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Witnessing the mighty river flow

What an incredible time to be living in! While skepticism and eco-anxiety tend to be the results we most see nowadays as we grow aware of the dimensions of the climate crisis and the loss of biodiversity and the socio-environmental crisis, for me I can't help but feel the daring and stubborn Christian hope as I grow increasingly committed to ecumenical care for creation. 

WCC appointed as permanent accompanier in Colombian peace talks

The World Council of Churches (WCC), with the Colombian Episcopal Conference, United Nations Mission in Colombia, and Organization of American States, has been appointed as a permanent accompanier for peace talks with the Estado Mayor Central (EMC) FARC-EP in Colombia.

Discurso del CMI en una conferencia para la reconciliación en Colombia: “¿Podría ser el proceso de paz de Colombia una inspiración para el resto del mundo?”

En un discurso pronunciado en la Conferencia Internacional para la Reconciliación en Colombia, el Rev. Dr. Kenneth Mtata, director del programa de Testimonio Público y Diaconía del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), reflexionó sobre el tema “Experiencias y aprendizajes ecuménicos en la construcción de la paz”.

Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata: “Colombia is a deeply fragile but promising country”

Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata, World Council of Churches (WCC) programme director for Public Witness and Diakonia, led a delegation that visited Colombia on 8-11 August to express solidarity with the Colombian churches, government and people as they collaborate in the design, implementation, and advocacy for the construction of peace in the country. Below, he shares his impressions of the visit.

In Colombia, WCC delegation aims to strengthen dialogue on peace

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.