Member Church News: Arrivals, Launches, Meanings

The Congregational Christian Church of Niue celebrated the 170th year of the arrival of the Gospel to Niue Island.

A congregation in British Colombia, Canada, opens its hearts to a Syrian refugee family.

The Church of Scotland in Geneva took part in the launch last week of a major series of events marking the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in Europe.

How do the motivations of the Reformers relate to the Cuban, Latin American and Caribbean context of today? What does the Reformation mean for the Cuban Church today? These were the questions reflected on by Joel Ortega Dopico, President of the Council of Churches of Cuba.

Victor Hsu, of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan, reflects on the WCRC’s visit to North Korea in this interview with VOA.

Finding a way to keep families together in the face of the USA’s broken immigration system by offering people sanctuary has earned an Arizona church the United Church of Christ “Be the Church of the Month” award for October.

A group of 524 clergy, spiritual leaders of 22 faith traditions called from all parts of the country, gathered in North Dakota for a day of solidarity and repentance on the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation on Thursday, Nov. 3.

All people of faith and goodwill are invited to sign the COP22 statement.

Churches can use power in civil society for peace making, a World Council of Churches Reformation panel noted.

The Christian Conference of Asia will hold a regional consultation on “Criminalization of Human Trafficking and Its Impact on Women and Children: Towards an Ecumenical Advocacy” in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in November.

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