Jesus brought message of liberation from occupation, says Palestinian Christian

by Stephen Brown The mission of Jesus cannot be understood without looking at the context of occupation, according to Palestinian Christian Mitri Raheb, speaking at a global assembly of Reformed churches. “Jesus was born under occupation, he spent his entire life under occupation and was crushed on the cross by occupation,” Raheb said in on […]

WCRC statement on detention, deportation of WCC official

The WCRC stands with the World Council of Churches against the detention, interrogation and deportation of Dr. Isabel Apawo Phiri by Israeli security forces when she was attempting to enter the country to attend consultations with church leaders in Jerusalem on the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI). In May our Executive Committee […]

WCRC supports WCC over Israeli incident

In response to the detention and deportation of participants to a World Council of Churches climate conference by Israeli authorities, the WCRC’s Executive Committee last week sent a letter of support to WCC General Secretary Olav Fykse Tveit. The letter said, in part: We join with you, Rev. Dr. Tveit, in protesting the “excessive, unreasonable […]