurch 8042, NZ (+64 3349 6204;
mob: +64 2 1105 3544; tonga@acbm.org.au).
ACBM activities: We are advertising for
field workers as there is strong interest.
Fieldworkers are arranged to visit Tonga
each quarter. Sunday School and Ecclesial
meetings are held in a member’s home. Ten
Sunday School children and three interested
friends are doing first principle classes.
Ecclesia: Nukualofa (7 members).
VANUATU
Population 247,000. Languages: English,
French, Bislama (Pidgin) & 120 Tribal
languages. Main religion: Christianity.
Secretary: Phil R Shaw, PO Box 734, Goolwa,
SA 5214 (+61 8 8555 4116; mob: +61 414 611
293; vanuatu@acbm.org.au).
ACBM activities: There are now Brethren
and sisters on the islands of Efate, Emau,
Malekula, Tanna, Espiritu Santo and Paama.
Much of the preaching work is conducted via
correspondence course, available in English
and Bislama and administered by local
brethren. Fieldworker visits provide pastoral
support and assistance with preaching
activities. There is a Mission House in Port Vila
for fieldworker accommodation. Annual family
Bible camps are held on Efate in December.
Ecclesias: Efate, Tanna, Malekula, Emau,
Santo and Paama (total 52 members).
CBMA/CBMC
The Pacific Coast CBM was established in
1964. This became the CBM of the Americas
in 1985, with responsibility for South and
Central America. In 2000 it took over
responsibility for the Caribbean.
Note: USA and Canada dialing code is +1.
CBMA Council
Chairman: Phil Snobelen (604 881 4733;
philsnobelen@shaw.ca).
Treasurer: Jeff Gelineau (805 577 6667;
cbma.treasurer@gmail.com).
Secretary: Eric Hawthorne (425 844 8321;
eric@hawthornes.net).
Truth Corps: Allen Laben (757 870 3125;
allenandtara@gmail.com).
Council member: Fred Bearden (512 296
7748; kbearden1@austin.rr.com).
Council member: Dan Styles (734 335 3370;
dstyles@ford.com).
Council member: Tyrone Smartt (718 577
7941; alphacare2000@yahoo.com).
Publicity (non-Council member): Jan
Berneau (818 842 2868; jberneau@earthlink.
net).
CBMC Board
President & Treasurer: Phil Snobelen (604
881 4733; philsnobelen@shaw.ca).
Secretary: Bob Stodel (250 384 4456;
rwstodel@telus.net).
Director: Mark Carr (905 565 9972; markliz.
carr@sympatico.ca).
Director: Gary Cousens (519 717 0799;
gcoesens2@scj.com).
Director: Jonathan Lawrence (250 962 8191;
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budsforlife911@hotmail.com).
Director: Ted Hodge Jr (289 239 7711;
hodgetk@gmail.com).
Director: Ted Sleeper (650 341 0379;
tsleeper@astound.net).
Donations
CBMA: c/o Jeff Gelineau, 567 Astorian
Drive, Simi Valley, CA 93065, USA.
CBMC: Box 55541, Unit 119, 15280 101
Avenue, Surrey, BC V3R 0J7, Canada.
Web donations: www.cbma.net
Overseas Book Service & Works of
Faith
Coordinator: Jan Berneau (818 842 2868;
jberneau@earthlink.net).
Since 1999, we have sent over 34,800 books,
magazines, and tapes throughout the world
to those who might be unable to find or
purchase these materials locally. We sent
out over 800 books in 2015. We welcome
gifts of used Bibles, reference books, and
Christadelphian books.
This Is Your Bible website
www.thisisyourbible.com
Coordinators: Duncan Kenzie (as above) and
Mike LeDuke (519 574 6014; mduke@gto.
net).
See also page 3.
Christadelphian Save the Children
Fund
www.christadelphianchildren.com
Coordinators: David and Louise Birchall (519
668 7081; dalefinancial@rogers.com).
CBMA/CBMC
Since 2001, the Christadelphian Save
the Children Fund has raised funds and
collected donated supplies for the spiritual
teaching of needy children. It is involved
in 36 countries throughout the world.
1,000 to 2,000 Bible Learning Kits have
been distributed yearly through channels
coordinated by CBM link men worldwide.
The kit includes a Children’s Bible, Bible
learning supplies and teaching lessons, and
school supplies to support their Sunday
Schools. Bibles in native languages are
available on request. Financial assistance,
scholarships and clothing allowances have
been provided for thousands of children
and young people to attend Bible schools.
Used clothing has also been sent to children
who attend Sunday School. Homeless and
disabled children have been adopted,
leading to a number of baptisms. The
programme continues by the grace of God
and with the support of individuals and
ecclesias throughout the world. Receipts are
offered through your CBM country location
or individual ecclesias. The fund also
provides charitable receipts for Canadian
residents.
The Bible Missionary Magazine
CBMA/CBMC representative: Ken Curry (416
431 7069; krcurry@sympatico.ca).
See also page 3.
In 2018, God willing, the Truth Corps will
begin in Detroit, Michigan and then spend
two weeks in Jamaica supporting the youth
and outreach activities. We are thankful to
have a full team assembled.
Los Angeles Hispanic Ecclesia
Link man: Jim Hunter (626 303 2222;
jdhunter45@gmail.com).
Ecclesia: There are now 33 members, with
5 studying for baptism. There are 3 Sunday
School classes; 2 weekly Bible classes, a
young people’s class, and a Sunday lecture.
Our primary means of outreach is the Bible
correspondence course, advertised through
Google ads.
CBMA/CBMC website and
Facebook
www.cbma.net
Facebook: Christadelphian Bible Mission of
the Americas
Project coordinators: Jan Berneau (818
842 2868; jberneau@earthlink.net); Eric
Hawthorne (425 844 8321; eric@hawthornes.
net).
The site provides up-to-date information on
current activities in all CBMA/CBMC mission
areas, as well as online donation capabilities
and other ways to help in the mission fields.

Truth Corps
Coordinator: Allen Laben (757 870 7579;
allenandtara@gmail.com).
Truth Corps is a 3-6 week missionary
programme that gives participants the
opportunity to visit their brothers and
sisters in ecclesias throughout the Americas
and preach, teach and serve in a manner
patterned after Jesus’ example. Over 350
brothers and sisters have served on Truth
Corps since its inception in 1970.

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 Latin America

LATIN AMERICA
makes periodic pastoral and outreach visits
Guyana to ecclesias and members in isolation in
Colombia other parts of South America.
Ecclesias: Córdoba (4 members).
Ecuador
BOLIVIA
Languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymará. Main
Peru Brazil
religion: Roman Catholic.
Liaisons: Shimon and Joanna Spina (11 61
Bolivia 479 123 753; shimon@yournotion.com.au).
CBMA activities: Bro. Shimon and Sis,
Joanna Spina continue to support the work
of the ecclesia in this country remotely.
Regular pastoral visits by various Brothers
Argentina continue, particularly Bro. Brydyn Melles
who currently resides in Santiago, Chile. Six
regular contacts attend ecclesial meetings
Chile with three of these taking first principle
classes via skype classes.
Ecclesias: La Paz (5 members).

ARGENTINA
Language: Spanish. Main religion: Roman
Catholic.
Link man: Jim Hunter (626 303 2222;
jdhunter45@gmail.com).
CBMA activities: Outreach is carried on
in Córdoba through the postal course,
the efforts of local members and public
lectures by visiting brothers. There are
frequent visits by CBMA workers and other
Christadelphian travellers. Rubén Barboza
BRAZIL
Language: Portuguese. Main religions:
Roman Catholic (65%), Protestant (22%)
Link man: Jim Hunter (626 303 2222;
jdhunter45@gmail.com).
CBMA activities: Close contact is maintained
with the four members in isolation. Emerson
Acosta continues outreach in the area of
Porto Alegre via newspaper advertising and
the Internet. There is a continual stream
of postal course requests stemming from
the website of Sandro Mestre in Portugal,
though personal follow-up is challenged by
the immensity of the country and a dearth
of Portuguese-speaking workers.
Ecclesias: None (4 members).

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Latin America
CHILE
Language: Spanish. Main religion: Roman
Catholic.
Link man: Robert Alderson (NZ) (+64 9 818
8619; rma@ix.net.nz).
CBMA activities: The small ecclesias
continue to meet for memorial service and
always welcome visitors passing through.
Ecclesias: Santiago, Temuco (8 members in
total).
COLOMBIA
Language: Spanish. Main religion: Roman
Catholic.
Link man: Jim Hunter (626 303 2222;
jdhunter45@gmail.com).
CBMA activities: Postal course requests
come in continually from labiblia.com.
John and Mélida Burton of the UK visit
the country a couple of times a year for
extended periods, and local members and
promising contacts are also supported by the
CBMA via telephone and e-mail.
Ecclesias: None (5 members).
COSTA RICA
Language: Spanish. Main religion: Roman
Catholic.
Link man: David Collister (310 548 6872;
davidcollister@sbcglobal.net).
CBMA activities: The ecclesias in Costa Rica
continue to interact with the El Salvador
ecclesias, especially at the year-end Bible
Schools. The ecclesia is relatively self-
sufficient, and at the same time welcomes
the fellowship of visiting brothers and
sisters.
Ecclesias: Santa Bárbara, Costa de Pájaros
(65 members in total).
ECUADOR
Language: Spanish. Main religion: Roman
Catholic.
Link man: Kevin Hunter (250 655 3046;
bible@christadelphia.org).
CBMA activities: The last resident
missionaries left in 2010 and the ecclesia is
growing on its own. Several pastoral visits
are made each year.
Ecclesias: Quito (17 members).
EL SALVADOR
Language: Spanish. Main religions: Roman
Catholic (57%), Protestant (21%)
Link man: Jim Hunter (626 303 2222;
jdhunter45@gmail.com).
CBMA activities: The three ecclesias
function under local leadership, each
hosting a full slate of ecclesial activities
including weekly Bible classes and public
lectures, with baptismal classes as needed.

Atlantic
Costa de
Ocean
Pájaros l l Santa Bárbara
San José
n  Sonsonate
l 
San Salvador
n 
Usulután l

COSTA RICA EL SALVADOR

Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean

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Mexico
Guatemala
El Salvador
Costa Rica
Panama
The CBMA offers counsel and financial
support for pastoral needs and different
types of outreach (print and Internet
advertising, postal course, billing), and
provides speakers for the annual Bible
school in December. Several visits by CBMA
workers are planned for 2018.
Ecclesias: San Salvador, Sonsonate, Usulután
(95 members in total).
GUATEMALA
Language: Spanish. Main religions: Roman
Catholic, Protestant.
Link man: Dan Robinson (519 442 6959;
dnarobinson@silomail.com).
CBMA activities: With the support of the
CBMA the members in Guatemala meet
weekly for their Memorial Service and public
lectures in a rented hall. Outreach includes
internet advertising, personal preaching by
members and a weekly open house at the
ecclesial hall. Several pastoral visits are
made each year by field workers from North
and Central America. Where possible the
brothers and sisters attend the year-end
Bible School in El Salvador.
Ecclesias: Guatemala City (7 members).
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Latin America
Gulf of
MEXICO Mexico
Mérida  
Guadalajara l Campeche ll
n  
Mexico City
Pacific Ocean
MEXICO
Language: Spanish. Main religion: Roman
Catholic.
Link men: David Lloyd (818 352 6486;
d91502@gmail.com); David Jennings (949
459 1956; djennings@cox.net); Jim Hunter
(Merida and Campeche only) (626 303 2222;
jdhunter45@gmail.com).
CBMA activities: There were 5 baptisms in
2017. CBMA visits are scheduled to all three
areas. The next All-Mexico Bible School is
planned for November 2018.
Ecclesias: Campeche, Guadalajara, Merida,
Ocotlan (34 members in total).
PANAMA
Language: Spanish, indigenous langauges
and creoles. Main religion: Roman Catholic.
Link man: Don Luff (519 756 2682; luffs@
sympatico.ca).
CBMA activities: The Panamá City and
Colón ecclesias are self-supporting and their
activities are assisted by scheduled visits
each year by CBMA representatives. There
have been baptisms every year recently
and for several years now the annual Bible
Camps have resumed and been enjoyed by
all ages.
Ecclesias: Panamá City, Colón (30
members).
LATIN AMERICA
Link man: Jim Hunter (626 303 2222;
Caribbean Sea
jdhunter45@gmail.com).
Colón l CBMA activities: The little ecclesia meets
Panamá City
n 
regularly to break bread. Google advertising
PANAMA for the Bible course produces a steady
stream of new contacts. CBMA workers and
other travelling brothers and sisters visit
frequently to provide fellowship to the
Pacific Ocean members and encourage and instruct the
most interested postal-course students.
PERU Public lectures are offered several times a
year and are well attended.
Languages: Spanish, Quechua. Main religion:
Roman Catholic. Ecclesias: Lima (7 members).

CARIBBEAN
Bahamas
A t l a n t i c   O c e a n

Puerto
Rico

Jamaica

St Lucia
C a r i b b e a n   S e a
Barbados
Tobago
Trinidad

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 Caribbean
BAHAMAS
Language: English. Main religion: Christian Atlantic Ocean
(mainly Protestant).
Link man: Ted Hodge Jr (289 239 7711;
hodgetk@gmail.com). n 
Eccles l Georgetown
l Mocha
CBMC activities: Visits are planned to New Amsterdam l
Plegt Anker l Kilcoy
continue supporting the ecclesia. If you are l 

visiting the Bahamas, or if you wish to help,

please contact the link man. GUYANA
Ecclesias: Grand Bahama (8 members).

BARBADOS
Language: English. Main religion: Christian
(mainly Protestant).
Link man: Rod Ghent (905 822 4529;
rghent@rogers.com).
CBMC activities: There is an Easter Bible Please contact the link couple if you are
School and several visits each year. The interested in helping.
ecclesia has been operating continuously Ecclesias: Eccles, Georgetown, Kilcoy,
since the late 1890s. Mocha, New Amsterdam, Plegt Anker (135
Ecclesias: Bank Hall, Barbados South (33 members in total).
members in total).
JAMAICA
GUYANA Language: English. Main religion: Christian
Language: English. Main religions: Christian, (mainly Protestant).
Hindu, Muslim. Link man: Nathan and Antonia Giordano
Link couples: Mark and Liz Carr (905 (757 401 3900; nate.giordano@gmail.com),
565 9972; markliz.carr@sympatico.ca), transitioning from Don Luff (519 756 2682;
Rafeek and Rose Soolaman (604 463 3732; luffs@sympatico.ca).
msoolaman@gmail.com). CBMJ activities: There are 10 ecclesias
CBMC activities: Major preaching efforts in Jamaica. They hold several fraternal
concentrate on Sunday School and CYC
work, Bible classes in the homes of
friends, and Sunday evening Bible talks for
neighbours. There were 4 baptisms in 2017,
mostly from Sunday School and CYC work. Harvey River   Port Maria
l 
l
Broughton
The members would gratefully welcome l 
Port Antonio
l 
Mount Pleasant l
visiting brothers and sisters to help minister Spanish Town l n  Kingston
Round Hill l l May Pen
spiritually to the ecclesias, to contribute
to the annual youth camp and their Bible
School, and to promote outreach work. JAMAICA

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Caribbean
gatherings each year, as well as a 4-day
Easter Youth Camp, Sisters’ Study Days,
TOBAGO
and an annual Mutual Improvement Day. Caribbean  l Mount
Thankfully, there are several baptisms each Sea Grace
year. This area is so large that four Jamaican
Bible Mission meetings are held throughout
the year. In addition, CBMC-sponsored visits
take place each year. Port of
Spain n   l Arima
Ecclesias: Argyle Mountain, Broughton,
Harvey River, Kingston, May Pen, Mount Gulf of TRINIDAD Atlantic
Pleasant, Port Maria, Round Hill, Spanish Paria Ocean
Town, White Horses (About 105 members in  l Marabella
total).
 l Erin
PUERTO RICO
Languages: Spanish, English. Main religion:
Roman Catholic.
Link man: Don Luff (519 756 2682; luffs@
sympatico.ca).
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
CBMC activities: A number of contacts are
Language: English. Main religions: Roman
receiving correspondence courses, some
Catholic, Protestant, Hindu.
by mail and others via www.labiblia.com.
The members appreciate visits by English Link man: Brad Butts (303 984 4646;
or Spanish speaking brothers and sisters: wbbutts@comcast.net).
contact the link man for information. CBMC activities: A yearly Bible School and
Spanish-language printed material and Youth Camp are conducted each summer to
recorded talks continue to be sent weekly. coincide with a national holiday on 1 August.
Ecclesias: None (4 members). The location alternates between the island
of Trinidad and the island of Tobago. In 2016
the Bible School will be held in Tobago,
ST LUCIA God willing. Various gatherings and youth
Language: English. Main religion: Roman camps are also held throughout the year by
Catholic. individual ecclesias, such as during Carnival
Link man: Martin Webster (758 453 and Easter.
0571 [St Lucia]; 519 442 0544 [Canada]; Ecclesias: Arima (Trinidad), Erin (Trinidad),
martinjwebster@gmail.com). Marabella (Trinidad), Mount Grace (Tobago)
CBMC activities: ‘Bible Enrichment’ classes (72 members in total).
are held at the ecclesial hall on most
Tuesdays and Thursdays with 5 to 7 visitors
on each occasion. Pastoral visits from the
Caribbean, Canada and the UK are planned
for 2018.
Ecclesias: 1 (8 members).

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CBM(SA)
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Swaziland
Lesotho
South Africa
CBM(SA) was formed in 1997 to preach in
South Africa and neighbouring countries
where CBM(UK) is not involved. Note: South
Africa dialling code is +27.
CBMSA prints correspondence courses in
English, Afrikaans, Portuguese, and several
African languages: Northern Sotho (Sepedi),
Southern Sotho, Tsonga (Shangaan), Tswana,
Venda, Xhosa, and Zulu. There is also a wide
range of leaflets and booklets in various
languages.
Secretary: Leonie Verster, P.O. Box 2635,
Edenvale 1610 (011 452 3681; leonieve@
intekom.co.za).
Treasurer: Paul Verster (details as above).
Assistant Treasurer: Pradeep Kana (082 852
6150; pradeepkana@pixie.co.za).
BOTSWANA
Population: 1.8 million. Languages:
Setswana, English. Main religion:
traditional.
CBM(SA) activities: Visits and seminars
from Johannesburg 4 times a year. Contacts
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doing correspondence courses are scattered
throughout the country. Correspondence
courses co-ordinator: Bo Labane Legoba
(71674499).
Ecclesias: Gaborone (10 members; regular
visits from Kgamakwe Mokoena (gmokoena@
nwpg.gov.za; 071 4704627).
LESOTHO
Population: 1.8 million. Languages: Sesotho,
English. Main religion: Christian.
CBM(SA) activities: Very little activity.
Ecclesias: None. 1 member.
SWAZILAND
Population: 1.2 million. Languages: Siswati,
English. Main religion: Christian.
CBM(SA) activities: Seminars.
Ecclesias: Nhlangano (6 members; contact
Fanuel Sithole, fsithole@swazi.net).
SOUTH AFRICA
Soweto: (CBMSA ecclesia) 40 members;
contact Lucky Sekhasembe (082 651 7377).
Preaching by seminars, correspondence
courses, newspaper advertising, literature
stands and local radio.
Limpopo: (4 members) Visits by Daniel
Makhado (Soweto) (076 3978559).
Kroonstad: (8 members) Visits by Ollie
Mohopo (Soweto) (082 2641661).
Polokwane: (2 members) Visits by Lucky
Sekhasembe (Soweto).
Botshabelo: (2 members) Monthly seminars
planned. Contact Emmanuel Mphambo (JHB
0724357470).
INDEX OF COUNTRIES
Albania������������������������25
American Samoa�������������40
Angola�������������������������� 8
Argentina����������������������43
Armenia�����������������������29
Austria�������������������������20
Azerbaijan��������������������29
Bahamas�����������������������47
Bangladesh��������������������37
Barbados����������������������47
Belarus�������������������������25
Belgium������������������������20
Benin���������������������������10
Bolivia�������������������������43
Bosnia and Herzegovina�����25
Botswana����������������������49
Bougainville�������������������39
Brazil���������������������������43
Bulgaria������������������������25
Burundi������������������������� 8
Cambodia���������������������33
Cameroon���������������������� 8
Chad���������������������������� 8
Chile���������������������������44
China and Hong Kong��������33
Colombia����������������������44
Congo, Democratic Republic
of������������������������������ 8
Cook Islands�������������������39
Costa Rica���������������������44
Croatia�������������������������25
Czech Republic���������������26
Denmark�����������������������22
East Timor���������������������33
Ecuador������������������������44
El Salavador�������������������44
Estonia�������������������������27
Ethiopia������������������������13
Fiji������������������������������39
France�������������������������20
French Polynesia�������������39
Gambia������������������������� 9
Georgia������������������������29
Germany�����������������������20
Ghana��������������������������� 9
Greece�������������������������27
Guatemala��������������������45
Guinea�������������������������10
Guyana������������������������47
Hungary������������������������27
India����������������������������37
Indonesia����������������������33
Israel���������������������������21
Italy����������������������������21
Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire)�10
Jamaica������������������������47
Japan��������������������������34
Jordan�������������������������21
Kazakhstan��������������������26
Kenya��������������������������13
Kosovo�������������������������25
Kyrgyzstan��������������������26
Laos����������������������������34
Lebanon�����������������������21
Lesotho������������������������49
Liberia�������������������������10
Macedonia���������������������25
Madagascar�������������������14
Malawi�������������������������14
Malaysia�����������������������34
Malta���������������������������21
Mauritius����������������������15
Mexico�������������������������45
Moldova������������������������27
Mongolia�����������������������34
Montenegro�������������������25
Mozambique������������������15
Myanmar (Burma)������������35
Nepal���������������������������38
Netherlands�������������������21
New Caledonia���������������39
Nigeria�������������������������10
Norway������������������������22
Oman��������������������������20
Pakistan�����������������������38
Panama������������������������45
Papua New Guinea�����������39
Peru����������������������������46
Philippines��������������������35
Poland�������������������������28
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Portugal�����������������������22
Puerto Rico�������������������48
Qatar���������������������������20
Romania�����������������������28
Russia��������������������������28
Samoa��������������������������40
Senegal������������������������11
Serbia��������������������������25
Seychelles���������������������15
Sierra Leone������������������11
Singapore����������������������35
Slovenia�����������������������25
Solomon Islands��������������40
South Africa�������������������49
South Korea�������������������34
South Sudan�������������������16
Spain���������������������������22
Sri Lanka����������������������38
St Helena����������������������11
St Lucia������������������������48
Swaziland���������������������49
Sweden������������������������22
Switzerland�������������������23
Taiwan�������������������������36
Tanzania�����������������������16
Thailand�����������������������36
Tobago�������������������������48
Togo����������������������������11
Tonga���������������������������40
Trinidad������������������������48
Turkey��������������������������23
Uganda�������������������������16
Ukraine������������������������29
United Arab Emirates��������20
Uzbekistan��������������������26
Vanuatu������������������������40
Vietnam�����������������������36
Zambia�������������������������17
Zimbabwe���������������������17