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Tune-in Tuesday, October 4, 2022 on Church and Society’s YouTube Page and Facebook Live. The broadcast begins at 1:00 p.m. EDT (10:00 a.m. PDT; 7:00 a.m. HST). September 17, 2022 Mental illness is a condition that burdens millions of people throughout the world. Between the
September 21st is the International Day of Peace. The theme for this year’s International Day of Peace from the United Nations is “End Racism. Build Peace.” September 16, 2022 The United Nations continues to invite the world community to work towards a world free of racism and
September 19, 2022 The 11th General Assembly of the World Council of Churches is now history. At the ecumenical summit in Karlsruhe, Germany, around 3,000 participants from 120 countries met Aug. 31-Sept. 8 to discuss the future direction of ecumenism. The meeting ended with a
September 12, 2022 The weekend in the middle of the World Council of Churches General Assembly is expressly intended for excursions and congregational encounters. The participants and contributors traveling from around the world are given the opportunity to get to know the respective life of
September 1, 2022 In these polarizing times, United Methodists across the connection are being called to faithfully participate in civic engagement as a witness for divine peace and justice. Last month in Kenya, United Methodists served as a witness of peace and justice by mobilizing a team
September 1, 2022 Former GBCS intern delivers opening prayer at World Council of Churches 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany Opening Prayer – Youth Testimony In my present context, I serve a United Methodist Church in Edmonds, Washington on the west coast of the United States.
September 1, 2022 Over 3000 participants from churches and denominations around the world gathered in Karlsruhe, Germany for opening day yesterday for prayers and deliberation on the future of the Christian Church. The Assembly provides a unique opportunity for church leaders to deepen their commitment
August 8, 2022 In 1982, the inaugural session of the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations (WGIP) was held and by 1994 the WGIP identified August 9th as The Annual International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples to promote human rights protections for Indigenous Peoples all
July 29, 2022 In a state checkered by rival yard signs, a United Methodist megachurch held a forum on faith and abortion seeking to find common ground. The July 27 town hall before a packed house at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in
July 20, 2022 The 1908 Methodist Social Creed – adopted by United Methodism’s predecessor bodies through the early 20th century is a testament to Methodism’s concerns for the life and wellbeing of women and children, as well as for workers. From 1908 there was a
