Der Nationale Kirchenrat der USA (NCCUSA) wird Dr. Agnes Abuom, der Vorsitzenden des Zentralausschusses des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), seine Auszeichnung „President‘s Award for Excellence in Faithful Leadership“ verleihen.
The National Council of Churches USA (NCCUSA) will confer its President’s Award for Excellence in Faithful Leadership to Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the World Council of Churches’ (WCC) central committee.
An der Kerzenmahnwache am 7. Juni und an den Gebeten für Frieden auf der koreanischen Halbinsel nahmen nicht nur die Menschen in Seoul teil, sondern im Geiste auch der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) in Genf, der Nationale Kirchenrat der USA (NCC) und Hunderte andere Menschen auf der ganzen Welt.
As people in Seoul held a candlelight vigil on 7 June to pray for peace on the Korean Peninsula, they were joined by the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva, the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC), and hundreds of others across the world.
The WCC welcomes the historic meetings on 5-6 March 2018 between a South Korean special envoy delegation and the North Korean leadership in Pyongyang – the first high-level direct talks between the two Koreas in more than a decade.
Participants of the “International Conference in Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the 88 Declaration” organized by the National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) issued a communique that welcomes the new steps toward dialogue as an historic opportunity.
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) is the latest participating organization to announce it will join, on 13 August, a “Sunday of Prayer for the Peaceful Reunification of the Korean Peninsula.”
Churches across the world are invited to show solidarity with Korean churches by joining the prayer, based on Romans 14:19: “Let us then pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.”
This year's “Sunday of Prayer for the Peaceful Reunification of the Korean Peninsula” will be observed on 14 August. The special day of prayer follows a visit from a delegation of the National Council of Churches in Korea and the National Council of Churches USA with USA policymakers. The delegation is advocating for a permanent peace treaty between North and South Korea.
Order of service prepared by the National Council of Churches in Korea Reconciliation and Reunification Committee, based on the 2016 Asia Sunday liturgy from the Christian Conference of Asia.
The National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK), based in the ROK, and the Korean Christian Federation (KCF),based in the DPRK, have, since 1989, jointly written an annual "common prayer for peace and reunification".
Joint prayer for the peaceful reunification of the Korean peninsula
by the National Council of Churches in Korea and the Korean Christian Federation Central Committee
Der Nationale Kirchenrat in Korea und der Koreanische Christenbund erarbeiten jedes Jahr gemeinsam ein Gebet für Frieden und Wiedervereinigung der koreanischen Halbinsel. Dieses Gebet wird jeweils am Sonntag vor dem 15. August verwendet.
Jointly prepared by the National Council of Churches in Korea and the Korean Christian Federation, this prayer is used on the Sunday just before 15 August.
Cada año el Consejo Nacional de Iglesias de Corea y la Federación Cristiana Coreana preparan conjuntamente una oración por la paz y la reunificación de la península coreana. Esta oración se pronuncia el domingo justo antes del 15 de agosto de cada año.
Chaque année, le Conseil national des Églises en Corée et la Fédération chrétienne de Corée préparent ensemble une prière pour la paix et la réunification de la péninsule coréenne. Cette prière est dite chaque année le dimanche précédent le 15 août.
Um die geistliche Begleitung der koreanischen Halbinsel und der Kirchen in Nord- und Südkorea fortzusetzen, ist der ÖRK aufgerufen, sich den Christinnen und Christen in Nord- und Südkorea im gemeinsamen Gebet anzuschließen.
