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Rev. Dr Levi Bautista

Video interview: WCC “will be known by where it invests its moral and financial resources”

In a video interview with WCC news, Rev. Dr Liberato C. Bautista, assistant general secretary for United Nations and International Affairs, General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church, reflects on the dynamics of the ecumenical movement between local and global realities and the role of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in international multilateral dialogue.

18 September 2023
Feature story
The church grounds of the Community United Church of Christ in Fresno, USA,

Beyond gravel: designing water-wise church grounds

Becoming better stewards of Creation by killing off your church lawn? It sounds odd, but it is exactly what the Community United Church of Christ (UCC) in Fresno, USA, did. Facing increasing drought and water scarcity in their home state California, the congregation embarked on a project to drastically reduce their water use. Thanks to the massive support of volunteers, an entirely new, water-wise landscape was created that offers a lot to discover.

29 May 2023
Feature story
Church center to the United Nations (UN) where the WCC Ecumenical Office to the UN is located, New York, Photo: Marcelo Schneider/WCC

À New York, l’esprit des Jeudis en noir fleurit

Si vous vous promenez dans les rues de New York, vous remarquerez peut-être qu’une couleur domine toutes les autres: le noir. Dans cette ville qui compte parmi les capitales internationales de la mode, les habitant-e-s veulent montrer leur audace, leur sens de la mode et à quel point elles et ils sont branché-e-s

 

13 October 2022
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Webinar explores “Two years after the death of George Floyd: Antiracism, #BLM and the United Nations”

A 25 May webinar explored the theme “Two years after George Floyd’s death: Antiracism, #BLM and the United Nations.” As people continue to challenge the systemic racism that has devalued the lives of Black and Brown people globally, many are asking the question: how much progress have we seen in the last two years? why do some of these tragic events spark a stronger call for change than others?

02 June 2022
Blog post
a glass of water

Reflecting on California groundwater abuse

I live in western Oregon, part of the Pacific Northwest long regarded as a verdant paradise, courtesy of rains and snowfall that can exceed 100 inches each year.  The snowfall in the mountains sustains our rivers through the dry summer.  But our climate has been profoundly disrupted.  Where I live, summers are far drier and hot.  But just to the south of us, this climate change has caused a drought worse than any drought in the past 1200 years.  Scientists call it a “mega-drought,” a severe drought affecting massive areas of the western United States for more than two decades.  

24 February 2022
Feature story
A woman prays in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Thousands of Christians march the Via Dolorosa on Good Friday, marking the stations of the cross in the Jerusalem Old City, in memory of the path Jesus walked carrying his cross towards his crucifixion.

Wie gehen Kirchen wirklich mit Rassismus um?

Obwohl die Historischen Schwarzen Kirchengemeinden Amerikas vor einer Generation die Vorreiter des Wandels rassistisch geprägter Denkweisen waren, sehen sich die schwarzen Kirchenführer heute mit einer komplexeren, vielfältigeren und frustrierenderen Situation konfrontiert.

15 February 2022
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A woman prays in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Thousands of Christians march the Via Dolorosa on Good Friday, marking the stations of the cross in the Jerusalem Old City, in memory of the path Jesus walked carrying his cross towards his crucifixion.

Comment le racisme est-il réellement traité par les Églises?

Les Églises noires historiques d’Amérique ont beau avoir été les figures de proue de l’évolution sur les questions raciales il y a une génération, les responsables d’Églises noires se retrouvent aujourd’hui confrontés à un contexte autrement plus complexe, hétérogène et frustrant. 

15 February 2022
Feature story
A woman writes a message on the wall

With boldness of faith, joy and peace, Pan African women hold “Ubuntu” gathering

Women of faith who are African or of African descent held a powerful recent gathering, “Ubuntu: Remembrance, Diversity, and Advocacy in Unity Now!” in which they shared their call to action with a sense of Sankofa, or a season of now while looking back and forward. The event was organized by the Pan African Women’s Ecumenical Empowerment Network (PAWEEN) and Pan African Women of Faith (PAW).

17 December 2021