Spotlight
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Ahead of the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India, taking place from 9-10 September under the theme “One Earth, One Family, One Future,” a group of global Christian organizations has written a letter to G20 leaders calling for them to adopt a New International Financial and Economic Architecture (NIFEA). The letter, signed by the Council for World Mission, World Council of Churches, World Communion of Reformed Churches, Lutheran World Federation, and World Methodist Council, argues that the current economic system is based on profit, which has led to increasing inequality, ecological crisis, and democratic backsliding. “Today we live in a …
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Taking place from August 21 to September 1, 2023, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a city marked by stark socio-economic disparities, the 6th iteration of the Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics, and Management for an Economy of Life (GEM School 2023) brought together 24 participants to collectively reconsider economics for a fairer and more sustainable world. These participants hailed from over 20 countries across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, North America, and the Pacific. Among them were church leaders, pastors, theological students, financial experts, advocates for economic justice, and environmental activists, all with the shared objective …
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Consultation on Transformative Ecumenism – Life with Justice and Dignity for All Organised by the Council for World Mission in partnership with the All Africa Conference of Churches at Desmond Tutu Conference Centre, Nairobi, Kenya 17-19 August 2023 MESSAGE Around 60 people, including church leaders – lay and clergy, women and youth—theologians, Christian social activists, and representatives of civil society organizations from twenty-seven countries in Africa and the world gathered in Nairobi to reflect further on the meaning and implications of Transformative Ecumenism. As an attempt to reimagine ecumenism in response to the palpable fragility characterizing the contemporary global landscape, …
Member Church News
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United Church of Zambia (UCZ) General Secretary Rev. Chipasha Musaba has spoken about the Church’s efforts to implement its investment policy to empower vulnerable communities and enable the Church to …
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Churches of Christ in Malawi (CCM) organised a four-day strategic planning workshop for 40 members of its Development Unit. The aim was to establish clear goals, objectives and activities of …
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The United Reformed Church (URC) inducted Rev. Dr Tessa Henry-Robinson, its first black and ethnically-minoritised woman as General Assembly Moderator during its General Assembly held from 30 June – 3 …
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United Church in Papua New Guinea (UCPNG) conducted a week-long training for Leaders Empowerment and Capacity Building to enable them to respond to the new normal and challenges brought about …
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The Church of South India (CSI) is delivering a series of workshops to about 175 men, women, and youth in five different states in India under the “Church Enlightened – …
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Kiribati Uniting Church (KUC) conducted an Integrated Workshop on Climate Change, Pandemic (COVID-19) and KUC Strategic Plan (2021-2025) earlier this year. The workshops aimed to promote the KUC members’ understanding …