Communication plays an increasingly important role in connecting the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga across congregations, islands and countries. Through radio, print publications, livestreaming, photography and digital communication, the FWCT seeks to make worship, news, teaching and information accessible to people wherever they may be.

Radio and Broadcasting

Letiō Kalofiama ʻo e ʻAmanaki remains an important part of the Church’s communications ministry. The 2025–2026 Annual Report records daily broadcasting, supplemented by automated programming during the evening. Radio is particularly important in an island nation. It enables Christian teaching, worship and information to reach communities that may be separated by considerable geographical distance. Radio has also been used by other Church departments to enable members in outer islands to participate in Bible studies and spiritual programmes.

Print and Digital Communication

The Church continues to produce Tohi Fanongonongo, its established publication, serving readers in Tonga and overseas. Copies are distributed in Tonga, Aotearoa New Zealand and the United States, while digital distribution also supports readers elsewhere. Livestreaming has become another important means of extending access to worship and significant Church events. The Communications Department has identified further digital developments, including an online newspaper, improved digital archives and online systems associated with Church membership information.

Developing Communication Skills

The changing media environment requires new professional skills. The Department has therefore identified areas for staff development that include radio management, production, journalism, radio technology, information technology, website administration, graphic design, photography, cataloguing, digitisation and social-media reporting. This investment reflects an awareness that Church communication must continue to develop alongside changing technologies.

Communication as Ministry

For the FWCT, communication is more than distributing information. It connects people with worship, teaching and one another. A person unable to attend a major service may participate through livestreaming. A family on an outer island may hear Bible teaching through radio. Members overseas can remain connected with developments in Tonga through publications and digital media. In these ways, communication itself becomes a form of ministry—helping the Church remain connected across generations, communities and geographical boundaries.