“We in the church are always praying for the unification of Korea,” said the Rev. Koon-yeol Kang, who pastors a church on the South Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) at the 38th Parallel, dividing Korea.
Fifteen international peacemakers from different countries around the world are visiting congregations, presbyteries and colleges of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) from Sept. 21-Oct. 15.
A church-sponsored conference designed to generate ideas for a new international economic system is set to occur Sept. 29-Oct. 5 in Brazil. The conference opens at a time of growing concern about the impact of the financial crisis on humanity and the environment.
Faith groups in sub-Saharan Africa have launched long-term environmental protection action plans, which they say they will undertake in the next seven years as part of their commitments to caring for the earth.
Faith-based ministries and local charities that are ramping up relief efforts after Hurricane Isaac say it’s already clear that recovery will proceed without the national outpouring of money and volunteers triggered by Hurricane Katrina.
When it was founded by U.S. missionary William Baird in 1897, Soongsil University here had 13 students.
115 years later, the university has about 17,000 students and campuses in countries such as Cambodia, Indonesia and the Philippines.
“We welcome you all in the name of Jesus Christ,” said university President Dae-Keun Kim Sept. 19, adding that Soongsil is indebted to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).Fifteen international peacemakers from different countries around the world are visiting congregations, presbyteries and colleges of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) from Sept. 21-Oct. 15.
Two years after the massacre of 72 migrants in Mexico, shelters for undocumented migrants are facing challenges and threats, due to the rise in the number of people seeking assistance, the lack of solidarity on the part of local communities, pressure from organized crime, and a lack of adequate public policies addressing the problem of migration.
President Obama on Tuesday (Sept. 25) gave a forceful speech at the United Nations, in which he challenged much of the world’s assumptions about free speech and religion.
An ecumenical leader in the Netherlands has called on the country’s churches to examine their role in the history of slavery, ahead of next year’s 150th anniversary of the Dutch abolition of slavery.