Aug 13, 2025 | News
Dear members of Church and Peace, dear friends,We share with you the sad message that our dear friend and vice-chair until last year Kees Nieuwerth passed away last Friday, on June 20, 2025.Kees was a restlessly committed man of peace, striving for non-violence and...
Jun 27, 2025 | News
Church and Peace underlines the World Council of Churches Central Committee’s statements on Just Peace, escalating conflicts in Middle East and Iran, the conflict in Ukraine and on Guarding Against Atrocity Crimes Johannesburg/Wethen, 26 June 2025 – The European...
Jun 11, 2025 | News
Full of anticipation, we announce the theme of this year’s European Conference in Herrnhut, Germany, from 24-26 October 2025: “Don’t let yourself be hardened in these hard times…”Resist, reconcile, transform…and I will remove from your body the heart...
May 21, 2025 | News
The death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday has been met with great sadness around the world. The man ‘from the other side of the world’ – as he described himself at the beginning of his pontificate – had an impact far beyond the Catholic Church and will be...
Apr 23, 2025 | News
The latest Church and Peace newsletter issue has been published.The new Church and Peace newsletter gives you insights into the various regions of our network and looks back at the last conferences to ask from this perspective how we as churches can work for peace in...
Mar 6, 2025 | News
Wethen, 6 March 2025 – The Board of Church and Peace holds to the biblical call for justice and peace. The current threat to the rule of law, international law, and climate justice requires a clear sense of direction. Current developments show that political...
