Strategic Partnerships
MCTS – Myanmar Center for Theological Studies
The vision of MCTS is to empower and train committed young people – to prepare them for dynamic Christian living, to do God’s given ministries holistically and to have a great impact in nation building in Myanmar.
MCTS was founded by Rev. Dr. Aung Mang and his wife Dawt Dim in June 1993 and is a growing undergraduate school of theology. At the outset, there were only 12 students who were all high school graduates. As they were without moral or financial support from abroad or within Myanmar, Dr. Aung and his wife suffered from severe poverty and hardship. They struggled every day with their students. So they sold what they had in their hands including their wedding rings to meet the basic needs of students as the students came from extremely poor families and churches.
MCTS has now many graduates who are serving in various ministries in different parts of Myanmar. Some of them have finished Masters degrees and PhD’s from other countries and have become principals of Bible schools. Others have become pastors, evangelists, and church planters. Many are involved in mercy ministries which is taking care of orphans and disabled children. Some have died of malaria in their mission fields among the Buddhist community.
With continued development MCTS will be able to accept more students and continue to meet the needs of Myanmar’s evangelical churches. They also are working closely with the local community and have the MCTS Community Fellowship every weekend – where the staff, students and local community join together in worship and teaching.
Anchor of Hope Church
Since about 2016-18 we have been walking alongside CK and Rebecca. They have the Hope Children’s Home and worked with their local community providing education, health care and more. They live among the poorest areas in Yangon and many children come each day for after school education support. This leads on to working closely with many families, repairing and rebuilding homes, getting access to healthcare and providing simple gifts like milk powder or rice.
In 2024, we worked with them as they extended their building and started The Anchor of Hope Church. Since then they have been out in their community ever week and are regularly seeing people coming to faith.
