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For the past several months, I’ve experienced the Moravian Church’s Readings for Holy Week more than a dozen times. Why? Because I’ve been working to finalize an audio version of these traditional Moravian Passion Week services. Jill Bruckart, our customer service assistant here at the IBOC, is also a seasoned musician. She’s an accomplished organist, […]

Join us for a church leaders gathering in Edinburgh (East) with members of the Evangelical Alliance Scotland team

Join us for a church leaders gathering in Edinburgh (West) with members of the Evangelical Alliance Scotland team

We would love to invite you to a church leaders gathering in Glasgow with members of the Evangelical Alliance Scotland team and Peter Lynas

[World Council of Churches] On the 80th anniversary of the execution of Dietrich Bonhoeffer for his opposition to Hitler, the moderator of the World Council of Churches has paid tribute to the deep faith of the German theologian, saying his life and witness continue to inspire the ecumenical movement. “The South African resistance against apartheid, for example, was decisively influenced by him. Latin American liberation theology has also repeatedly appealed to him,” said WCC moderator Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria. He was speaking on April 7 at an event at the former concentration camp of Flossenbürg in Bavaria where Bonhoeffer and other opponents of Hitler were hanged in the early hours of April 9, 1945. “Central elements of Bonhoeffer’s theology are of significant importance for ecumenical public theology today,” said Bedford-Strohm, mentioning the environmental crisis, bringing an end to violence in Ukraine, and overcoming nationalism and xenophobia.  Read the entire article here.

This Earth Day, we invite you to see God’s beloved world with Easter eyes, to hear the calls of Earth Day with Easter ears, to regard the work of climate justice as Easter work, and to celebrate Easter by renewing your commitment to love the earth.

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An evening with Peter Lynas on navigating today’s cultural conversations from a Christian perspective

The Feast of Creation initiative represents a profound ecumenical opportunity as Christian churches worldwide consider elevating 1 September from a World Day of Prayer for Creation to a liturgical feast across denominations. A key milestone in this journey will be the upcoming Nicaea Centenary and Creation Day Conference in Assisi in May, where church actors will discuss pathways in this important process. A new WCC podcast explores the vision of the Feast of Creation initiative, highlighting its significance as a potential gesture of Christian unity and ecological commitment. 

A WACC-supported project is using podcasts and curated storytelling to raise awareness of the lived experience of migrant women and girls in Latin America and the need to recognize climate change as a driver of forced migration. Run by ALC Noticias, an ecumenical communications agency,...

The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) has released a Disability Working Paper as part of its preparations for the 27th General Council in 2025, calling on its more than 230 member churches to respond, reflect and recommit to the full inclusion of people with disabilities in every aspect of church life. The working paper […]

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