Member Church News: Peace, Reconciliation, Celebration

Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church member offers a glimpse into war-ravaged Sudan: “We as Christians should stand in solidarity and pray for one another, but we also need to confront the people in government and not allow conflicting parties to use church venues and religious places in their fighting,” said Aida Weran.

National Reconciliation Week in Australia culminates this Saturday with Mabo Day on 3 June, commemorating Mer Island man Eddie Koiki Mabo and his successful efforts to overturn the legal concept of “terra nullius” which denied Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people ownership of the land they had inhabited for some six millennia.

Weaving the web of peace and justice: A journey for reconciliation in the Korean Peninsula: Hong-Jung Lee, shares insights into his journey and experiences working towards peace and justice in the Korean Peninsula.

The United Church of Christ in the Philippines continued its diamond jubilee celebrations with a worship service with nearly 7,000 people from all over the Philippines—including from the seven jurisdictional areas, 49 conferences, and 1,000+ plus strong local churches—who came together, embodying the Church’s identity as a United and Uniting Church and demonstrating its commitment to its mission of serving God and people.

Lydia Neshangwe, moderator designate of the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (UPCSA), a partner denomination of the Church of Scotland, and moderator of the Council for World Mission, brought greetings on behalf of the overseas guests and delegates at the Church of Scotland General Assembly.

The United Church of Christ Palestine Israel Network invites congregations and communities to become “Apartheid-Free” through new campaign for Palestinian rights.

As part of the Barbados Gospelfest, Gordon Cowans offered a public lecture exploring the theme “Touching Lives of Persons With Disability: Freed to Simply Be.”

Alessandro Esposito, of the Chiesa Evangelica Valdese, reports on attending the seventy-seventh synod of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Portugal.

Building life-flourishing societies: Racism as the Roadblock: The Council for World Mission (CWM) Africa Region recently organised a training programme on “Youth & Racial Justice Africa”, gathering 25 youth participants from CWM Africa member churches and ecumenical partners, as well as resource persons to involve youths in liberation missiologies and explore how they can collectively address racial justice issues in their continent.

For many Christians, Bible verses and passages are often easier to memorize when set to music. Worship pastor Ken Boer designed the website Biblevox to help people find word-for-word scripture songs.

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