NCC News Headlines
Worldwide Faith News

Contact Us
Click on the photo for a message from the President.

Resources for Ministry & Mission
 

EcuLink

The monthly online newsletter of the National Council of Churches: www.eculink.org

NCC Brochures
- Download information about the NCC for your area, congregation or group.

Regional ecumenical partners
- Local and regional ecumenical and interfaith communities

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter
 
 
 
Clare J. Chapman elected
NCC Interim General Secretary
Clare J. Chapman, Esq., NCC Deputy General Secretary and General Counsel,  has been named NCC Interim General Secretary by the Council’s Governing Board. Chapman, who had been carrying out the duties of general secretary since the December 31, 2011 departure of Michael Kinnamon, will serve as interim until the board decides on the next steps for filling the office permanently. "Clare has been entrusted by God with gifts that will serve the Council well at this transitional time," said NCC President Kathryn Mary Lohre. Read More.



NCC supports measures to prevent Internet stalking
The National Council of Churches has joined a growing list of religious and advocacy organizations calling for the tightening of laws to prevent Internet stalking. One effort to accomplish that, the organizations told Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) is the Internet Abuse Act of 2011, he introduced last year. Read More.


NCC calls for renewal of Violence Against Women Act
The National Council of Churches has joined 38 national and regional ecumenical, interfaith, and advocacy organizations to renew a call to Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA). Last month, the NCC was one of more than 150 organizations that issued a similar call. Read More.

Churches remain active in Haiti 2 years after earthquake
January 12 was 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. Despite some signs of progress, more than half a million Haitians still live in temporary camps. According to the Rev. Canon Rosemari Sullivan, who coordinates National Council of Churches and Episcopal Church recovery efforts in Haiti. Read More

NCC announces Kinnamon's departure, transition plans
The NCC Executive Committee has announced that the Rev. Dr. Michael Kinnamon completed his service as General Secretary on Dec. 31, 2011, at the close of his four-year term. The NCC Governing Board will meet on January 20, 2012 to address the next steps in this leadership transition. Kinnamon announced his intended departure at the November 2011 Governing Board meeting for health reasons.


ABC Special in January highlights special faith activists
For many persons, faith is lived out daily in a myriad of services and activities that glorify God and benefit God’s people. The stories of many such faithful persons will be told beginning Sunday, January 8, on ABC-TV in an hour-long special, Every Day is Sunday! Living Out Our Faith Together. Contact ABC stations for local listings. Read More.


New EPA Mercury protection standards lauded by NCC
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday released a final rule outlining new mercury and air toxics standards that will prevent thousands of premature deaths, reduce air pollution, and avoid millions of missed school and work days. “We have waited a long time for these strong standards,” said Cassandra Carmichael, Director of the NCC’s Eco-Justice Program. Read More.
Five churches named 'Interfaith Engaged' congregations
Five congregations demonstrating a special enthusiasm and exemplary work for interfaith relations have been named "model interfaith engaged congregations" by the NCC. In June, the NCC's Interfaith Relations Commission asked for nominations from its member communions and other communities affiliated with the Council of congregations that "have something important to share about interfaith engagement." Read More.
Nobel winner Gbowee featured on Odyssey Network video
Liberian peacemaker Leymah Gbowee's address to more than 200 persons in New York's Interchurch Center chapel was captured on video by the Odyssey Network. Gbowee was hosted by the NCC on the day she learned she had receive the prize. She was inducted into the NCC's Circles of Names campaign that undergirds women's ministries. Read More.

Gender Analysis: An Act of Radical Love and justice
Gender analysis is a tool that empowers individuals and communities to identify and understand how differently gendered people are affected by systems of power. NCC member communions support gender analysis and  join together in acts of radical love, healing, and justice building with hope for equity, wholeness and abundant life for all. Download the brochure here.

Check here for links to other NCC programs and partners.


Philip E. Jenks, Web Editor, 212-870-2228 (office), 646-853-4212 (cell), 212-870-2030 (fax). NCC Communication Department, 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 800, New York, NY 10115. Copyright © 2010 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA:  36 faith traditions encompassing 45 million Americans in 100,000 local congregations . . . joining hands and voices in witness to their unity in Christ.

Website, Privacy, Copyright & Donor Rights Policies