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Joint message calls for healing wounds and a shared future for the Korean Peninsula

A Joint Ecumenical Peace Message for the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War was publicly delivered on 22 June during a live-streamed event. Co-sponsored by churches and councils of churches around the world, especially from countries that participated in the Korean War, the message describes the Korean War as an “appallingly destructive conflict” after which no peace treaty was ever concluded.

Korea erteilt der Friedensarbeit des ÖRK die höchste Ehre

Seit vielen Jahrzehnten arbeitet der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) daran, den Frieden auf der koreanischen Halbinsel zu fördern. Der ÖRK blickt zurück auf eine lange Geschichte, eine Friedensvision zu entwerfen und zu fördern. Diese Arbeit reicht vom Zusammenbringen der Einwohner beider Seiten des geteilten Landes bis hin zum Aufbau eines internationalen ökumenischen Netzwerks zu ihrer Unterstützung.

WCC’s work for peace receives highest Korean honour

For many decades, the World Council of Churches (WCC) has worked to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula. From bringing people from both sides of the divided country together, to building an international ecumenical network to support them, the WCC has a history of formulating and promoting a vision for peace.

Easter at home: celebrations still bring joy thanks to creative delivery

As Christians across the world prepare to celebrate Easter shuttered in their homes, they will still find the joy of the day and feel closer to each other, thanks to creative thinking by church leaders.

From including photos of church members within webcast worship services, to placing written greetings at doorways, Easter celebrations can still safely connect people who want to celebrate the resurrection of their common Lord.

Erich Weingartner über die koreanische Halbinsel: „Frieden benötigt emotionale Beziehung“

Erich Weingartner, der in der Vergangenheit in der Leitung der Kommission der Kirchen für internationale Angelegenheiten des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) tätig war, hat ebenfalls als Vertreter von CanKor gearbeitet, einem kanadischen interaktiven Instrument für Nordkorea. Er ist Mitglied der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche in Kanada und war leitendes Gründungsmitglied des Verbindungsbüros für Nahrungsmittelhilfe des Welternährungsprogramms.

Erich Weingartner: “Peace needs an emotional bond” on the Korean Peninsula

Erich Weingartner, who previously helped lead the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, has also represented CanKor, a Canadian interactive resource on North Korea. From the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, he was also founding head of the Food Aid Liaison Unit of the World Food Programme.

New WCC “Eco Ambassadors” pledge to protect our ecology

Participants of the World Council of Churches (WCC) 2019 Eco School in Asia have pledged to serve as “Eco Ambassadors” who will protect our waters, promote food sovereignty, health and wellbeing and stand for climate justice with a sense of urgency.

Religious leaders keep vision of peace alive on Korean Peninsula

Even as international tension mounts, religious leaders from North and South Korea renewed their exchange during a December meeting that kept the push for peace alive. Members of the Steering Committee of the Ecumenical Forum for Peace, Reunification and Cooperation on the Korean Peninsula – including delegations from the Korean Christian Federation (KCF) of North Korea and of the National Council of Churches in South Korea (NCCK) – met in Shenyang, China, on 2-3 December 2019.