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At the Ecumenical Forum for Peace, Reunification and Development Cooperation on the Korean Peninsula, being held in Bangkok on 10-12 July, the World Council of Churches (WCC) reiterated its call for peace on the Korean Peninsula.

The World Council of Churches (WCC), with the Korea Institute for National Unification, reflected on international cooperation for improvement of human rights and ecumenical cooperation for diakonia ministry in North Korea.

On 27 April, some 500,000 people joined hands to form a “human peace chain” along the 500 km long Demilitarized Zone between South and North Korea. They expressed their strong desire for permanent peace in the Korean Peninsula, gathering to celebrate the first anniversary of Panmunjom Declaration and commemorate the centennial of the 1 March Independence Movement.

The National Council of Churches in Korea will join civil society organizations to create a “human chain” on 27 April alongside the Korean Demilitarized Zone to celebrate the first anniversary of the Panmunjom Declaration, as well as to break the current deadlock since the Hanoi Summit.

An international seminar held in Seoul on 4-5 March explored how diaconal ministry contributes to the reconciliation and peace work of the global church, and how diaconal ministry efforts can be improved through exchange and cooperation among churches in North and South Korea.

A Roundtable for Peace on the Korean Peninsula convened in Atlanta, Georgia (USA) on 8-12 November, building on decades of progress by the Korean Methodist Church, United Methodist Church, and World Methodist Council, as well the Korean Christian Federation and the World Council of Churches (WCC).

National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) general secretary Rev. Lee Hong Jung, invited by the South Korean presidential administration, attended the 3rd Inter-Korean Summit in Pyongyang in September with President Moon Jae-In as part of a 53-member delegation of South Koreans from various sectors of society.

Rev. Dr Jooseop Keum received an honorary doctorate on 8 September from the Debrecen Reformed Theological University (DRTU) in Hungary. Keum, a pastor with the Presbyterian Church in Korea, is a former World Council of Churches executive and long-time friend of the Reformed Church in Hungary.

As the anniversary of Korea's liberation and division draws near, churches in Korea and around the world prepare for the Sunday of Prayer on 12 August.

Der Zentralausschuss des Koreanischen Christenbundes (Nordkorea) und der Nationale Kirchenrat von Korea (Südkorea) haben ihr jährliches gemeinsames Gebet für die friedliche Wiedervereinigung der koreanischen Halbinsel für 2018 verfasst. Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen lädt seine Gemeinschaft und alle Menschen guten Willens ein, dieses Gebet während der Andacht und besonders am 12. August zu sprechen, dem Wochenende vor dem 15. August und damit dem Jahrestag der Befreiung und Teilung Koreas.

The Korean Christian Federation Central Committee (North Korea) and the National Council of Churches in Korea (South Korea) have composed their annual joint prayer for peaceful reunification of the Korean peninsula for 2018. The World Council of Churches is inviting its fellowship and all people of goodwill to use the prayer during worship, especially on 12 August, the weekend before August 15th, the anniversary of Korea's liberation and division.

Korea’s Christian leaders have urged Catholics to work together with the WCC to help bring peace and reconciliation to their country. Rev. Dr Sang Chang, president of WCC’s Asia region, and Rev. Dr Lee Hong-jeong, general secretary of the National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) were speaking as Pope Francis visited the headquarters of the ecumenical movement in Geneva to mark the WCC’s 70th anniversary.

When asked to talk about her story of faith, Rev. Dr Sang Chang doesn’t hesitate for a moment. The president of the Asia region of the World Council of Churches (WCC) is eager to tell how her faith has supported her career as a theologian, academic, advocate for women’s rights, and South Korea’s first female acting prime minister.

Auf seiner Plenarsitzung zum Thema „Lebendige Gemeinschaft“ auf der Tagung des Zentralausschusses des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) am 20. Juni hat der ÖRK eine Erfolgsbilanz seiner Arbeit der vergangenen 70 Jahre für christliche Einheit und ökumenische Aktionen gezogen und sich ebenfalls mit zukünftigen Herausforderungen befasst.

In a plenary session on “The Living Fellowship” at the World Council of Churches (WCC) Central Committee meeting on 20 June, the WCC marked achievements from its past 70 years in working for Christian unity and action, and also looked ahead at challenges.

Vor dem Hintergrund der im April durch die Präsidenten von Süd- und Nordkorea (Demokratische Volksrepublik Korea, DVRK), Moon Jae In und Kim Jong Un, unterzeichneten Erklärung von Panmunjom und des Gipfeltreffens des Vorsitzenden Kim Jong Un mit US-Präsident Donald J. Trump, hat der ÖRK-Zentralausschuss die Aussichten auf Frieden auf der instabilen koreanischen Halbinsel neu bewertet.

In the wake of the recent Panmunjom Declaration, signed in April by South Korean President Moon Jae-In and Chairman Kim Jung Un of North Korea (DPRK), as well as the June summit of Chairman Kim with US President Donald J. Trump, the WCC central committee has re-assessed the prospects for peace on the troubled Korean peninsula.

Christinnen und Christen aus Nord- und Südkorea sangen gestern während der Feierlichkeiten zum 70. Jubiläum des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) gemeinsam und setzten damit ein deutliches Signal der Einheit. Sie verschränkten die Arme und sangen das 600 Jahre alte Volkslied Arirang, das als inoffizielle Nationalhymne Koreas gilt – des vereinten Korea, das bis zum Bürgerkrieg in den 1950er Jahren bestand.

In a powerful symbol of unity, Christians from North and South Korea sang together yesterday during celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches (WCC). The Koreans linked arms to sing the 600-year-old folk song Arirang that is the unofficial anthem of Korea – the united Korea that existed until civil war divided the country in the 1950s.

An der Kerzenmahnwache am 7. Juni und an den Gebeten für Frieden auf der koreanischen Halbinsel nahmen nicht nur die Menschen in Seoul teil, sondern im Geiste auch der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) in Genf, der Nationale Kirchenrat der USA (NCC) und Hunderte andere Menschen auf der ganzen Welt.