Let Justice Roll Campaign to Culminate Oct. 31
The NCC-sponsored 15-city, 5-month campaign will feature its ¡°grand finale¡± just several days before the presidential election takes place
Section : Ecumenical
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Churches Worldwide to Address Violence against Women and Children
The 16-day, WCC-sponsored campaign will address the various forms of domestic, political, and social violence that continue to oppress women and children around the world -
Christian and Jewish Officials Meet for Inter-Religious Debate
''The Christian and Jewish representatives spoke positively of their longstanding cooperation on a range of domestic policy issues and ways to strengthen their common social justice agenda'' -
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WCC, IMF, WB, Releases Joint Statement on Development and Economic Policy
''The three organizations are committed to a continuing dialogue to increase further their understanding of their respective experience and learning, as well as to build stronger alliances where appro -
WCC Affirms Same 'Poverty-Free' Vision of Bretton Woods Institutions
''The World Bank’s vision of a poverty free world resonates well with a substantial portion of the Council’s analysis, since the goal of poverty reduction rather than eradication, is a trickle-down ap -
Ecumenical Consultation on the Korean Peninsula Concludes with Call to Reconciliation
''Normalization of relations between the DPRK and the USA and the adoption of a non-aggression pact will provide a solid foundation for ending the Armistice and replacing it with a Peace Treaty'' -
Registering Christian Voters: Same Goals, Different Values
'Progressive' Christians Launch ''Vote ALL Your Values'' campaign to counter the conservative 'iVoteValues' initiative -
Lutherans Urged to Pray for Anglican Unity
''The Windsor Report 2004 of the Lambeth Commission on Communion was expected with interest, given the nature of the issues it was established to consider'' -
WCC-CCA Holds Joint Consultation on the Korean Peninsula
''We want to find ways to encourage WCC-CCA member churches in consultation with churches in Korea to reflect together on and engage in common prayer to reinforce their advocacy efforts for a just a -
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International Leaders Launch The Micah Challenge
The World Evangelical Alliance, the Baptist World Alliance and the Micah Network launched the vigorous international campaign to halve world poverty by 2015 -
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WCC to Review Prospects for Korean Peace and Reunification
''The WCC and CCA leadership is hopeful that the meeting will contribute to defusing tensions and overcoming the present stalemate in the Korean peninsula'' -
International Christan Leaders Express Solidarity with U.S. Churches
Christian leaders from four continents gathered in Atlanta, Georgia, to present themselves as ''living letters'' to the US conference of the World Council of Churches (WCC), on October 5-6, 2004. -
The 2004 US Conference for the WCC Opens with Calls for Peace
The WCC general secretary reminds U.S. church leaders to “speak truth to power” and “continue to advocate for a responsible use of power.” -
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Ecumenical Leaders Press Presidential Candidates on Poverty and Health Care Issues
''As you continue your campaign for President, we urge you to speak out for the needs of those in poverty and those without health insurance'' -
WCC Kobia: Dialogue is the Key to Reconciliation
''We need to reassure our partners in dialogue that we are sincere and open in our wish to walk together towards the fullness of truth… as we struggle together with others in a world torn apart by r -
WCC Applauds Russia’s Decision to Ratify Kyoto Protocal
''The WCC is very pleased that the Russian Federation will now be ratifying the Kyoto Protocol, which will trigger the criteria to bring the treaty into effect as international law'' -
IRD Report Blasts Ecumenical Policies on Human Rights
The conservative report says the nation’s largest ecumenical body and mainline churches are anti-Semitic; NCC General Secretary fires back at ''fatally flawed report'' -
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WCC Welcomes New EAPPI Volunteers
The Ecumenical Accompaniment Program in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI), a social wing of the World Council of Churches, opened its second year of operations by welcoming 25 new volunteers – the largest -
Interfaith Service Held in Seattle to Reflect Upon September 11
People of Christian, Jewish, and Islamic faiths unite on 9/11 to share the communal hope for peace.
