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In einem an Adelheid Kistner gerichteten Brief vom 5. Dezember beschrieb ÖRK-Generalsekretär Pfr. Dr. Samuel Kobia ihren Ehemann Pastor Dr. Wolfram Kistner als "einen unermüdlichen Vorkämpfer für Gerechtigkeit, Gleichberechtigung und Menschenwürde für alle" sowie als "eine der deutlichsten Stimmen, die biblisch und theologisch erklärten, warum wir als Christen den Kampf gegen die Apartheid unterstützen mussten".

Writing to Mrs Adelheid Kistner on 5 December, WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia characterized her husband, South African pastor Dr Wolfram Kistner, as "a tireless champion for justice, equality and human dignity for all," and "one of the clearest voices, articulating biblically and theologically why we as Christians had to support the struggle against apartheid".

"… an extraordinary woman who lived an extraordinary life during an extraordinary time" is how World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary, Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, describes Coretta Scott King in a tribute sent today to member churches in the USA. The widow of the US civil rights leader Martin Luther King, died yesterday, 31 January, at the age of 78.

With two months remaining until the World Council of Churches' 9th Assembly in 2006, the organizers have launched an invitation to churches and Christians everywhere to accompany and support the event.

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Hook up now to a major ecumenical happening, due to start in just three months!

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In 2005, for the second year running, churches representing over 560 million Christians world-wide are being invited to mark the UN International Day of Peace, 21 September, as an International Day of Prayer for Peace.

Grace and peace to you on this Feast of Pentecost 2005, in which we celebrate the many gifts of God's Spirit!

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Baldwin Sjollema, first director of the World Council of Churches’ (WCC) Programme to Combat Racism (PCR), received the Oliver Tambo Order from South African president Thabo Mbeki on 16 June 2004 in Pretoria.