churches

April 10, 2017

WCC condemns terror attacks on churches in Egypt

The World Council of Churches has condemned the vicious attacks on innocent worshippers in St George (Mar Girgis) Coptic church in Tanta and in front of St Mark´s church in Alexandria, Egypt.
February 23, 2017

Churches launch resource on housing and homelessness

With many churches finding themselves called upon to offer practical support to those in housing crisis, four leading UK churches, with the support of the national Christian charity, Housing Justice, and Scottish Churches Housing Action, have called upon their congregations to hold conversations around housing and homelessness in the UK.
February 22, 2017

Operation Noah urges churches 'think global, act local' on divestment

Operation Noah is calling on local churches to commit to divesting from fossil fuels during a week-long Global Divestment Mobilisation in May.
January 31, 2017

Build a 'poor Church for the poor' says Church Action on Poverty

If churches are to be communities that put the poorest first, how must they change? What must they let go of? What sacrifices are they called to make? How are they to allow God to transform them into what Pope Francis has called a "poor Church for the poor"?
October 6, 2016

Investing sustainably: churches challenged to think differently

Key church investors have been invited to a conference that challenges the perceived barriers to scaling up investments in clean energy and other climate solutions.
June 13, 2016

Orlando, hate-stirring and compromise

Fifty people were killed in a shooting in a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) nightclub in Orlando, Florida yesterday (12 June 2016).
June 13, 2016

WCC delegation visits Ukraine

To renew relations with churches and religious organisations and to explore possibilities of joint promotion of peace and reconciliation in Ukraine, a staff delegation from the World Council of Churches has visited Kyiv.
September 17, 2015

European churches and ecumenical organisations respond to refugee crisis

Churches and ecumenical organisations have marshalled resources to support and welcome those seeking safety in Europe from war and conflict.
November 10, 2014

New award event will focus on Christian social action

The Christian Funders’ Forum (CFF) has announced that it is launching its first ever Christian social action awards ceremony.
November 7, 2014

Charity: no substitute for justice

Imagine if all the foodbanks in the UK closed tomorrow. The result would be pretty dreadful. Shoplifting for food, already on the rise, would no doubt increase further. Hospital admissions due to malnutrition and related illnesses would surely increase even more, as would begging. Some people, like diabetic David Clapson, would simply die quietly at home, in a house with no food.