Category - National Council of Churches USA

Northern Irish and US faith groups tackle environment, poverty and peace

staff writers — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:15:23 +0000

Faith groups in Northern Ireland and America have been seeking to learn from one another about making peace in the human and the physical environment together. Earlier this month a US interfaith group visited the province.

Faith groups mark National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness

staff writers — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:15:54 +0000

Faith groups throughout the USA observed the National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness on 11 January 2008, seeking also move beyond consciousness of the problem to collaborative actions towards ending exploitation.

Faith leaders urge positive US response to Israel-Palestine summit

staff writers — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:52:19 +0000

The president of the National Council of Churches USA (NCCUSA) and eight leaders of its 35 members are among three dozen Jewish, Muslim and Christian leaders urging the US to stand up for the Geneva Accord at the Palestine-Israel summit.

American inter-church body says Muslim-Christian exchange 'a sign of hope'

staff writers — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 05:49:57 +0000

The president of the National Council of Churches USA (NCCUSA) has said that the letter from 130 leading Muslim scholars to Christian leaders across the world is "a sign of hope in a violent world", and needs to build into a global exchange.

Plea to world churches on overcoming US gun culture

Ecumenical News International — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:12:21 +0000

A US Christian leader has asked a World Council of Churches peacemaking team visiting the United States for assistance to rid his country of the "scourge" of gun violence during the team's September 2007 visit.

US faith leaders call nationwide fast against the war in Iraq

staff writers — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 07:52:48 +0000

Leaders from many religious communities across the United States have urged Americans of all faiths and none to join a fast from dawn to dusk on Monday 8 October 2007 to call for an end to the Iraq War.

Faith leader tells US scaremongers to stop scapegoating migrants

staff writers — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 06:08:11 +0000

Immigrants are the new scapegoats in many modern societies, says a leading Christian figure in the United States. People of faith should be among those seeking a new deal for those displaced and on the move.

Civic and faith activists back US climate change fast

staff writers — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 03:30:04 +0000

A coalition of activists from US civic and religious groups concerned about the impact of climate change on the global community, particularly the poorest, are organising a fast on 4 September 2007 to call for concerted action.

Film festival promotes inter-Christian cooperation in a divided world

staff writers — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:18:22 +0000

A year ago a call went out to US filmmakers who may not have thought about religious cooperation before to produce short films on the same issues facing those working for Christian unity. It has proved a big hit.

US churches organise 'work week' for Hurricane Katrina anniversary

staff writers — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:37:50 +0000

To mark the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the National Council of Churches USA's Special Commission for the Just Rebuilding of the Gulf Coast is sponsoring an Ecumenical Work Week in late August.