February 8, 2012, Washington -- Nathan Hosler, who with his wife Jennifer has been teaching theology and peace at Kulp Bible College in northern Nigeria, has accepted a joint position as advocacy officer with the National Council of Churches and the Church of the Brethren, effective March 1.  

January 30, 2012, New York -- The NCC has joined a growing list of religious and advocacy organizations to support legislation tightening controls over sexual stalking and abuse on the Internet. 

January 30, 2012, New York -- The NCC has joined with nearly 40 religious and advocacy organizations to call upon Congress to renew the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.

January 20, 2012, New York -- Clare J. Chapman, Esq., is elected Interim General Secretary of the National Council of Churches.

January 12, 2012, New York – As churches mark the second anniversary of the 7.0 earthquake that struck near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, killing an estimated 316,000 people and leaving than a million homeless, they recommit to a long-term recovery initiative.

January 9, 2012, New York – Wednesday, by act of Congress, is Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the U.S., and faith based organizations are calling upon Americans to become more aware of the millions who are victimized by trafficking – and more involved in finding ways to stop it.

January 6, 2012, New York --The Executive Committee of the National Council of Churches has announced that the Rev. Dr. Michael Kinnamon completed his service as NCC General Secretary on Dec. 31, 2011, at the close of his four-year term.  

January 3, 2012, New York -- ABC TV special by Marble Collegiate Church, presented by the NCC and the Interfaith Broadcasting Commission, highlights persons who work out their faith every day.

December 27, 2011, Washington -- The NCC has condemned the Christmas bombing of a church in Nigeria.

December 22, 2011, Washington -- The NCC today praised the Environmental Protection Agency for enacting the strongest mercury and air toxics safeguards to date.

December 15, 2011, New York -- The NCC, through its Interfaith Relations Commission, is urging Lowe's to resume advertising on TLC's "All-American Muslim" television program. 

December 14, 2011, Washington -- Christmas is a compelling reason to support a just federal budget, Kinnamon tells an interfaith rally across the street from the Capitol.

December 12, 2011, Washington -- The NCC joins 150 national and regional groups to urge Congress to re-authorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).

December 9, 2011, Washington -- Thousands of Christians are asking for Obama's support at the U.N. Climate Change Summit in Durban, South Africa.

December 9, 2011, York Harbor, Maine -- The NCC's Eco-Justice Office is screening an award-winning documentary on mountaintop removal coal mining.

December 8, 2011, Washington -- Michael Livingston and religious leaders join a vigil of the unemployed on Capitol Hill.

December 8, 2011, Havana -- U.S. and Cuban church leaders issue a joint declaration extolling signs of greater unity.

December 8, 2011, Havana -- In a press conference here, NCC General Secretary Michael Kinnamon said U.S. churches will continue to advocate an end to the U.S. embargo of Cuba.

December 8, 2011, Havana -- The leader of Cuba's National Assembly urged prayer that the U.S. embargo of Cuba end soon.

December 8, 2911, New York -- Five congregations have been named "Interfaith engaged" by the National Council of Churches.

December 6, 2011, Atlantic City -- Church Women United, founded here just days after Pearl Harbor, returned to Atlantic City to celebrate its 70th anniversary.

December 1, 2011, Havana -- An ecumenical delegation to Cuba led by NCC General Secretary Michael Kinnamon has met with church leaders and an imprisoned American.

November 24, 2011, Matanzas, Cuba – In a Thanksgiving Day sermon at the Evangelical Seminary in Matanzas, Cuba, the general secretary of the National Council of Churches USA named challenges facing U.S. churches – including the fact that growing fears about national security have created boundaries between nations and people.

November 25, 2011, Minneapolis -- Seven women from diverse backgrounds were honored as mentors of faith during the Twin Cities area Circles of Names reception.

November 21, 2011, Washington -- The faithful gather in "Super Vigil" Sunday to ask the congressional "super committee" not to make cuts at the expense of the poor.