National Indigenous Peoples Day is on June 21, and June is National Indigenous Peoples Month in Canada. The United Church of Canada’s moderator, Carmen Lansdowne, says, “We can all take actions to celebrate or recognize this day.” Gondarra… Read More

In Canada, June is Indigenous History Month and June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The United Church of Canada offers free worship materials to mark the month and day. Nationalism and Christian Zionism focus of latest webinar:… Read More

Church of North India breaks new ground with consecration of first female bishop: In a historic moment for gender equality, the Church of North India has consecrated its first ever female bishop, the Right Reverend Violet Nayak, who… Read More

Council for World Mission moderator exhorts unity in an uncertain world: CWM Moderator Lydia Neshangwe, as an ecumenical guest to the World Communion of Reformed Churches Executive Committee meeting, reflected on how the church is at a crossroads… Read More

Addressing Impacts of the Doctrine of Discovery: In April 2024 two representatives from the CRC in Canada went to a meeting of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. Adrian Jacobs, the CRC’s senior leader for Indigenous justice and… Read More

On 1 May, Workers’ Day in South Africa, leaders from the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa (UCCSA) and the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (UPCSA) came together for work, witness, and fellowship. The gathering, attended by… Read More

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

Jamaican government Minister accepts United Reformed Church’s apology for its role in transatlantic slavery: Olivia Grange, Jamaica’s Minister for Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, encouraged other UK churches, along with the UK government, to also apologize. First ‘Confronting… Read More

Presbyterian Church (USA) pastor Carolyn Winfrey Gillette has produced a Creation Care hymn for free use, “O God, Within the Psalms,” based on Psalm 23:1-6 and John 10:11-18. And the United Church in Canada offer a variety of… Read More

April 7 marked the 30th anniversary of the Hutu genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Beginning on 7 April 1994, more than 800,000 Tutsis and 10,000 Twa were murdered over approximately 100 days. The Rwandan constitution today speaks… Read More