Calls for ceasefire, freedom of religion, and humanitarian care ~ from an article posted on February 20, 2024 on the World Council of Churches’ website Israeli president Isaac Herzog formally received World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. … Continue reading →
National Bishop and Primate’s Letter to the Prime Minister ~ posted to the In Full Communion: Anglicans and Lutherans Working Together in Canada website December 14, 2023 The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada House of … Continue reading →
ELCIC national and synod bishops write to members of the church “with heavy hearts, full of concern for the war between Israel and Hamas.” The letter appears below and can be downloaded here. The Lutheran World Federation’s statement referred to … Continue reading →
The level of human loss and suffering is unconscionable and must stop. KAIROS Canada, the Anglican Church of Canada, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, the Mennonite Central Committee of Canada, The Presbyterian Church in Canada, and The United Church … Continue reading →
The National Bishop and Primate Released a Statement on October 8th The statement by Bishop Susan Johnson, the National Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, and The Most Rev. Linda Nicholls, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, … Continue reading →
A Statement from the Lutheran World Federation ~ posted to the Lutheran World Federation’s website on October 8, 2023 The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is deeply concerned about the attacks of Hamas on towns and the civilian population in Israel, … Continue reading →
United Church of Canada Calls for Immediate Ceasefire in Israel and Palestine ~ posted on October 7, 2023 on The United Church of Canada’s website The United Church of Canada is deeply concerned about the spiralling conflict between Palestinian armed … Continue reading →
The World Council of Churches is following closely the developments in Israel and Palestine since the outbreak of hostilities on 7 October, following the reported launch of thousands of rockets from Gaza into Israel, and the infiltration of southern Israel … Continue reading →
September 16th to 23rd Theme: “No Place to Lay My Head” The World Council of Churches invites member churches, faith-based communities, and civil society organizations around the world to join together for a week of prayer for just peace for … Continue reading →