The Emerging Peacemakers Forum aims to empower youth to contribute to building a better future for themselves and humanity, the secretary-general of the Muslim Council of Elders said at a meeting in Geneva.
A parliamentarian from the UAE has cautioned a group of young Christian, Jewish, and Muslim peacemakers that terrorist groups such as Al Qaeda and the Islamic State have shown proficiency in using social media to attain their goals.
Media are invited to attend the graduation ceremony of the Emerging Peacemakers Forum on 13 July in the Main Hall of the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva. The forum, organized in partnership between the Muslim Council of Elders, the World Council of Churches (WCC), and the Rose Castle Foundation, includes 50 young people from 24 countries.
In a historic vote, Rev. Dr Karen Georgia Thompson, a Black woman born in Jamaica, was elected as general minister and president by the United Church of Christ's 34th General Synod on 3 July.
50 Jugendliche aus 24 Ländern haben eine Botschaft der Hoffnung an die Vertragsstaatenkonferenz der Klimarahmenkonvention der Vereinten Nationen (COP28) geschickt, die Ende 2023 in den Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate stattfindet. Überbracht wurde die Botschaft in einer außergewöhnlichen Feierstunde, die im Rahmen der zweiten Ausgabe des Emerging Peacemakers Forums im Ökumenischen Institut in Bossey, Schweiz, abgehalten wurde.
Participants of the Emerging Peacemakers Forum being held at the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, Switzerland from 5-14 July, visited Palais des Nations and learned about the United Nations work in Geneva.
50 young people from 24 countries have sent a message of hope to the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), which will be hosted by the United Arab Emirates at the end of 2023. The message was delivered during a special ceremony during the second edition of the Emerging Peacemakers Forum, held at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, Switzerland.
Die Menschen christlichen, jüdischen und muslimischen Glaubens, die miteinander lachten und redeten und dabei etwas über den Frieden lernten, sind keine Figuren aus einer inspirierenden Geschichte, sondern es handelt sich um echte, lebendige junge Menschen, die beim Emerging Peacemakers Forum ihren Spaß hatten.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) joins the Methodist family and people across the world who are mourning the death of Rev. Edgar Avitia Legarda, a passionate ecumenical bridge builder.
The Christians, Jews, and Muslims laughing and chatting together, learning about peace were not in an aspirational story; they are authentic, live young people having fun at the Emerging Peacemakers Forum.
Als Pastorin Rita Famos Anfang der 1980er Jahre anfing, in ihrer örtlichen Gemeinde in Bern in der Schweiz in den Programmen für junge Erwachsene mitzuarbeiten, begann damit auch ein lebenslanges Engagement für die Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche und die ökumenische Bewegung.
When Rev. Rita Famos became involved in the youth programmes of her local congregation in Bern, Switzerland, back in the early 1980s, a lifelong commitment to the Reformed Church and the ecumenical movement started to evolve.
Accepting others in their otherness is at the heart of ecumenism and interreligious dialogue. This was the message at a tray lunch event titled “Christian Witness in a pluralistic world: Building on the Legacy of Asian Ecumenism,” held on 16 June at the Ecumenical Centre and organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC).
Der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, sandte Grüße an die 16. Vollversammlung der Konferenz Europäischer Kirchen, die in Tallinn, Estland, zu dem Thema „Under God’s blessing – shaping the future“ (Unter Gottes Segen – die Zukunft gestalten) stattfindet.
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay shared greetings to the Conference of European Churches 16th General Assembly, taking place in Tallinn, Estonia under the theme “Under God’s blessing – shaping the future.”
Der 38. Deutsche Evangelische Kirchentag, der vom 7. bis 11. Juni in Nürnberg, Deutschland, stattfindet, legt einen besonderen Schwerpunkt auf Themen wie den Krieg in der Ukraine und den Umweltschutz. Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen ist mit einem Stand auf dem „Markt der Möglichkeiten (Halle 9, Ausstellungsbereich, Messezentrum) vertreten und will interessante Begegnungen ermöglichen und die Gelegenheit bieten, sich über die ökumenische Bewegung zu informieren.
With the topics of the war in Ukraine and climate protection as the focal points, the 38th German Protestant Kirchentag takes place in Nuremberg, Germany from 7 to 11 June. The World Council of Churches’ presence in the Kirchentag’s exhibition space “Market of Opportunities” (hall 9, stand 9-C32) enables lively encounters and an opportunity to learn more about the ecumenical movement.
H.E. Judge Mohammed Abdel-Salam, senior adviser of H.E. Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, secretary-general of the Muslim Council of Elders and co-president of Religions for Peace, visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva on 5 June.
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay served as a keynote speaker at the Ninth Conference for Research in Diakonia and Christian Social Practice, hosted by the International Society for the Research and Study of Diakonia and Christian Social Practice and VID Specialized University. The theme of the conference was “Contested Spaces of Diaconia – Seeking Justice, Safety and Well-Being.”
S.E. Richter Mohamed Abdel-Salam, leitender Berater S.E. des Großimams von Al-Azhar, Generalsekretär des Muslimischen Ältestenrates und Co-Präsident von Religions for Peace besuchte am 5. Juni den Ökumenischen Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) in Genf.
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