WCC publishes The Light of Peace: Churches in Solidarity with the Korean Peninsula
On 14 August, the World Council of Churches (WCC) will publish The Light of Peace: Churches in Solidarity with the Korean Peninsula, a collection of resources WCC member churches can use to recognize 70 years of unresolved conflict on the Korean Peninsula during 2020.
WCC remembers Orthodox theologian, teacher who exemplified faithfulness to tradition, commitment to dialogue
Protopresbyter Boris Bobrinskoy, one of the best-known Orthodox theologians in France and a former member of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Faith and Order Commission, passed away in Paris last week at the age of 95. He was highly respected for the contributions he made to ecumenical dialogues and academic institutions over many decades. In a tribute published in its website, the WCC celebrated Bobrinskoy’s “long and impressive ecumenical pilgrimage.”
More churches exploring mission responsibility through investment
Churches across the globe are exploring how their investments can be an instrument of mission and advance goals of racial, economic and ecological justice.
Events
01 March - 15 August 2020 “A Light of Peace” prayer campaign for peace in Korea
28 July - 18 August 2020 Webinar series: Churches on the road to an economy of life and ecological justice
19 August - 02 October 2020 GEM School 2020: Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics and Management for an Economy of Life (now online)
01 September - 04 October 2020 Season of Creation
13 - 21 September 2020 World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel