Religious leaders in Geneva advocate for peace

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Rundle Memorial United Church

In an inter-religious service organized by the Vatican, the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit stressed the importance of “expressions for peace and the mutual respect for the dignity of the other”. “Praying together, we remind each other that God’s gift of life is given to all of creation and that justice and peace…

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Pastors in Africa called to be peace-makers by global church leaders

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Rundle Memorial United Church

Pastors can and must play a role in peace-making in their communities, says the president of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC). “I personally believe that one of the things destroying African countries and communities is ethnic and racial violence,” Jerry Pillay told a gathering of pastors of the Presbyterian Church Ghana (PCG) last week. “As pastors, we have…

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