Latest issue of WCC interreligious journal focuses on gender justice
[World Council of Churches] The latest issue of Current Dialogue, the journal of the World Council of Churches on interreligious dialogue and cooperation, takes as its theme “Gender Justice and […]
TAKE ACTION: Call on Congress to Support Welcoming Policies During Refugee Council USA Advocacy Days the Week of May 6
Join us during Refugee Council USA’s 2024 Refugee Advocacy Days the week of May 6th, when hundreds of advocates are traveling to Washington, D.C. to meet with their elected officials to urge them to support people who have been forcibly displaced from their homes. Advocacy Days represent an opportunity for community members across the country to join the call for ... Read More
Prayers for the 6th Week of Easter (May 5-11, 2024)
(North American participants of the 2023 Young Adult Convo singing praises in Herrnhut, Germany) The Watchword for the week: Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises. Psalm 98:4 This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. […]
Israel/Palestine Mission Network pens letter to university leaders calling for divestment in the Holy Land
May 3, 2024
Dear university presidents and chancellors, We write to you as members of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), a 300-year-old institution that divested from companies profiting from the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory in 2014. We encourage you to take similar measures at your university.
General Conference marks Washington building centennial
The 100th birthday of the iconic United Methodist Building in Washington, D.C., was acknowledged May 1 during General Conference.
Mindless scrolling and news fatigue: is digital abstinence the answer?
People are deciding to tap out of the news cycle, logging off their social media platforms and choosing digital abstinence – should we follow suit?
Member Church News: Honors, Prayers, Identity
Today, 3 May, is the 2024 Pacific Day of Prayer, organised each year by the Pacific Conference of Churches. This year’s worship liturgy has been prepared by the Etaretia Porotetani Maohi Protestant Church in French Polynesia/Tahiti. Budapest honours... Read More
TAKE ACTION: Urge U.S. Officials to Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza, Support Humanitarian Aid, and Protect Civilian Life
Since Israel began its bombardment of Gaza in October and as of May 3, more than 34,622 Gazan Palestinians have been killed – nearly half of whom were children – and all 2.23 million people in Gaza are facing acute food insecurity. According to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, “Israel has mounted a starvation campaign against ... Read More
Synthèse wa 2 Mai: Wajumbe wanatangaza kwamba homosexualité aina tena 'incompatible”
Baraza kuu la sheria la kanisa lilipiga vote mu 2 Mai kuondoa msimamo wa dénomination unaotangaza homosexualité kuwa "incompatible na mafundisho ya Kikristo" - lugha ambayo imekuwa tangu 1972.
May 2 wrap-up: Delegates declare homosexuality no longer ‘incompatible’
The church’s top legislative body on May 2 voted to remove the denominational stance that declares homosexuality to be “incompatible with Christian teaching” — language that has been in place since 1972.