Creating Healing Spaces for Haitians: An Interview with Lakou Tanama Co-Founder Nadège Bellande Robertson and CWS Program Officer Dahene Gustave
For many Haitians living in the United States, distance from home means more than geography. It can mean separation from the language, traditions and relationships that provide support, connection and a sense of belonging. Lakou Tanama was created to help bridge that gap. Through free, confidential virtual healing circles, Haitians across the diaspora gather in Kreyòl to share stories, build ...
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How to create a culture of evangelism in your church: the dripping tap of culture change
Rachael Heffer explores practical and simple ways to build a culture of everyday evangelism in your church
Rev. Dr Jessie Ini Fubara-Manuel: Preventing sexual abuse is everyone’s responsibility
Rev. Dr Jessie Ini Fubara-Manuel, a gender justice and disability advocate, researcher, and author of “Navigating Disability, HIV, Relationships and Abuse for Christian Women in Nigeria: A Focused Study on Port Harcourt,” took time to reflect on why preventing sexual abuse is everyone’s responsibility.
Where God meets us: why getting away still changes lives
Dave Crane reflects on the lasting impact Christian residential ministry had on him as a teen and highlights why summer camps are still essential for people finding Jesus
Letter to Members of Congress Regarding the Amendment to Eliminate U.S. Aid to Israel
This letter was sent to Members of Congress from Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner urging lawmakers to oppose an amendment that would eliminate U.S. aid to Israel, damaging both U.S. interests in the Middle East as well as Israel’s long-term security.
Deadly ICE Shooting in Maine Escalates Calls for Accountability and Independent Investigations
Killing of Johan Sebastian occurred less than a week after Houston shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo WASHINGTON, DC, JULY 14, 2026—Church World Service today expressed its condolences and a message of mourning and solidarity following another fatal ICE shooting, this time in Biddeford, Maine. The victim, Johan Sebastian, was a 26-year-old Colombian national with work authorization, and media reports assert ...
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Journey For Justice
Church is complex. The same word used for the place where Christians worship, is used for a local congregation, for a denomination and for the universal body of Christ. One word, many meanings. A comprehensive demographic study of more than…
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TAKE ACTION: Demand Justice and Accountability After ICE Shootings
On July 7, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Houston resident and father, was fatally shot by federal immigration agents in the city’s East End. Just days later, ICE fatally shot another man, Johan Sebastián, in Biddeford, Maine. Federal immigration officials have shot and killed 11 people since the second Trump administration began. In 2026 alone, 21 people have died while detained ...
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Rising from the Ashes: Pittsburgh UCC Church celebrates 175 year anniversary after fire damages sanctuary
On Wednesday, May 6, the Rev. David Mears was working in his office at the Trinity United Church of Christ in Pittsburgh’s Indiana Township area, as he typically did. Nothing out of the ordinary, until Mears’ secretary began to smell…
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3 conferences, 3 contrasts: Where does digital justice go from here?
Last week, Geneva hosted three meetings – each with the potential, in its own way, to reshape how the world communicates and relates. The inaugural Global Dialogue on AI Governance marked the first time, as speakers noted, that every UN Member State had a seat...