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General Minister and President part of interfaith call to Congress to stop detentions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 19, 2018 CONTACT: media@cwsglobal.org “Congress must reject family incarceration” Say More than 600 Religious Leaders and Faith Organizations Faith leaders and groups urge Congress to stop fueling immoral immigration detention and deportations, protect family unity, and support community wholeness Washington, D.C. – CWS joined 500 religious leaders and 111 faith-based organizations […]

Posted on July 19, 2018

Filed under: Ecumenical, Family & Children, From the GMP

Leaders urge freedom to use economic measures

Oct. 18, 2017 Dear Members of Congress, We write as U.S. Christian churches and organizations committed to justice and peace in the Middle East. This commitment stems from our connections to the Biblical and historical places of our faith; our continuing partnership and engagement with churches and other religious institutions there; and our theological understanding […]

Posted on October 20, 2017

Filed under: Ecumenical, From the GMP, General, Overseas Ministries

Holy Week 2017: Joint statement on the Middle East

April 10, 2017 Download PDF “As Jesus was now approaching the path down from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the deeds of power that they had seen…. As he came near and saw the city [of Jerusalem], he wept […]

Posted on April 10, 2017

Filed under: Ecumenical, General, General Ministries, Office of the General Minister and President, Overseas Ministries

Statement of condolence for Istanbul, Cairo

Dec. 12, 2016 Download PDF It was with horror and sadness that we witnessed bomb attacks in Cairo and Istanbul this weekend. We extend our deepest condolences and prayers to the families of those killed, and we fervently pray for the health and healing of the injured. We offer our support and solidarity for […]

Posted on December 12, 2016

Filed under: Ecumenical, General, General Ministries, Office of the General Minister and President, Overseas Ministries

US faith leaders call for just peace in Columbia

May 23, 2016 Dear President Obama and Members of the U.S. Congress: We write to you as leaders of religious communities and faith-based organizations who share a common hope — a just peace for all Colombian people. We are greatly encouraged by the advances in negotiations between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrillas. Although […]

Posted on May 24, 2016

Filed under: Ecumenical, General, Office of the General Minister and President, Overseas Ministries

Reflection on a Middle East Pilgrimage, Part 2

Egypt. One of the stepping off points for the Arab Spring – and for the disappointment that followed. Land of pharaohs and pyramids, of desert and of fertile Nile basin. Home to the most Christians of any Middle Eastern country. Ten percent of Egyptians are Christian. That Jesus spent time in Egypt matters: “Out of […]

Posted on March 21, 2016