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1998 General Assembly, Nov. 9-13, Chicago

Welcome to the NCC's 1998 General Assembly!

This is conversation just about as good as it gets -- in U.S. ecumenism, at least!   "Listen in" as 270 Christians -- Protestant, Orthodox, Episcopal, reflecting origins from all around the globe and a diversity of theologies, ways of worshipping and organizational styles -- meet in Chicago Nov. 9-13 for the annual General Assembly of the National Council of Churches. 

"Join in," too! Write to us at news@ncccusa.org with your opinions, thoughts and observations about the issues with which the General Assembly is wrestling.  We'll be sure your comment gets to the appropriate staff person, and publish excerpts on the NCC's website.

You can "listen in" as they tackle questions that will include:

wpe34.gif (927 bytes)INTERFAITH RELATIONS POLICY: What does it mean to be truly Christian and respect the integrity of other faiths?

wpe34.gif (927 bytes)PUBLIC SCHOOLS POLICY: Can public education be saved?  Should we try?


wpe34.gif (927 bytes)PILLARS OF PEACE POLICY AND TEACH-IN: Can we make the new millennium a peaceful one?


wpe34.gif (927 bytes)SANCTIONS STUDY PAPER: Should the U.S. impose sanctions to make other countries "behave?"

wpe34.gif (927 bytes)How are African churches responding to the needs of the uprooted in their countries?


wpe34.gif (927 bytes)Why was Ambassador Andrew Young in China, and what did he learn about religious freedom?

wpe34.gif (927 bytes)JUBILEE 2000 RESOLUTION: Wouldn't it be great to start the new millennium debt-free?

wpe34.gif (927 bytes)How should churches respond to violence against gays and lesbians?

wpe34.gif (927 bytes)What's a Pentecostal doing in a room full of mainline Protestant and Orthodox Christians?

wpe34.gif (927 bytes)CHURCHES AND DISABILITIES POLICY: What does my disability mean for my participation in my church?

 Here are some more ways to follow what's happening at the NCC's 1998 Annual General Assembly:

NCC Asks Clinton's "Restraint" in Dealing with Iraq

Happy 50th Anniversary, NCC!

WCC 50th Anniversary Worship, Nov. 11, Evanston
NCC 1996-99 Theme: Jubilee!

What's Happening When at the Assembly

Assembly Actions -- Index of Policies, Resolutions

What is the NCC?
NCC Officers
Who's Who at the Assembly

Models of Local Interfaith and Ecumenical Work

A Perspective on Churches and the Millennium

Boycott NORPAC, NCC's National Ministries Unit Urges

Greetings from Catholic Bishops, NCC Response to Papal Encyclical

Orthodox Recommit to NCC, Encourage Changes

NCC's 35th & Newest Member Communion: American Diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church

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