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Monday, August 5, 2024, 12-1pm Eastern Following up from a regional consultation held in Rome...
Read MorePrior to Netanyahu’s Congressional Speech, 200+ Global Bishops and Christian Leaders Call World Leaders to Institute a Permanent Gaza Ceasefire, Halt of Arms Sales to Israel, and Prevent Broader Regional War
In a new letter, over 200 global Christian bishops and executive leaders urged world powers to end...
Read MoreSabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of July 22, 2024
The Israeli military continues its relentless bombing of Gaza through weapons supplied by several...
Read MoreWCC team received by Coptic Orthodox Church to discuss World Conference on Faith and Order in Egypt
Organized by the WCC Commission on Faith and Order, the conference will mark the 1700th...
Read More3rd Thursday Alert: Urge President Biden to withhold military aid to Israel, increase humanitarian assistance to Gaza, and push for a permanent cease fire
As the war continues in Gaza and the violence escalates in the West Bank, it has never been more...
Read MoreJuly 21: Solidarity Sunday for Peace in the Middle East
On Sunday, July 21st, Churches for Middle East Peace and its 35 member denominations and...
Read MoreGlobal Ministries joins letter to Senate leaders to stop illegal airstrikes in Yemen
Global Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and United Church of Christ is...
Read MoreMECC: A Coordination Meeting Between MECC, UCC and Global Ministries
With the aim of strengthening the ecumenical ties, the Secretary General of the Middle East...
Read MoreMECC: Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson and Dr. Peter Makari on a Visit to MECC in Beirut
The Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Dr. Michel Abs received the...
Read MoreUnion of Armenian Evangelical Churches of the Near East commemorates centennial
The Union of Armenian Evangelical Churches of the Near East (UAECNE) gathered for a celebratory...
Read MoreSabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of July 16, 2024
Since October 7th it has been difficult to estimate the death toll in Gaza due to the catastrophic...
Read MoreWCC denounces Russian missile strikes on civilians and hospitals in Ukraine
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay denounced the missile...
Read MoreSabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of July 8, 2024
Last week, the Israeli army ordered a mass evacuation of approximately 250,000 Palestinians in...
Read MoreCMEP Stands with the Diocese of Jerusalem in Expressing Dismay at the Closure of Al Ahli Arab Anglican Hospital in Gaza
Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) stands with the Diocese of Jerusalem in expressing...
Read MoreUnited Protestant Church of France statement on the European parliamentary elections
The United Protestant Church of France has issued this statement in the wake of the European...
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