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WCC presents interfaith statement to COP23 high level plenary

“It is our moral and ethical responsibility to take collective and immediate actions to address climate change and to safeguard life on our planet”, read the interfaith statement delivered by the World Council of Churches (WCC) to the plenary of COP23 on 16 November.

First minister of Scotland meets WCC delegation at COP23

An ecumenical delegation led by the World Council of Churches (WCC) met first minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, in Bonn, Germany, to share concerns over rising sea levels and increasingly severe droughts and storms that are putting into question the very survival of people in the British Commonwealth of Tuvalu.

Methodisten aus Fidschi rufen zum Gebet für den Weltklimagipfel auf

Während sich die Welt in Bonn, Deutschland, zur 23. Konferenz der Vertragsparteien (COP23) des Rahmenübereinkommens der Vereinten Nationen über Klimaänderungen versammelt, veröffentlichte die Methodistische Kirche in Fidschi eine Erklärung, in der sie Methodisten auf der ganzen Welt einlädt, sich dem Gebet für die Führung des Landes sowie für das Talanoa-Verhandlungsverfahren, das in den nächsten zwei Wochen angewandt wird, anzuschließen.

Fijian Methodists call for prayers for COP23

As the world convenes in Bonn, Germany for the 23rd Conference of Parties (COP23) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Methodist Church in Fiji and Rotuma issued a statement calling for Methodists around the world to join in prayer for the country’s leadership and for the talanoa process of negotiations which will take place over the next two weeks.

Llamado a la oración por la COP23 de la Iglesia Metodista de Fiyi

Con vistas a la reunión mundial que ha dado comienzo en Bonn (Alemania) con motivo de la 23ª Conferencia de las Partes (COP 23) de la Convención de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático, la Iglesia Metodista de Fiyi ha publicado una declaración llamando a los metodistas de todo el mundo a unirse en la oración por los dirigentes del país y por el proceso de negociaciones talanoa que tendrá lugar durante las próximas dos semanas.

Les méthodistes de Fidji appellent à prier pour la COP23

Alors que la communauté internationale se réunit à Bonn, en Allemagne, pour la 23ᵉ Conférence des parties à la Convention-cadre des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques (COP23), l’Église méthodiste de Fidji a publié une déclaration appelant les méthodistes du monde entier à prier ensemble pour les responsables de leur pays et pour le cycle de négociations talanoa qui se déroulera au cours des deux prochaines semaines.

In Fiji, “time to go beyond the reef”

At a Welcome Service on 13 August for the 2017 Annual Conference at the Centenary Methodist Church in Suva, Fiji, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit offered a sermon that reflected on what it means, spiritually and ecologically, to exist in deep water.

Climate justice grows ever more urgent for Pacific islands

For Pacific island nations, climate change is more than a political concern - it’s rapidly leading to extinction of peoples, lands and a way of life. In one of the biggest examples of environmental injustice in the world, the Pacific region is extremely vulnerable to climate change, despite contributing minimally to global greenhouse gas emissions.

Condolences on the death of Tuikilakila Waqairatu

Rev. Tuikilakila Waqairatu, president of the Methodist Church in Fiji, who passed away on 11 February, was remembered by the WCC with a moment of “prayerful silence” at its WCC Executive Committee meeting currently underway in Switzerland.

Churches commemorate Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity has been globally celebrated this year with prayers, reflections, ecumenical services and events focusing on Paul’s question in Corinthians 1 “Has Christ been divided?” a theme for this year’s prayer materials, prepared by the Canadian churches.

Churches must be "salt of the earth"

How does the church interact with a rapidly changing society? On 31 August, members of the World Council of Churches Central Committee spent much of the morning discussing this question in a pair of plenary sessions in Geneva.