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This year a “Sunday of Prayer for the Peaceful Reunification of the Korean Peninsula” will be observed on 14 August by the World Council of Churches (WCC) with the peoples and churches of Korea and of the world.
Each year, Christians are invited to join in a prayer for peace and reunification of the Korean Peninsula. Prepared by the National Council of Churches in Korea and the Korean Christian Federation, the prayer is traditionally used on the Sunday before 15 August every year. In 2016, this date falls on Sunday 14 August.
The 15th of August, celebrated as Liberation Day in both North and South Korea, marks the date in 1945, when Korea won independence from Japanese colonial oppression, yet ironically it also was the day when the peninsula was divided into two countries.
The WCC invites all member churches and people of good will to join in prayer, to achieve reconciliation and healing of the divided Korean peninsula, and to foster an environment that will see peaceful reunification in the peninsula by the conclusion of a peace treaty.
Churches are invited to use the ”Order of Service 2016 Sunday of Prayer for the Peaceful Reunification of the Korean Peninsula”, as well as the ”2016 Joint Prayer for the peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula”, both of which have been specifically prepared for this occasion.
The special day of prayer in 2016 follows a visit from a delegation of the National Council of Churches in Korea and the National Council of Churches USA with USA policymakers, advocating for a permanent peace treaty between North and South Korea.
Order of Service 2016 Sunday of Prayer for the Peaceful Reunification of the Korean Peninsula
2016 Joint Prayer for the peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula
