Mission directory
LDS Missions in Papua New Guinea
There are currently 4 active missions in Papua New Guinea. Explore where each one is based, the local time, the climate and what to do next if you have been called there.
Missions in Papua New Guinea
Every mission below links to its own page, with that mission’s map, local time, current weather, climate and preparation guides.
- Papua New Guinea Daru MissionDaru, Western Province, Papua New GuineaView mission
- Papua New Guinea Lae MissionLae, Morobe Province, Papua New GuineaView mission
- Papua New Guinea Madang MissionMadang, Madang Province, Papua New GuineaView mission
- Papua New Guinea Port Moresby MissionPort Moresby, National Capital, Papua New GuineaView mission
About LDS missions in Papua New Guinea
There are currently 4 active LDS missions based in Papua New Guinea, in 4 cities across 4 regions. Those cities are spread about 450 km (250 miles) from Daru in the west to Port Moresby in the east and about 500 km (300 miles) from Madang in the north to Port Moresby in the south. The Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Mission is based in Port Moresby, the national capital.
Every mission city is south of the equator, so the calendar seasons run the opposite way to the northern hemisphere: December to February is summer and June to August is winter.
Missionaries serve across areas set by their mission, which can reach well beyond the city the mission is based in, and they are transferred between those areas during a mission.
Local time in Papua New Guinea
Every mission in Papua New Guinea keeps Pacific/Port Moresby. The clock below is live, and follows daylight saving where it applies.
Pacific/Port Moresby
Pacific/Port Moresby
Daru, Lae, Madang, Port Moresby
Missionary Tracker shows this clock next to your missionary, so nobody at home has to work out whether it is a reasonable hour to write.
Climate and seasons in Papua New Guinea
Mission cities in Papua New Guinea fall into 2 Köppen climate classes, so conditions are not the same across the country.
The most common are tropical rainforest (Af), covering 2 missions including Lae and Madang and tropical monsoon (Am), covering 2 missions including Daru and Port Moresby.
Across those cities, the warmest monthly average high is 32 °C (90 °F) in Port Moresby during November, and the coolest monthly average low is 21 °C (69 °F) in Lae during August.
Tropical rainforest (Af)
Hot through the whole year, with substantial rain in every month and no dry season.
Lae, Madang
Tropical monsoon (Am)
Hot through the whole year, with a short drier stretch and a heavy monsoon delivering most of the annual rainfall.
Daru, Port Moresby
Always use your Missionary Portal and your mission’s own “what to bring” instructions when deciding what clothing or equipment to pack. This describes the weather, not what to take.
Languages
The languages most widely used across Papua New Guinea are Tok Pisin and English.
- Tok Pisin
- English
This describes the country, not the assignment. The language a missionary is called to speak is set by the Church and stated in the call itself — it can differ from the languages above, and missionaries serving in the same country are not always assigned the same one.
Preparing to serve in Papua New Guinea
If you have received a mission call to Papua New Guinea, begin with the instructions in your Missionary Portal and the mission’s own letter — those are the only sources that speak for your mission. These guides cover the practical side nobody sends you: the paperwork, the shopping, the packing and the last weeks at home.
LDS Mission Preparation Checklist: Everything to Do Before You Leave
The whole runway in one place — from the year before you submit a recommendation to the morning you leave for the MTC.
Read the guideMission CallWhat to Do After Receiving Your Mission Call
The call answers where and when. This is the order to do everything that follows, starting with the parts that have deadlines.
Read the guidePackingLDS Missionary Packing List
Everything worth packing, in the order you should buy it, and the things most missionaries wish they had left at home.
Read the guideMTCWhat to Bring to the MTC
The quick answer first, then the detail: what you actually need on arrival day and what can stay in the suitcase.
Read the guideVisa and travel arrangements for Papua New Guinea are handled through your Missionary Portal and the Church’s travel office. Follow their instructions rather than any third-party summary, including this one.
Printable Papua New Guinea countdown map
Turn the mission length into a free printable countdown map of Papua New Guinea, with one numbered square for each mission day to colour in.
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Mission boundaries, assignments and instructions change; always use current information from the Church and your Missionary Portal.