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<article class="media media--image display--large"> <div class="image-container"> <div class="field field-media-image"> <img loading="eager" width="430" height="323" alt="Hunter Woodhall" class="lazyload" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/default_mobile/public/2025-02/crc-news-graphics_2025-2-5_hunter-woodhall.jpg?itok=P4cqGrn4" /> </div> <div class="field field-image-caption">Hunter Woodhall</div> </div> <div class="field field-image-credit">calvin.edu</div> </article> <br /> Speaking at Calvin University’s January Series, paralympian Hunter Woodhall explained that setbacks and failures provide opportunities to grow.

The story of Mustafa Albayati and his wife Randa is one of resilience, love and the transformative power of community. From their chance meeting in Iraq to building a life together in the United States, their journey has been marked by challenges, triumphs and unwavering hope. Here’s their inspiring story, told in Mustafa and Randa’s words.   “I first met ... Read More

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay has described the proposal of US President Trump as “tantamount to proposing full-scale ethnic cleansing and neo-colonization of the homeland of the 2 million Palestinians of Gaza.”

I have started this blog over and over again, trying to put words to the ache in my chest, trying to weave together hope and righteous anger into something coherent, something that won’t unravel the moment I hit “post.” In the last two days, many of my compassionate, justice-seeking colleagues have received furlough notices. To say the last two days ... Read More

The World Council of Churches (WCC) welcomed Prof. Dr Karen Nazaryan, executive director of the Armenia Roundtable Foundation, to the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva for a series of strategic meetings aimed at strengthening cooperation in ecumenical diakonia and social development.

World Council of Churches central committee moderator Bishop Prof. Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm will kick off a ten-month series on “Hope for…” moderated by Anne Freudenberg-Klopp, Theology and Sustainability, Ecumenical Center of the North Church and Astrid Hake, coordinator of the Ecumenical Network for Climate Justice.

Eunice Lee writes from personal experience of joyfully welcoming guests, and the even greater welcome to be found in Jesus

We strongly condemn the proposal described by President Donald Trump of a U.S. takeover of the Gaza Strip in the form of a real estate development plan.

CWS Furloughs Staff to Maintain Capacity to Serve Vulnerable Clients  Washington, D.C.— CWS today expressed deep concern and alarm over the administration’s recent actions severely limiting the ability of the organization to continue to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance to refugees and other vulnerable families. Since January 20th, the Trump Administration has taken action after action–including severely limiting access to federal ... Read More

More than 120 million people around the world have been forced to flee their homes in search of safe, new lives. Every day, thousands are forced to make this difficult decision, leaving behind their belongings, memories and, oftentimes, loved ones, all for the hope of a better future. There are many reasons people choose to make this decision. Millions are ... Read More