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Die Referenzgruppe des Pilgerwegs der Gerechtigkeit und des Friedens sowie die Theologische Studiengruppe des Ökumenischen Rats der Kirchen (ÖRK) haben auf ihrem Treffen Mitte Juni Reflexionen, Gebete und Erkenntnisse zusammengetragen, die den Weg zur 11. ÖRK-Vollversammlung in Karlsruhe im Jahr 2022 ebnen.

Jim Winkler, Präsident und Generalsekretär des Nationalen Kirchenrates (USA) und Pastor Peter Noteboom, Generalsekretär des Kanadischen Kirchenrats, teilen Reflexionen ihrer jüngsten Zusammenkunft. 

 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace Reference Group and Theological Study Group, which convened in mid-June, brought reflections, prayers and insights that will form a path toward the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe in 2022.

Jim Winkler, president and general secretary of the National Council of Churches (USA) and Pastor Peter Noteboom, general secretary of The Canadian Council of Churches, shared reflections on their recent gathering. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace Reference Group and Theological Study Group are convening online this week to share reflections and harvest theological learnings.

“With each wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, communities have been experiencing collective trauma that has further deepened the injustices, including racism and economic inequity,” said Rev. Dr Sang Chang, World Council of Churches (WCC) president for Asia, during an online consultation, organised by the WCC and the Christian Conference of Asia on 4 June.

Grief and anger in Canada and across the world have followed the news that the remains of 215 children were found on the grounds of the Kamloops Residential School in the western Canadian province of British Columbia.

Das Programm des Ökumenischen Rats der Kirchen (ÖRK) für ökumenische HIV- und AIDS-Initiativen und Advocacy führte gemeinsam mit dem Pole Institute eine Konsultation der UNAIDS-PEPFAR Glaubensinitiative zu HIV-Risiken und Schutzbedürfnissen bei Migrant_innen, Vertriebenen und Flüchtlingen in Goma, Demokratische Republik Kongo durch.

The World Council of churches (WCC) Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiatives and Advocacy program, in partnership with Pole Institute, hosted a UNAIDS-PEPFAR Faith Initiative consultation on HIV risks and vulnerabilities among migrants, displaced people and refugees in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Die Vorsitzende des ÖRK-Zentralausschusses, Dr. Agnes Abuom, eröffnete am 17. Mai die Online-Tagung des Exekutivausschusses des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) mit einem sehr persönlichen Dank an die ÖRK-Leitung und -Gemeinschaft, für ihren Beistand, ihre Fürsorge und ihre Gebete.

As the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee meeting opened online on 17 May, moderator of the WCC central committee Dr Agnes Abuom took time to offer a very personal thank-you to the WCC leaders and fellowship surrounding her with care and prayers.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) assembly planned for 2022 in Germany is an opportunity to confront past injustice and trauma and to work for reconciliation and unity, according to the moderator of the WCC central committee, Dr Agnes Abuom.

During a regional consultation on 27 April focused on how churches in Africa are living out their commitment to a Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace in the context of COVID-19, World Council of Churches (WCC) moderator, Dr Agnes Abuom, reflected that Africa is experiencing a number of socio-economic and spiritual challenges and opportunities.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiatives and Advocacy programme will hold workshops in April 2021 on HIV treatment adherence in Ivory Coast and Nigeria.