May 19, 2013
WCRC can be a “worthy partner” in efforts to address poverty and interfaith relations, Ghana’s president tells WCRC delegation.
L to R: Pillay and Mahama in Accra
(Photo: Presidential photography service)
May 15, 2013
‘More local structure grows membership’; first self-sustaining union in Nigeria
May 15, 2013 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Ansel Oliver/ANN
The Seventh-day Adventist Church’s West-Central Africa Division this year will create four new union administrative units, an action that underscores membership growth in the region and a need for more strategic planning in local fields.
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May 14, 2013
Ghana’s Presbyterian churches today are expressing their spirituality in ways that are more African in origin and expression, say Ghanaian church representatives.Photo: (L) Seth Agidi, (R)Kofi Amfo-Akonnor (WCRC/Greenaway)
May 12, 2013
The Christian Federation of Malaysia has issued a call for a day for prayer against racism on Monday 13 May, says Mok Cheh Liang of the Presbyterian Church in Malaysia. Mok is in Dodowa, Ghana for meetings of WCRC’s Executive Committee.Photo: Mok Cheh Liang (WCRC/Greenaway)
May 10, 2013
May 10, 2013
ACCRA, Ghana
A castle dedicated to slave trade in Ghana was also the site of the country’s...
May 8, 2013
The following statement was released by the Consultation of Anglican Bishops in Dialogue after their fourth meeting May 2 to 5 in Cape Town, South Africa. More information, and other statatements from the Consultation, are also available online.
A Testimony of Hope
The fourth Consultation of Anglican Bishops in Dialogue...
May 7, 2013
A TESTIMONY OF HOPE
THE FOURTH CONSULTATION OF ANGLICAN BISHOPS IN DIALOGUE
The fourth consultation among Canadian, American and African bishops took place in Cape Town South Africa from Thursday May 2nd to Sunday May 5th 2013. We met in the context of worship, prayer, Scripture reading and the breaking of bread. Through the presentation of papers, continuing conversation, and growing relationships we engaged in...
May 2, 2013
The role of the Reformed church movement in global ecumenism is the focus of a meeting of WCRC's executive committee in Ghana, 7-15 May.Photo: Setri Nyomi (Helen Putsman-Penet)
March 26, 2013
[Anglican Communion News Service]
· New Communion websites to launch this year
· Anglican Alliance: “We’re not an NGO, we’re Church”
· New guidelines for Anglican Communion Networks
· Anglican Communion Office to review, evaluate Companion Links
· Indaba model being adopted and adapted by the Communion
· Ending gender-based violence: “What will provinces do?”
The...
March 22, 2013
March 22, 2013
RAROTONGA, Cook Islands
To strengthen the World Council of Churches’ (WCC) Christian mission and witness, it is essential to evolve creative ways of...