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Webinar: Banking & Ethics – Why be concerned?
Join our mini webinar series on 25 April and 2 May 2023 from 7-8.30 om (UK time) online via Zoom as we discuss Banking & Ethics – Why be Concerned about the Financial Services we use?
New newsletter issue 13 published
The new Church and Peace newsletter has been published. Learn about news from the network and our conference in Croatia, which encouraged peacemakers in Europe to persevere in work to build peace. Bruno Sägesser reports on his conscientious objection to military...
Activities of Church and Peace members marking one year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Church and Peace, together with 15 other peace organisations, is calling for nonviolent and diverse protests for the weekend of 24-26 February 2023 to break the spiral of violence, for a ceasefire and peace negotiations, against Russia’s war of aggression in...
Call for the Weekend of Action on February 24-26, 2023
30 January 2023 – Church and Peace, together with 15 other peace organisations, is calling for nonviolent and diverse protests for the weekend of 24-26 February 2023 to break the spiral of violence, for a ceasefire and peace negotiations, against Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine and increasing militarisation.
Church and Peace at the WCC Assembly
The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches from 31 August to 8 September 2022 in Karlsruhe, Germany, was an impressive ecumenical gathering also with diverse participation and contributions from Church and Peace members. Chair Antje Heider-Rottwilm, Vice-Chair...
Donations Appeal 2022: A Spirit of Nonviolence
Dear friends of Church and Peace, The war in Ukraine with tens of thousands dead, hundreds of thousands wounded and millions of people fleeing is profoundly disturbing to us all – and we can only hope that it will not escalate into nuclear warfare. “War is like a...
Conference in Croatia: First take the plank out of your own eye
Wethen, 26 October 2022 – In view of the devastating effects of the Ukraine war, the European network Church and Peace, at its annual conference, calls for doing everything to reach a rapid ceasefire and enable diplomatic negotiations to begin.
The conference was an opportunity to learn from the peacemakers in the region of Western Balkans/Southeast Europe.
‘Focus on overcoming all wars’ – Peace organisations write open letter to the Assembly of the World Council of Churches
Wethen, 22 August 2022 In an Open Letter, Church and Peace, together with representatives of various ecumenical peace organisations, addresses the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the delegates at the 11th Assembly 2022 in Karlsruhe. They...
Church and Peace involvement in WCC Assembly in Karlsruhe 2022 focuses on peace, justice and role of the churches
Wethen, 16 August 2022 Church and Peace is excited to engage in conversation and theological reflection, fellowship and prayer, as well as discernment and action when the global ecumenical family meets in Europe from 31 August until 8 September 2022 in Karlsruhe for...
Church and Peace founding member Ruth Warneck passed away
Church and Peace mourns the loss of one of its founders. After a full life, Ruth Warneck (née Kahle, *5 September 1929) died at the age of almost 93 on 5 August 2022. The funeral service and urn burial will take place on Saturday 27 August 2022 at 2.00 pm at the...