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The United Church of Canada has launched the “Korea Peace Appeal Ten Thousand Signature Campaign” that declares, “70 years is enough. It’s time to end the Korean War.”

With many people in Canada living far apart from each other, and the COVID-19 pandemic forcing many churches to go online, reaching church members has become a creative process that combines digital and non-digital efforts.

Während einer ökumenischen Tagung nordamerikanischer Kirchenleitender am 24. Juni ging es bei den Gebeten und Diskussionen in erster Linie um Themen, die tief schmerzen und für die kaum eine Lösung vorstellbar ist: Rassismus, Spaltung, Impfzurückhaltung, Völkermord, Krieg. Diese virtuelle Tagung stand aber auch im Zeichen einer aufkeimenden Hoffnung und dem Willen der Teilnehmenden, sich auf dem weiteren Weg gegenseitig zu unterstützen.

In an ecumenical meeting for North American church leaders on 24 June, prayers and discussion centered on issues that are both deeply painful and seemingly insurmountable: racism, division, vaccine hesitancy, genocide, war. But hope found a way into the virtual gathering as participants supported each other to find ways forward.

Grief and anger in Canada and across the world have followed the news that the remains of 215 children were found on the grounds of the Kamloops Residential School in the western Canadian province of British Columbia.

Our series of interviews with Thursdays in Black ambassadors highlights those who are playing a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence. Rev. Michael Blair is general secretary of the General Council for The United Church of Canada. He is also a member of the World Council of Churches Commission on World Mission and Evangelism.

In a video released on 22 October, Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and Susan Johnson, national bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, are promoting awareness of domestic violence and offering support.

Der Weltverband für christliche Kommunikation (World Association for Christian Communication, WACC) hat einen Soforthilfe-Fonds gegründet, mit dem Medienkanäle von Bürgerorganisationen und Gemeinwesen unterstützt werden sollen, die schutzbedürftige Gesellschaftsgruppen, die oftmals keinen Zugang zu den Massenmedien haben, mit korrekten und gesicherten Informationen im Zusammenhang mit dem Coronavirus versorgen. Sowohl Einzelpersonen als auch Organisationen sind aufgerufen, Mittel für diesen Fonds zu spenden.

The World Association for Christian Communication is creating a rapid response fund to help support grassroots community media outlets that provide accurate, trusted coronavirus-related information to vulnerable people who often cannot access mainstream media. Individuals and organisations are encouraged to contribute to the fund.

Susan Johnson is the national bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada. She was elected in 2007 and is the first woman to hold the post.

How should the twin legacies of colonization and enslavement affect the future shape of Christian evangelism?