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World Council of Churches (WCC) Delegation Visits Holy Land

March 16, 2015 by communications coordinator
Participants in a meeting with church leaders hosted at the Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem by Patriarch Fouad Twal. (© WCC/Marianne Ejdersten)

JERUSALEM – Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), as well as Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the WCC Central Committee, Metropolitan Dr Gennadios of Sassima and Bishop Mary Ann Swenson, vice-moderators of the Central Committee, spent time with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News, World Council of Churches (WCC) News Tagged: Accompaniment, Ecumenical, Palestinian Christians, Pilgrimage, WCC, World Council of Churches

Bishop Younan Celebrates 1,000 Years of Christianity in Sweden

September 10, 2014 by communications coordinator
Bishop Younan Celebrates 1,000 years of Christianity in Skara, Sweden

Recently, a representative of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Swedish crown princess, Bishop Munib Younan, church leaders and thousands of others took part in the celebration of one thousand years of Christianity in Sweden held in the Diocese of Skara in southern Sweden. The diocese, which is one of the oldest existing dioceses … [Read more…]

Posted in: Church of Sweden (CoS) News, World Council of Churches (WCC) News Tagged: Bishop Munib Younan, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, WCC, World Council of Churches

WCC Denounces Actions Against Yazidis, Christians, and Other Minorities in Iraq

August 8, 2014 by communications coordinator

Geneva, 7 August, 2014 Dear Sisters and Brothers, On behalf of the World Council of Churches, I am writing to solicit your prayers for the Christians, the church communities and all the suffering people on the Plain of Nineveh in northern Iraq, as well as the surrounding region. Reports in recent days have confirmed the … [Read more…]

Posted in: World Council of Churches (WCC) News Tagged: Christian-Muslim Relations, Press Release, WCC

World Week for Peace in Palestine Israel

September 17, 2013 by communications coordinator
World Week for Peace in Palestine Israel

The Palestine Israel Ecumenical Forum (PIEF), an international, inter-church advocacy initiative for peace in Israel and Palestine, is sponsoring the World Week for Peace in Palestine Israel from September 22nd to September 28th, 2013 for a week of advocacy and action in support of an end to the illegal occupation of Palestine and a just … [Read more…]

Posted in: World Council of Churches (WCC) News Tagged: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, PIEF, WCC, World Council of Churches

WCC: Arab Christians Have Built Hope in Hopeless Situations

May 27, 2013 by communications coordinator

“We do not live in the mentality of the ghetto, nor in the mentality of a minority complex, nor do we live as dhimmi (dependent) people,” said Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan. “We have always been, as Arab Christians, building our societies, loyal to our countries and nationalities, bringing hope in hopeless situations.” A Palestinian … [Read more…]

Posted in: World Council of Churches (WCC) News Tagged: Bishop Munib Younan, ELCJHL, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, MECC, Middle East Council of Churches, WCC, World Council of Churches

World Council of Churches welcomes the ELCJHL into membership

February 23, 2011 by communications coordinator

The WCC exploratory delegation visited the congregations, schools and educational ministries of the ELCJHL, as well as ecumenical and interfaith partners during their January visit. In the photo to the left, the delegation is pictured with with Mr. Simon Awad, director of the Environmental Education Center in Beit Jala, one of the Educational Programs of … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News, World Council of Churches (WCC) News Tagged: Ecumenical, ELCJHL, WCC, World Council of Churches

Fykse Tveit to lead World Council of Churches

August 28, 2009 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

The ELCJHL extends hearty congratulations to Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, who was elected to be the seventh general secretary of the World Council of Churches during its central committee meeting on Aug. 27.

Posted in: ELCJHL News, World Council of Churches (WCC) News Tagged: Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, WCC, World Council of Churches

Ecumenical service is part of World Week for Peace in Palestine-Israel

June 3, 2009 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

All are invited to attend an ecumenical service for the World Week for Peace in Palestine-Israel. The service will be 4 p.m., Sunday, June 7, 2009, at St. Stephen’s Basilica, 6 Nablus Road, Jerusalem. Sponsored by the World Council of Churches, the World Week for Peace in Palestine-Israel is an opportunity for churches in different … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News, World Council of Churches (WCC) News Tagged: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, WCC, World Council of Churches, World Week for Peace

Week of Action for Peace in Palestine & Israel

June 1, 2008 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

June 4-10, 2008 – A common prayer and message for peace in Palestine and Israel is ready for use in about 100 countries. Churches in 17 countries, plus two international ecumenical organizations, are planning various education and advocacy activities. These and more are part of a global week of action led by the World Council … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News, World Council of Churches (WCC) News Tagged: Global Week of Action, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, WCC

WCC General Secretary Kobia Leads Delegation to Holy Land

June 27, 2007 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

Heads of churches in Jerusalem have welcomed the Palestine Israel Ecumenical Forum launched in Jordan last week. They voiced satisfaction with the new advocacy initiative at meetings with World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia during his 21-26 June visit to the Holy Land. In addition to heads of local churches, … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News, World Council of Churches (WCC) News Tagged: Delegation, EAPPI, Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme for Palestine and Israel, Holy Land, Palestine Israel Ecumenical Forum, PIEF, WCC, World Council of Churches
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