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United Methodists continue evangelism efforts on the island nation, breaking ground on two new buildings for congregations in the north and west.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) on 30 October received a delegation from the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva for discussions on the contribution of churches and faith communities to public life and the shaping of a values-based international order.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) on 30 October met with Zoltán Tarr, Hungary's minister for Social Relations and Culture, to discuss the role of churches in democratic society, the renewal of the United Nations, and prospects for national dialogue in Hungary.

A Women’s Day Declaration on 26 October at the African and African Diaspora Conference, delivered in partnership with the Pan African Women’s Ecumenical Empowerment Network, recognized the conference facets of memory, resistance, faith, organizing, and collective action.

The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (JDDJ) Working Group held its first meeting in Strasbourg (France) from October 21-25. The group was constituted by the JDDJ Steering Team to independently explore the reception of the JDDJ and the Notre Dame Consultation Statement (March 2019). The decision to establish an independent working group was […]

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Bishop Rubén Saenz Jr. is making plans to care for Highland Park members who wish to stay United Methodist. In letters to both Highland Park lay leaders and congregants, he also maintained that this week’s congregational vote to cut ties with the denomination is not valid under church law.

[World Council of Churches] Wildfires across Indonesia are threatening human life and nature as they burn across the Southeast Asia archipelago. The fires are rapidly approaching churches and villages and have devastated wildlife and plant life, threatening numerous species. The Communion of Churches in Indonesia and several partners are working to establish oxygen shelters — temporary public health stations that provide filtered air or short-term oxygen therapy to people with respiratory issues, asthma or smoke inhalation symptoms — across Kalimantan. “We want our brothers and sisters in the affected communities to know that they are not forgotten and that the churches are standing alongside them in this difficult time,” said Rev. Darwin Darmawan, general secretary of the Communion of Churches in Indonesia. Read the full article here.

[World Council of Churches] An international symposium at Lund University in Sweden reminded participants in the ongoing World Council of Churches Commission on Faith and Order meeting of the significance of concrete steps toward Christian unity, not least when other societal structures face pressure or risk crumbling. “When the World Falls Apart, Churches Are Getting Together” was the theme of the Oct. 28 symposium, organized by the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies in connection with the Commission on Faith and Order meeting taking place Oct. 26-31 in Lund and Höör. Lund is historically significant for the ecumenical movement. The city was the founding location of the Lutheran World Federation in 1947, and in 1952 hosted the Third World Conference on Faith and Order. In 2016, Lutherans, Roman Catholics and other ecumenical partners jointly commemorated the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Read the full article here.

[Anglican Communion News Service] Bishops, scientists and theologians from across the Anglican Communion are at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria to develop local science and faith initiatives and to support a new generation of young leaders. The Anglican Communion Science Commission facilitated the Oct. 26-30 meeting, which is exploring various topics, including artificial intelligence, disaster response and the relationship between scientific discovery and Christianity. The commission, which formally launched in 2022 at the Lambeth Conference, equips churches to collaborate with scientific communities in responding to human need and to contribute Christian ethical perspectives to developments in science and technology. Read the full article here.