Health Care Education Scholarships are awarded to nine recipients
Recipients of this year’s Church of the Brethren’s Health Care Education Scholarships have been announced. Ten scholarships of between $3,000 and $9,000 were awarded, totaling $75,000.
‘Prayerful witness’ offered for immigrants
United Methodists in New Jersey gathered outside Delaney Hall detention center to show Christian love, concern and solidarity to detainees and visiting loved ones.
Churches mobilize after deadly Nepal-Tibet floods
Churches and mission partners are responding after catastrophic floods along the Nepal-Tibet border, as Asian Christian leaders call for prayer, humanitarian support and sustained solidarity with affected communities.
Dialogue highlights human rights concerns of Tanzanian churches and communities
A human rights dialogue hosted by the World Council of Churches (WCC) and Lutheran World Federation, featuring Tanzanian faith-based actors, highlighted the concerns of Tanzanian churches and communities. Tanzania has been through three Universal Periodic Reviews. In 2026, an interfaith coalition offered formal input for the fourth Universal Periodic Review.
An upswell of joy
Decades after enduring painful events as a closeted teen, writer Tammy Evans recounts feeling buoyed by her United Methodist pastor celebrating Pride.
United Methodists respond to South African migration crisis
The United Methodist Church supports thousands of undocumented migrants fleeing anti-foreigner protests in South Africa.
WCC expresses profound sorrow in wake of catastrophic flood on Nepal-Tibet border
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed profound sorrow over the catastrophic flash flood that struck the Nepal-Tibet border region on 26 August.
Joint Working Group between WCC, Roman Catholic Church to convene
The Joint Working Group between the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Roman Catholic Church will convene 1-3 September at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey.
What does a “decolonized church” look like? Consultation explores
The 23rd Academic Consultation of Societas Oecumenica, under the theme “Churches in the Midst of Polarisation,” included a paper by Dr Masiiwa Gunda, WCC programme executive and Ecumenical Institute at Bossey adjunct professor.
WCC shares insights during theological anthropology consultation at University of Münster
World Council of Churches (WCC) programme director for Life, Justice, and Peace Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata spoke during an international consultation at the University of Münster, "Theological Anthropology in/between Contexts.”