Keynote address of Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata, WCC programme director for Public Witness and Diakonia at the "International Conference for Reconciliation in Colombia", Bogota, Colombia, 9 August 2023
In a keynote address at the International Conference for Reconciliation in Colombia, Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata, World Council of Churches (WCC) programme director for Public Witness and Diakonia, reflected on “Ecumenical Experiences and Learnings in the Construction of the Peace.”
Con ocasión de una visita a Colombia del 8 al 11 de agosto, una delegación del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) expresará su solidaridad con el gobierno, las iglesias y el pueblo colombiano mientras colaboran en el diseño, la ejecución y la promoción de la construcción de la paz en el país.
With a visit to Colombia on 8-11 August, a World Council of Churches (WCC) delegation will express solidarity with the Colombian government, churches, and people as they collaborate in the design, implementation, and advocacy for the construction of peace in the country.
In a letter to Colombian president H.E. Gustavo Petro Urrego on 28 July, WCC general secretary Rev. Prof Dr Jerry Pillay expressed deep appreciation for the Colombian government’s initiatives for peace.
Coming from countries and churches across the Caribbean region, people gathered during the June World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee meeting to celebrate their uniqueness, address serious challenges, and pray together.
As the leaders of the World Communion of Reformed Churches convened, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended warm greetings and prayers that God will guide and accompany them in their deliberations.
During an ecumenical morning prayer held 15 May, the World Council of Churches (WCC) staff and partners observed the UN International Day of Living Together in Peace, holding in prayer many nations across the world facing challenges to living together in harmony.
Dirigentes del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) y del Dicasterio para la Promoción de la Unidad de los Cristianos se reunieron el 9 de mayo para planificar el período 2023-2030.
An online seminar hosted by the Europe Region of the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC Europe) offered insights for people striving for digital transformation, those seeking digital justice—and those wondering what the role of Christian communicators could possibly be.
It is the first UN conference on water in almost 50 years. Taking place in New York from 22-24 March 2023, the “UN 2023 Water Conference” will be a key opportunity to influence and hopefully re-shape the global water discussion. Church and civil society activists are urging affected people, human rights defenders, social movements, and concerned leaders to raise their voices.
En dos cartas dirigidas respectivamente al presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, y al comisionado para la paz de Colombia, Danilo Rueda, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) expresó su apoyo y su solidaridad a la construcción de la paz en Colombia y confirmó la representación del CMI en el proceso de diálogo entre el gobierno colombiano y el Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN), en respuesta a una invitación anterior.
The World Council of Churches (WCC), in letters to Colombian president Gustavo Petro and to Colombian peace commissioner Danilo Rueda, expressed the WCC’s support and solidarity for peace-building in Colombia—and confirmed the WCC’s representation in the dialogue process between the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) in response to an earlier invitation.
