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The upcoming Barbados Gospelfest, set for 21-28 May, will express churches’ affirmation and celebration of persons with disabilities in musical and other creative ways.

En una carta abierta, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) compartió sus esperanzas de paz en vísperas de la primera cumbre entre los presidentes de Estados Unidos y Rusia, que tendrá lugar en Ginebra el 16 de junio.

The World Council of Churches (WCC), with an open letter and prayer, shared its hopes for peace on the eve of the first summit between the U.S. and Russian presidents, which will take place in Geneva on 16 June.

Among the massive social dislocations caused by the coronavirus pandemic, perhaps none is as plaintive as those to churches. Around the world, church gatherings, liturgies, fellowship, and service projects have been canceled or postponed or migrated online, precisely when Christian communities and those who rely on them need them most.

Bishop Staccato Powell is president of the board of bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, a founding member church of the World Council of Churches (WCC). His long service with the WCC includes attending four assemblies and serving on many governing bodies, including the current Central Committee.

El obispo Staccato Powell es el presidente del Consejo de Obispos de la Iglesia Metodista Episcopal Africana de Sión, una de las iglesias fundadoras del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI). Durante los muchos años que ha prestado servicio al CMI, ha participado en cuatro Asambleas y ha sido miembro de muchos órganos rectores, incluido del Comité Central actual.

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.

Los cristianos del mundo entero que se preparan para celebrar la Pascua encerrados en sus hogares seguirán encontrando la alegría de este día y se sentirán más cerca de los demás gracias al pensamiento creativo de los dirigentes de las iglesias.

Rev. Kelli Jolly, like many Bahamians, is used to living through the possibility of multiple hurricanes, year after year. She serves as itinerant presbyter with the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas, Bahamas/Turks and Caicos Islands District, Nassau Circuit of Churches.

La Rev. Kelli Jolly, como muchos bahameños, está acostumbrada a vivir con la posibilidad de que pasen múltiples huracanes, año tras año. Trabaja como presbítera itinerante de la Iglesia Metodista en el Caribe y las Américas, en la región de Bahamas/Islas Turcas y Caicos, en el distrito de iglesias de Nassau.

As he delivered the Inaugural Michael Huffington Lecture at Loyola Marymount University on 1 April, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit spoke on “Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity,” the theme of the WCC 11th Assembly in 2021 in Karlsruhe, Germany.