Member Church News: Justice, Peace, Ecumenism

When soldiers are seeking to reclaim lost territory they have little regard for the peace agreements signed by their national leaders. That’s why the grassroots work of the Rev. Peter Tibi and RECONCILE is a critical component of… Read More

Member Church News: Welcoming, Walking, Serving

The Synodal Council of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren has issued a statement encouraging the Czech government to help refugees. The statement expresses concern over Czech government’s decision that it will not accept any refugees from a… Read More

Member Church News: Partnering, Praying, Reflecting, Celebrating

The country of Niger in West Africa is only one percent Christian, but “the faithful witness and long-term vision of these believers is great,” said Presbyterian Church (USA) mission co-workers Michael and Rachel Ludwig, who have worked in… Read More

Member Church News: Immigrants, Issues, Conferences, Courts

Organizers of a call to action at the United States-Mexico border in support of immigrant rights are preparing to welcome several dozen participants from all across the United Church of Christ to the Arizona borderlands August 26-30. The… Read More

Member Church News: Climate Action, Displacement, Racism

Photo Source: UCC The United Church of Christ Council for Climate Justice and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Green Chalice ministry are co-sponsoring the Rise for Climate marches taking place across the country on or near September… Read More

Member Church News: First Woman Minister, Scriptural Sharing, Peace in Asia

Photo by Randy Hobson Despite the improbability of her call last winter as pastor of historic First Presbyterian Church here, the Rev. Liudmila Hernández is supremely confident about her ministry. “It is a challenge all the time but… Read More

Member Church News: Unmasking Empire, Indigenous Rights, Interfaith Orientations

Taiwan Ecumenical Forum for Justice and Peace (TEF)’s second Steering Group meeting is held from July 23 till 24. During the second Steering Group meeting, the co-ordinator of Taiwan Ecumenical Forum Task Force, Professor Victor Hsu, in his… Read More

Member Church News: Expressing, Responding, Exchanging, Building

At the 223rd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) one of the Middle East resolutions that was approved in record time was a resolution “On Gaza Violence,” expressing “profound grief and sorrow for the families of all… Read More

Colombia: Peace with social justice

Please join our sisters and brothers working for a lasting and just peace in Colombia: “Peace with social justice”—this is the premise on which the Colombian government and the insurgency of the FARC-EP embarked on their negotiations over… Read More

Member Church News: Stories, Hopes, Marches

Stories of “African gangs” terrorizing Victorian (Australia) suburbs have featured prominently on the front page of tabloids this year. They describe Victoria gripped in “a state of fear” as “out-of-control teen thugs” wreak havoc in the streets. In… Read More