Regional general secretaries meet online
The leaders of regional ecumenical organizations met online 13 November to consult and collaborate with each other and with the World Council of Churches (WCC).
Emergency Disaster Fund grants aid displaced Lebanese, continue Brethren Disaster Ministries rebuilding project in Kentucky, among others
Recent grants made from the Church of the Brethren’s Emergency Disaster Fund (EDF) have been directed by Brethren Disaster Ministries
Brethren Disaster Ministries director makes visit to area affected by Hurricane Helene
The director of Brethren Disaster Ministries, Jenn Dorsch-Messler, traveled through Virginia and North Carolina the week of Oct. 21 to visit with Church of the Brethren district and church leaders. The trip responded to the impact of Hurricane Helen in both states.
Former Green Bay, Wisconsin, church becomes new home for women and families in recovery
[Diocese of Wisconsin] The Episcopal Diocese of Wisconsin, in a demonstration of faith, community and transformation, has given a former church property in Green Bay to the Mandolin Foundation, creating a […]
Membership Changes Coming in 2025
Several changes to RCC membership will become effective as of January 1, 2025. However, the same great member resources and benefits remain, including networking with other faith-based communications professionals, monthly educational programming, our annual convention and more! First, we’ll now have a rolling membership date, instead of by calendar year. For most of our recorded […]
Chipping away at gun violence in Colorado
November 13, 2024
In one of the latest efforts to reduce gun violence by turning weapons into innocuous objects, such as gardening tools, more than 70 firearms were taken out of commission recently in Denver, Colorado.
Creation is a gift from God, and we are called to steward it
November 13, 2024
Faith leaders and faith groups have for decades been engaged with climate negotiations, calling for climate justice for the most vulnerable people, communities, and countries who are most impacted by the effects of climate change. Their calls come from both their moral and justice perspective as people of faith and also from their experience as actors in humanitarian response and transformative development.
At COP29, religious leaders call for ‘regeneration and renewal of our only planetary home’
[World Council of Churches] At COP29, religious leaders are emphasizing the need to care for the creation that God made, and to safeguard the most vulnerable who have contributed the […]
At COP29, religious leaders call for “regeneration and renewal of our only planetary home”
At COP29, religious leaders are emphasizing the need to care for the creation that God made, and to safeguard the most vulnerable who have contributed the least to climate change—yet face its worst impacts.
“We are called to protect Mother Earth,” says Aymara youth leader at COP29
During the busy environment of COP29, Wara Iris, a young Indigenous leader from Bolivia’s Aymara community, shared her reflections on the vital role of Indigenous people in the climate justice movement. Speaking from a perspective shaped deeply by her heritage and faith, she discussed the commitment that drives her advocacy and the powerful hope that sustains her work.