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Bishop Rubén Saenz Jr. is making plans to care for Highland Park members who wish to stay United Methodist. In letters to both Highland Park lay leaders and congregants, he also maintained that this week’s congregational vote to cut ties with the denomination is not valid under church law.

[World Council of Churches] Wildfires across Indonesia are threatening human life and nature as they burn across the Southeast Asia archipelago. The fires are rapidly approaching churches and villages and have devastated wildlife and plant life, threatening numerous species. The Communion of Churches in Indonesia and several partners are working to establish oxygen shelters — temporary public health stations that provide filtered air or short-term oxygen therapy to people with respiratory issues, asthma or smoke inhalation symptoms — across Kalimantan. “We want our brothers and sisters in the affected communities to know that they are not forgotten and that the churches are standing alongside them in this difficult time,” said Rev. Darwin Darmawan, general secretary of the Communion of Churches in Indonesia. Read the full article here.

[World Council of Churches] An international symposium at Lund University in Sweden reminded participants in the ongoing World Council of Churches Commission on Faith and Order meeting of the significance of concrete steps toward Christian unity, not least when other societal structures face pressure or risk crumbling. “When the World Falls Apart, Churches Are Getting Together” was the theme of the Oct. 28 symposium, organized by the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies in connection with the Commission on Faith and Order meeting taking place Oct. 26-31 in Lund and Höör. Lund is historically significant for the ecumenical movement. The city was the founding location of the Lutheran World Federation in 1947, and in 1952 hosted the Third World Conference on Faith and Order. In 2016, Lutherans, Roman Catholics and other ecumenical partners jointly commemorated the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Read the full article here.

[Anglican Communion News Service] Bishops, scientists and theologians from across the Anglican Communion are at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria to develop local science and faith initiatives and to support a new generation of young leaders. The Anglican Communion Science Commission facilitated the Oct. 26-30 meeting, which is exploring various topics, including artificial intelligence, disaster response and the relationship between scientific discovery and Christianity. The commission, which formally launched in 2022 at the Lambeth Conference, equips churches to collaborate with scientific communities in responding to human need and to contribute Christian ethical perspectives to developments in science and technology. Read the full article here.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay condemned repeated killings of members of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and the continuing insecurity affecting Orthodox Christian communities others in the Arsi area of Ethiopia’s Oromia Regional State.

The Europe Regional Executive of the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) held its annual meeting in Geneva 28-29 October, exploring issues of communication justice in the European and ecumenical contexts and planning actions for 2027 and beyond.

In a late-autumn reflection, Primate Shane Parker contemplates the unity between our bodies and creation, between our spirits and the Creator.

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The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Officers Network gathered online 27-28 October for mutual learning and collaboration, bringing together representatives of member churches from around the world to share experiences, address common challenges, and explore priorities for the ecumenical movement.

The South Sudan Council of Churches called for urgent action to end a deadly cycle of inter-communal violence in parts of the country, as a wave of attacks left at least 72 people dead in Tonj North County of Warrap State.