Brian Muyunga, a youth member of the World Council of Churches central committee representing the Anglican Church of Uganda and executive secretary of youth at the All Africa Conference of Churches, shared an uplifting message in a gathering of over 120 African lawmakers from 40 countries.
The worsening global food crisis is the focus of a World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee statement that urges churches and the international community to act now before more lives are lost.
At the St Andrew’s Presbyterian of Church East Africa in Nairobi, Judy Kihumba is the voice between the hearing and the deaf worlds in one of Kenya’s oldest churches.
Declaring that “there is no justification in either faith or science for the racism, xenophobia and discrimination that we are witnessing in the world,” the leadership of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee adopted a public statement that condemns these social forces.
The statement was prepared by the Public Issues Committee at the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is looking to its assembly at the end of August in Karlsruhe to raise up the issue of climate justice and underline the need to care for the creation, says the WCC’s acting general secretary, Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca.
A North American Women’s Pilgrim Team Visit on 28 February brought together poetry, prayer, very difficult questions, and, most of all, the impact—and pain—of telling the truth.
Alentando a la comunidad del CMI en su constante llamado al discipulado conjunto, el Comité Central del CMI recomendó a las iglesias miembros de la organización el documento “Llamados a la acción transformadora: diaconía ecuménica y apéndices”.
In seiner Unterstützung der ÖRK-Gemeinschaft und ihres anhaltenden Aufrufs zur gemeinsamen Nachfolge hat der ÖRK-Zentralausschuss den ÖRK-Mitgliedskirchen das Dokument „Zur Verwandlung aufgerufen: Ökumenische Diakonie“ mitsamt seiner Ergänzung empfohlen.
Encourageant la communauté fraternelle du COE dans son appel permanent à la vie de disciple, le Comité central du COE a recommandé aux églises membres du COE le document « Appelé à la transformation – Diaconie œcuménique et addenda ».
Encouraging the WCC fellowship in its ongoing call to discipleship together, the WCC central committee commended to WCC member churches the document “Called to Transformation—Ecumenical Diakonia and Addendums.”
Following the decision of the Executive Committee during its meeting of November 2021, the World Council of Churches (WCC) is posting the opening of three staff leadership positions. The openings include programme director for Unity and Mission, programme director for Public Witness and Diakonia, and director of the WCC Commission on Faith and Order.
El racismo y la discriminación son pecados, dice la Dra. Agnes Abuom. Sin embargo, en la tercera década del siglo XXI, el mundo debe cambiar la forma en que los aborda, incluso sentando a todos los actores alrededor de la mesa para resolverlos. De esa manera, pueden ayudar a rescatar a la humanidad y salvar la creación de Dios, pero esto implica hablar con los perpetradores.
Le racisme et la discrimination sont des péchés, déclare Agnes Abuom. Pourtant, en cette troisième décennie du XXIe siècle, le monde doit changer sa façon de les aborder, notamment en réunissant tout le monde autour de la table pour les résoudre. De cette façon nous pouvons contribuer à sauver l'humanité et la création de Dieu, mais cela implique de s'engager auprès des auteurs de ces crimes.
Rassismus und Diskriminierung seien eine Sünde, sagte Dr. Agnes Aboum. Doch im dritten Jahrzehnt des 21. Jahrhunderts müsse die Welt einen anderen Weg wählen, um dagegen vorzugehen. Dafür müssten sich alle zusammensetzen. So könne man dazu beitragen, die Menschheit zu retten und Gottes Schöpfung zu bewahren. Doch dazu müsse man auch mit den Tätern sprechen.
Racism and discrimination are sins, says Dr Agnes Abuom, yet in the third decade of the 21st century, the world must change how it addresses them, including having all at the table to solve them. That way, they can help rescue humanity and save God's creation, but that includes engaging with perpetrators.
When the World Council of Churches (WCC) launched the Programme to Combat Racism after years of in-depth theological reflections and prayer in 1971, South Africa's insidious racist apartheid policies were in full throw. The programme brought the WCC into the world's spotlight. Yet racism did not start 50 years ago. And it did not end with the casting out of apartheid at the end of the 20th century. During that era, figures such as Nobel Peace Prize laureates Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela fought racism in society and the church.
During a special service concluding the Church of Sweden’s General Synod on 24 November, Archbishop Antje Jackelén made an official apology from the Church of Sweden to the Sámi for historical abuse.
Durante la reunión del Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) que tuvo lugar el 12 de noviembre —de manera presencial por primera vez en dos años—, el órgano rector comenzó sus deliberaciones con la perspectiva de reimaginar el futuro, esbozando algunas de las tendencias positivas y oportunidades que ha traido consigo la pandemia de la COVID-19, cuyo impacto ha sido, por lo demás, tan doloroso. La reunión se ha celebrado de forma híbrida en el Instituto Ecuménico de Bossey y por videoconferencia.
Le comité exécutif du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) s'est réuni le 12 novembre - pour la première fois depuis deux ans - et a entamé ses travaux avec le désir de réimaginer l'avenir en identifiant certaines tendances et opportunités nées à la suite à la tragique pandémie de COVID-19. La réunion se déroule de manière hybride à l'Institut œcuménique de Bossey et par vidéoconférence.
As the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee convened on 12 November—face-to-face for the first time in two years—the governing body began its deliberations with a sense of reimagining the future by tracing some positive trends and opportunities born out of the grief-filled COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting is taking place in a hybrid fashion at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute and on video conference.
