Fall Meeting Report of the UCC Board of Directors
This report comes from the Rev. Jasmine C. Quinerly, chairperson of the United Church of Christ Board of Directors (UCCB). Quinerly has been an ordained minister of missions at Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ, in Houston, Texas for more…
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After 123 years, St Paul’s University in Kenya gets a woman vice chancellor
A woman professor of theology—who has campaigned for dissociating priestly ordination from theological studies—is now the head of St Paul’s University in Limuru, near the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
Swedish “Singstunde” invites spiritual encounter with and through music
A Swedish “Singstunde” offered spiritual musical encounters on the opening day of the Commission on Faith and Order meeting 2026.
Church of Sweden's interreligious engagement reflects decades of dialogue, trust, shared action
From 12-14 October, the Church of Sweden's officers responsible for interreligious dialogue, Rev. Peter Lööv Roos, Rev. Maria Kjellsdotter Rydinger, and Dr Anita Suneson, hosted Prof. Angeliki Ziaka, programme executive for Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation at the World Council of Churches (WCC), at the Church of Sweden's National Office in Uppsala.
WCC shares tribute to Rev. Dr Walter Altmann
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay shared a tribute to Rev. Dr Walter Altmann, during a ceremony conferring the degree of doctor honoris causa upon Altmann by Faculdades EST, in São Leopoldo, Brazil on 26 October.
WCC general secretary addresses Africa and African Diaspora Conference
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay addressed the Africa and African Diaspora Conference in Johannesburg on 27 October.
Online learning series delves into Hindu philosophy and practice
Another installment of the Online Learning Series on Interreligious Dialogue was held 26 October, focusing on Hindu philosophy, practice, pluralism, and interreligious dialogue. The speaker was Prof. emeritus Jaya Krishnakumar, from the Institute of Economics and Econometrics, Geneva School of Economics and Management University of Geneva.
At COP17, a Gunadule theologian calls three crises one wound
Three UN conferences meet in 2026 on three crises: desertification, biodiversity loss, and climate change. Jocabed Solano, an Indigenous Gunadule theologian from Panama, does not see three. "The world calls these climate change, biodiversity loss, and desertification, but for us they are one wound," she said in Yerevan, Armenia, on 20 October.
URJ Statement on the Israeli Elections
Israelis went to the poll today in large numbers in a free and fair election.
Highland Park votes to leave United Methodist Church
After two days of voting, members of the Dallas congregation overwhelmingly approved a resolution severing ties with The United Methodist Church. More than 90% voted in favor of the move, according to the church.