Riamese Orthodox Church

Congregational Christian Church of Freice
Pakaragare Wahoaniorena’ama-Kiaioti’ama oe Faio
PWKF 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
Separated from	Riamese Methodist Church
Other name(s)	Church of Freice
Official website	www.pwkf.faio

The Congregational Christian Church of Freice (Freician: Pakaragare Wahoaniorena’ama-Kiaioti’ama oe Faio; PWKF), widely called the Church of Freice, is a Protestant denomination in Freice and, as of 2021, the largest church and Christian denomination in the Country. The church was founded in 1953 when it formally separated from the Congregational Church of Riamo and established itself as a separate body operating within the Riamese Christian Conference. The split was 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 Christian missionaries who settled in Freice with Riamese colonisation in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Although not the state church, the PWKF 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 PMRF. 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.

Overseas churches

There are two autonomous churches that operate within the PWKF but which are granted certain freedoms. These are the Congregational Christian Church of Freice - Ryume Church (PWKF-RP) operates in Hoterallia and the Congregational Christian Church of Freice - Church in Riamo (PWKF-PoR), which operates in mainland Riamo.

The Ryume Church serves the Freician community in Hoterallia (並外民の外国人公共; translit. Namimin no Gaikoku hito kōkyō), which traces its heritage to the immigration from the island in the 1920s and 1930s during and immediately following the Hoterallian occupation of Freice. Established in its current form in 1962, the church provides services to around 1,500 of the almost 2,100 Freicians resident in the country, most of whom live in Ryume Prefecture. The church is headed by the Bishop of Ryume, currently Rev. Ilipule Likama.

The Church in Riamo operates in mainland Riamo, including in the Unhak Island Territories. A large number of members are students and temporary workers, with major populations in Guri, Portington, and Swanton. The church also serves as the de facto representation of the PMRF in the Riamese Christian Conference, with the Bishop of Guri (the leader of the PWKF-PoR) the designated member of the conference for the PWKF. The current Bishop of Guri is Rev. Dr. Selaulo Bisona.

Bishops

The 11 current bishops of the PMRF are:

Name	Title	Serving since
Rev. Dr. Apoka Semeia	President	18 June 2020
	Bishop of Marana Pratsa	14 March 2012
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. Dr. Selaulo Bisona	Bishop of Guri	9 April 2015
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. Ilipule Likamai	Bishop of Ryume	5 June 2011
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)