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Council on Christian Unity names president-elect
The Board of Directors of the Council on Christian Unity (CCU) is pleased to announce the selection of Rev. Seung Un (Paul) Tche as president-elect of the CCU. Tche will begin his work on Sept. 1,...
View ArticleReconciliation Ministries offers Charleston meditation
We Need Prayer. . . We Need The Church. “We need prayer George. Tell your viewers to pray for the families of victims and for our nation. Our nation and world need prayer, George.” These are the words...
View ArticleDisciples leaders send condolences to South Carolina church
June 18, 2015 Bishop Richard Franklin Norris The Seventh Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church 110 Pisgah Church Road Columbia, SC 29203 “A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and...
View ArticleNC, SC regions call to prayer re: Charleston shootings
JOINT PASTORAL LETTER June 19, 2015 Dear Church: As you are aware, late Wednesday evening a young man shot and killed nine members of Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. Among...
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Disciples, Catholics continue dialogue
Press Release provided by Council on Christian Unity President Robert Welsh CATHOLICS AND DISCIPLES OF CHRIST COMMISSION FOR DIALOGUE Bethany, WV, 19-24 June 2015 The Third Session of the Fifth Phase...
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Coastal Plains Disciples organize ecumenical response to Charleston shootings
It started with a phone call. Rev. Herschel Moore, retired associate minister of Bethany Christian Church in Houston called Rev. Marilyn Fiddmont and her husband, Norman, on June 18, heartbroken over...
View ArticleReconciliation Ministry offers reflection on church burnings
Disciples Continue a Witness of Hope - “…And the Gates of Hell Will Not Prevail . . .” July 1, 2015 Dear Disciples, Since the tragic murder of nine parishioners during a Wednesday night Bible study at...
View ArticleChristian leaders speak on Iran agreement
Letter from the General Minister and President to President Obama on behalf of the General Assembly in response to GA-1540 Support for Agreement with Iran ________ Christian leaders from National...
View ArticleEnd Racism Sunday Sept. 6: a letter from Disciple leaders
August 28, 2015 Dear Colleagues in Ministry, Few of us will ever forget the horror of the murder of nine church members in Bible study - in church. Nine African American faithful, including pastors and...
View ArticleReligious leaders issue statement re: American Muslims
Keeping Our Communities Open to American Muslims A Statement of Principles from Faith Leaders of Shoulder to Shoulder As leaders of a number of religious groups in this country, we are deeply disturbed...
View ArticleBlessed Tomorrow organizing climate challenge around papal visit
Pope Francis has done much to bring the issues of climate change to the fore in the media, particularly with his encyclical on the subject. Blessed Tomorrow, a coalition of faith communities and...
View ArticleU.S. faith leaders send letter to Congress on eve of papal visit
“An authentic faith, always involves a deep desire to change the world, to transmit values, to leave this earth somehow better that we found it. We love this magnificent planet on which God has put us,...
View ArticleCreation waits
a meditation offered at the interfaith service on Care for Creation Thursday, Sept. 24, at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. My name is Sharon Watkins. I serve as General Minister and...
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Faith leaders place ad supporting papal message
This full-page advertisement was placed in the New York Times during Pope Francis' visit as a welcome and support of his message to care for our common home. If you would like to join in the call for...
View ArticlePresident of Disciples Home Missions speaks at Capitol Hill press conference
On Monday, Sept. 28, Rev. Ron Degges, president of Disciples Home Missions, spoke at a faith leaders press conference on Syrian refugees. In his comments, Degges noted Disciples' historic faith...
View ArticlePennsylvania congregation works to feed 10,000
People participating in the Sayre Christian Church’s Fall Festival to Impact Hunger, Saturday, Sept. 19, were not only there to have fun, but also to help children in third-world countries and in the...
View ArticleMoral Monday Movement leader receives Roosevelt ‘Four Freedoms’ award
On Tuesday, Sept. 29, the Roosevelt Foundation presented awards to five laureates including the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, pastor of Green Leaf Christian Church in Goldsboro, NC and leader of the...
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Watkins included in TIME book
TIME Books includes an essay by Sharon Watkins in What Did Jesus Ask? - Christian Leaders Reflect on His Questions of Faith. As a teacher, Jesus Christ put many of his lessons in the form of questions....
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Guest Blog: Disciples speak up for shared Eucharist at Catholic conference
by Rev. Dr. Robert Welsh, president, Council on Christian Unity Note: Robert Welsh, president of the Council on Christian Unity, represented the Disciples of Christ at the 14th General Synod of Bishops...
View ArticleDisciples, UCC make joint statement on refugees
Not Terrorists; Not Tourists: Refugees are Human Beings I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.” 37Then the righteous will answer...
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