Riamese Orthodox Church

Reformed Church of Christ the Saviour
Pakaragare Rehokaga'ia oe Kiaira te ma Kaovaraha'ama
File:Logo of the Reformed Church of Christ the Saviour (Freice).png PRKK logo Motto: "Airi'ia te ma auiarito ui maina'ia" (Living the spirit in all we do, lit. Living the spirit when working).
Classification	Protestant
Orientation	Methodism
Theology	Evangelical
Polity	Connexionalism
President	Rev. Dr. Apoka Semeia
Headquarters	Sekapa, Freice
Territory	Freice, Riamo, Hoterallia
Origin	3 April 1953.
Merger of	Church of Christ and Church of the Saviour
Other name(s)	Methodist Church of Freice
Official website	www.prkk.faio

The Reformed Church of Christ the Saviour (Freician: Pakaragare Rehokaga'ia oe Kiaira te ma Kaovaraha'ama; PRKK) is a Methodist denomination in Freice and, as of 2021, the largest church and Christian denomination in the Country. The church was founded in 1953 with the merger of the Church of Christ (Pakaragare oe Kiaira) and the Church of the Saviour (Pakaragare oe te ma Kaovaraha'ama), largely driven by pro-independence and Freician nationalist factions that sought to use religion as a vehicle for their aims. The church has its roots in the Methodist missionaries who settled in Freice with Riamese colonisation in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Although not the state church, the PRKK wields significant influence in society, due in most part to the large number of Freicians who are practitioners.

Organisation

The Reformed Church of Christ the Saviour is organised into four different levels, called conferences: general conference, district conference, and village conference.

The General Conference is the principal representative body of the church and has sole authority to speak on its behalf. An equal number of clergy and laity are elected from district meetings (bishops sit ex officio) and constitute the highest decision-making body of the PRKK. The conference elects a president from amongst the bishops, who serves as the head of and main spokesperson for the church. Between sittings of the general conference, a general committee is elected from amongst the members of the conference to undertake specified responsibilities.

District conferences consist of representatives of the clergy and laity elected from among the village conferences in each district. The district conference is responsible for policy relating to the administration of the church in each district, including matters relating to finance, the employment and oversight of church staff and clergy, and local social concerns. District conferences are also responsible for electing a bishop, who is responsible for the oversight of ministers in their district.

The village conference is a meeting of a local congregation (currently eleven) for the purpose of making decisions relating to the organisation of the church at a local level. It usually consists of the minister and worshippers elected from amongst the congregation.

Bishops

The 9 current bishops of the PRKK are:

Name	Title	Serving since
Rev. Dr. Apoka Semeia	President Bishop of Marana Pratsa	18 June 2020 (President) 14 March 2012 (Bishop)
Rev. Likama Siolauo	Bishop of Dukorane	9 November 2017
Rev. Nualatamu Fuoa	Bishop of Sekapa	4 June 2018
Rev. Sotele Sekoela	Bishop of Koimuke	28 January 2013
Rev. Avama Ilipule	Bishop of Sekapa Seiva	13 August 2016
Rev. Seima Semeia	Bishop of Roheo Radei Oratite	6 January 2015
Rev. Dr. Enuleira Fuoa	Bishop of Ritora Iisa	8 May 2017
Rev. Seuia Kaineki	Bishop of Mopeta Pratsa	14 April 2015
Rev. Selaulo Tume	Bishop of Peka	8 January 2022

See also

• Freice
• Culture of Freice

External links

• Official website
• Website of the Reformed Church of Christ the Saviour (Hoterallia Church)