Need to work together for peace in Korea remains
Participants in a meeting of members and partners of the Ecumenical Forum for Peace, Reunification & Cooperation on the Korean Peninsula (EFK), held online on 25 August, emphasized the need to continue to work together for peace on the Korean Peninsula even amid COVID-19 and challenging political circumstances. Hong-Jung Lee, general secretary of the National […]
International church-based organizations urge Colombian president to stop spiral of violence
The ACT Alliance, World Council of Churches, Lutheran World Federation, World Communion of Reformed Churches, Anglican Communion, World Methodist Council, Latin American Episcopal Council and World Association for Christian Communication, in a letter sent 18 May, urged Colombian president Iván Duque Marquéz to stop the spiral of violence that is doing terrible harm to the […]
WCRC calls for peace with justice in Jerusalem
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) strongly condemns the attacks by the Israeli security forces on those worshipping at the al-Aqsa Mosque. These actions during the time of Ramadan, at the third most holy site of the Islamic community, are a violation of the basic human rights of the people of Palestine. Further, the […]
WCRC calls on members to help save Sheikh Jarrah
The World Communion of Churches (WCRC) calls its membership and the wider ecumenical movement into prayer and action for the impending evictions in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem. This latest threat of evictions is part of the ongoing suppression of human rights of Palestinians and a denial of their right to life and […]
WCRC opposes military exercises in Korea
“Some trust in horses and some in chariots, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.” —Psalm 20:7 The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) expresses concern over the United States-South Korea military exercises on the Korean Peninsula. Peace on peninsula and elsewhere cannot be furthered by investment in the weapons of […]
Cameroon conference on peace empowers religious leaders
A two-day conference in Buea, Cameroon, has empowered religious leaders to offer vital input into a peace plan in the divided nation. Samuel Fonki Forba, president of the Council of Protestant Churches in Cameroon, said that the conference helped religious leaders build their capacity in the area of peace. Forba said that the conference helped […]
Hard-hit Presbyterian church leads peace efforts in Cameroon
Cameroon’s 27 million people have two official languages—English and French—but the people in the two linguistic groups are divided, adding to the nation’s woes and those for its church leaders, along with another affliction, Boko Haram extremists. Miki Hans Abia, synod clerk of the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon, a member of the World Communion of […]
Cry for Hope: A Call to Decisive Action
We stand with Kairos Palestine and Kairos Global and share in the Cry for Hope issued by a broad coalition of Palestinian Christians and partners around the world—theologians, church leaders, lay and clergy—to end the oppression of the Palestinian people. Embrace this Cry. Share it widely with members of your community. Implement and encourage the work […]
Annexation will undermine peace and justice
Ecumenical Statement on the Planned Annexation of Occupied Palestinian Territory The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. —Psalm 103:6 As faith-based organizations representing believers worldwide,* we express our concern over the planned annexation of occupied Palestinian territories in the West Bank by the Government of Israel. Annexation of such territories is in […]
Joint Ecumenical Peace Message
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War: 25 June 2020 National Council of Churches in Korea National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA National Council of Churches in Australia Churches Together in Britain and Ireland Church of Christ in Thailand United Church of Canada National […]