The Anglican Diocese of Polynesia hopes to work with other churches in the future to champion the elimination of violence in all forms.

Diocesan secretary/registrar John Simmons said there was a need to tackle the issue and the church was one of the major organisations which could lead the charge against violence.

This is one of the main issues up for discussion at the 36th Synod of the Diocese of Polynesia being held at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Suva.

"The church stands up against violence in all forms. I was the mover of that in the last synod,

"I am an advocate of the elimination of violence and what better way to start than in the church.

"We are trying to get all the men in the church together to adopt that concept and we want to champion the elimination of violence in the household and even in the community.

"The church is part of the community. We have the House of Sarah in the church that deals with this issue and they conduct workshops on this issue."

Mr Simmons said workshops and awareness campaigns had been conducted in church divisions around the country to tackle the ongoing issue of violence.

The synod ends on Thursday.