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Ecumenical Statement: US Christian Leaders Stand with Jerusalem Heads of Churches
Advent is a time of forgiveness, salvation, and new creation, not one that imperils peaceful...
Read MoreSabeel Christmas Message from Jerusalem 2017
During this Christmas Season, we pause to give thanks and praise to the gracious and loving God for...
Read MoreMECC: Jerusalem Must Be A City of Peace
It is with great sadness that I write to you today. Yesterday, U.S. President Donald Trump made an...
Read MoreHeads of Churches in Jerusalem: An Open Letter to U.S. President Trump Concerning Jerusalem
President Donald J. TrumpPresident of the United States of America Jerusalem on December 6,...
Read MoreNCC Opposes U.S. Decision to Declare Jerusalem as Capital of Israel
WASHINGTON: In 1980, the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA adopted a policy...
Read MoreTell our Leaders Not to Move the U.S. Embassy in Israel
President Trump has announced his decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and to...
Read MoreCMEP: Unilateral Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital Constitutes Grave Threat to Future Peace
Washington, D.C. - December 5, 2017 - President Trump is expected to announce Wednesday his...
Read MoreSabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of Dec. 4, 2017
Opposition is growing in the world to an expected announcement by Donald Trump that the US will...
Read MoreNew Cornerstone from Sabeel: Balfour and Religious Extremism
"With gratitude and thanksgiving to God, we have arrived safely in Bethlehem and there is room in...
Read MoreCMEP Advocacy Summit: June 2018
During this season of Advent, June feels very far away but CMEP’s staff is already hard at work...
Read MoreCMEP Advent Webinar–Choosing Hope: Christian Leaders Speak about Realities this Advent
As we enter a season of expectant waiting for Jesus, we remember and stand with our Christian...
Read MoreFaith Leaders Call President Trump to Renounce Anti-Muslim Retweets
As co-conveners of the National Muslim-Christian Initiative, a dialogue of the National Council of...
Read MoreCMEP Bulletin: Israel/Palestine on the American Stage
Ten U.S. Democratic Senators Urge Netanyahu: Do Not Demolish Palestinian Village of Sussia...
Read MoreBreaking Down the Wall – Advent 2017 Reflections
The following collection of prayers, images, and readings with questions are designed to be used...
Read MoreFeast of Saint Barbara. Eid al Burbara
According to tradition, Burbara (Barbara in English) was the daughter of the pagan Dioscurus. On...
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