Der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, hat sich mit dem südafrikanischen Präsidenten Cyril Ramaphosa getroffen, um mit ihm über Friedensinitiativen weltweit und über die Rolle des ÖRK und südafrikanischer Führungskräfte zu sprechen.
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay met with South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, discussing peace initiatives across the globe—and the role of the WCC and South African leaders.
South African Council of Churches general secretary, Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana, released a video message of peace and reassurance as, he notes, more and more voices are reaching out for the word of God.
Als Pastor Frank Chikane als Generalsekretär den Südafrikanischen Kirchenrat leitete und das Apartheidsystem wegen seiner Ungerechtigkeiten anklagte, führte er seine Mission unbeirrt fort, auch nachdem das Büro des Gebäudes nach einem Bombenanschlag völlig zerstört war. Pastor Chikane ist seit 2016 Vorsitzender der Kommission der Kirchen für internationale Angelegenheiten des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) und engagiert sich für den Kampf gegen Ungerechtigkeiten in zahlreichen Ländern der Welt. Die ÖRK-Kommunikationsabteilung hat Pastor Chikane darum gebeten, auf seine bisherige Arbeit innerhalb der Kommission zurückzublicken und über die fortwährende Berufung der Kirchen zu sprechen, ein Zeichen gegen die Ungerechtigkeiten in der Welt von heute zu setzen.
When Rev. Frank Chikane was leading the South African Council of Churches in calling out injustices of the apartheid system, their work did not stop even after the council’s office building was bombed to the ground in 1980s. Moderating the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches (WCC) since 2016, Rev. Chikane has been engaged in addressing injustices in many parts of the world. WCC Communication asked Rev. Chikane to look back at his term at the commission and the ongoing calling of churches to address injustices in the world today.
Das 58. Treffen der Kommission der Kirchen für internationale Angelegenheiten (CCIA) des Ökumenischen Rats der Kirchen (ÖRK), das im Jahr des 75-jährigen Bestehens der Kommission Vertreter in Johannesburg und online zusammenbrachte, stellte zum Abschluss fest, dass diese seit der letzten ÖRK-Vollversammlung in Busan das Engagement der Kirchen in vielen für die Welt kritischen Bereichen unterstützt habe.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA) has facilitated churches’ engagement in a wide range of critical issues of the world since the last WCC Assembly in Busan, concluded the 58th meeting of the WCC CCIA, gathering church representatives in Johannesburg and online in the 75th anniversary year of the Commission’s creation.
On 18 July, prayer services in South Africa will mark Nelson Mandela’s birthday and will also be an opportunity to pray for unity.
The Religious Forum Against COVID-19 has elected to observe the day in both a nationally broadcast prayer service as well as observing 67 minutes of prayer that evening.
The South African Council of Churches, in a 15 July statement, called for supporting a campaign of restoration and addressing the root causes of the unrest that is happening simultaneously with a third wave of COVID-19.
A 12 July statement from the South African Council of Churches notes with deep concern the violence and destruction of property that is engulfing the nation. “This violence is resulting in untold suffering,” the statement reads.
The South African Council of Churches is calling on the De Klerk Foundation to retract and apologize in the wake of a 14 February statement issued by the foundation amplifying the position that apartheid was not a crime against humanity, but a Soviet propaganda ploy.
Churches across southern Africa are publicly saying #EnoughIsEnough,” with many denominations and congregations continuing to issue strong statements, arrange special prayer events, and speak out against rising levels of violence.
Both the Dutch Reformed Church and the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (UPCSA) have been discussing gender justice and how to keep the momentum going on the unprecedented public demand for change.
After a visit to Israel and Palestine on 21 February through 1 March, a delegation of South African and African-American church leaders, released a Group Pilgrimage Statement on Israel and Palestine.
Auf einem Symposium am 23. August an der Protestantischen Theologischen Universität Amsterdam äußerten sich Führungspersonen des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) zum Thema „Gastfreundschaft: Auf einem Pilgerweg der Gerechtigkeit und des Friedens“.
World Council of Churches leaders spoke on the theme “Hospitality: On a Pilgrim’s Way of Justice and Peace" at a symposium on 23 August at the Protestant Theological University Amsterdam.
Die beigeordnete Generalsekretärin des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Isabel Apawo Phiri hat einen Gastvortrag zum Thema ökumenische Diakonie bei der Afrikanischen Konferenz für Diakonie und Entwicklung gehalten.
World Council of Churches (WCC) deputy general secretary Isabel Apawo Phiri offered a keynote speech on ecumenical diakonia during the Africa Diaconia and Development Conference.
„Gemeinsam unterwegs sein, beten und arbeiten“ war das Motto des Besuchs von Papst Franziskus am 21. Juni in Genf anlässlich des 70-jährigen Bestehens des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK).
‘Walking, praying and working together’ was the theme of Pope Francis’ 21 June visit to Geneva to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches (WCC). Among those listening to the Pope's words was Pentecostal pastor Rev. Frank Chikane, one of the leaders of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa.
Most South Africans know of Brigalia Bam as chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), where she served from 1999 to 2011. Previously secretary general of the South African Council of Churches, and already an IEC commissioner, she was chosen by then-President Nelson Mandela from the list of parliamentary nominees for this critical role. In a country that had recently been on the brink of racial civil war, she guided South Africans with humour, tolerance and impartiality along the path of inclusive democracy.
