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This summer, Calvin University’s January Series is reaching back into its archives to bring some memorable voices from years past to today’s audiences. The January Series in July offers rebroadcasts of selected presentations from the university’s long-running January Series. On July 15, the series featured Dr. John M. Perkins’s 2014 presentation, “Love Is the Final Fight: The Life and Legacy of John M. Perkins.” The rebroadcast came just months after Perkins, a pastor, author, civil-rights leader, and longtime advocate for Christian community development and racial reconciliation, died on March 13, 2026, at the age of 95. For Perkins, the work of justice and reconciliation became inseparable from his Christian faith. From Mississippi Poverty to Christian Faith Born in 1930 in...

The profound power of a simple invitation is something both Affie Duifhuis and Anneke Wikkerink know well. Affie and Anneke have been friends and Global Coffee Break leaders in British Columbia for decades, and their group has been meeting for 41 years. Affie says word of mouth and simply asking women to join keeps their group thriving, with over 40 participants at present. Sometimes an invitation changes a life, as it did for Annette, they said. When Annette joined Duncan (B.C.) CRC, it wasn’t long before Affie and Anneke invited her to join their Global Coffee Break (GCB) group. GCB is Resonate Global Mission’s small-group Bible study program, originally developed in the Christian Reformed Church and using Discover Your Bible...

A briefing note summarising the difference between the personal, public and political dimensions of Islam in the UK

Rev. James Bhagwan, general secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches, released a pastoral letter, “Let Peace Govern Security,” that reflects on seeking peace through relationship, dialogue, dignity, and care for the whole community of creation.

A global 3-month online training programme of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Eco-Diakonia Youth Hub, held a closing celebration on 17 July, during which young people received certificates of completion and reflected on the most meaningful aspects of the programme, which was designed to equip young leaders to advance climate justice and diakonia initiatives in their local contexts.

URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs issued a statement in response to Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s recent comments regarding Israel and Prime Minister Netanyahu.

[Anglican Communion News Service] Several Anglican churches worldwide are preparing to observe the Feast of Creation in Christ this September. In July, the Church of England General Synod approved the addition of the observance into its liturgical calendar. The Feast of Creation in Christ, also known as the Season of Creation, is a worldwide ecumenical Christian observance that begins with the Day of Prayer for Creation on Sept. 1 and ends with the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and ecology, Oct. 4. Several Anglican churches have already begun to institute the festival, including The Episcopal Church, the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, the Scottish Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada. The growing momentum for this new liturgical festival was reflected in a resolution that passed during the Anglican Consultative Council, which met June 28 – July 4 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The resolution encourages the adoption of the Feast of Creation in Christ in member church calendars, while also leaving space for churches to draw on ecumenical materials or develop their own. Read the entire article here.

[Episcopal News Service] Washington National Cathedral has announced it will host the funeral for South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Olin Graham next week, including a tribute from President Donald Trump. The service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Eastern July 28. A native of Central, South Carolina, Graham served as U.S. senator from the state from 2003 until he died unexpectedly on July 11 at 71 from an aortic tear caused by cardiovascular disease. At the time of his death, Graham served on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Appropriations Committee, Environment and Public Works Committee and as chair of the Budget Committee. “The cathedral is proud to serve as a sacred space where people gather during times of both celebration and sorrow. We believe that God is present with us in all of life’s moments,” the Very Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith, dean of Washington National Cathedral, said on the cathedral’s web page announcing Graham’s funeral details. “Our prayers are with Senator Graham’s family at this difficult time.” Hollerith will officiate the service. Before he was elected to the U.S. Senate, Graham was a U.S. representative for South Carolina’s 3rd District and a South Carolina state representative. He also served in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a colonel in 2015. Graham, a Southern Baptist, never married and had no children. His younger sister, Darline Graham Nordone, was appointed by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster to serve the remainder of Lindsey Graham’s term, which ends in January. Graham was campaigning for reelection in November before his death. The service will be by invitation only. The public is invited to watch the service online via the Washington National Cathedral’s YouTube channel.

The 2nd International Congress on Human Mobility will take place in Panama from 22–24 July, bringing together academics, church leaders, faith-based organizations, and international partners to address the challenges of human mobility in Latin America and the Caribbean. The World Council of Churches (WCC), along with its member churches and partners, will contribute to the event.

Rev. Frank-Dieter Fischbach, general secretary of the Conference of European Churches (CEC), was part of a World Council of Churches (WCC)-led delegation that made a solidarity visit to Ukraine on 14-17 July. He took time to reflect on his impressions of the people he met, and on why a solidarity visit can ultimately be an expression of apostolic truth.