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August 19, 2008, New York -- The World Council of Churches is celebrating six decades of service this month and NCC General Secretary Michael Kinnamon is asking member communions to remember the occasion in prayer during Sunday services August 24.

August 13, 2008, New York -- Russia's attack on Georgia is a disheartening reminder that the 21st century remains a  primitive age of fanatical nationalism and military bullying, the general secretary of the National Council of Churches USA said today.

August 12, 2008, New York  ̶  Officials of the National Council of Churches have concluded a 12-day visit to the Middle East where they stressed the importance of Christian unity and interfaith cooperation as keys to establishing "a biblically grounded vision" for peace and justice.

August 4, 2008, New York - High ranking Catholic, Jewish, Muslim and Protestant leaders have called on the presidential candidates of both major parties to use their primetime slots at the nominating conventions to offer plans for combating poverty.

August 4, 2008, New York  ̶  A group calling itself "Anonymous," specializing in on-line vandalism, obscenity, and harassment, has stepped up its attacks on ethnic and religious minorities and individual citizens  ̶  and church human rights groups, including the Queens Federation of Churches, are sounding the alarm.

July 24, 2008, New York  ̶   Antonios Kireopoulos will represent the NCC at Yale's Christian-Muslim dialogue July 28-31.

July 23, 2008, New York  ̶   Plans are underway for the annual General Assembly of the National Council of Churches USA (NCC) and Church World Service (CWS) in Denver November 11-13.
 

July 16, 2008, New York  ̶  A recent New York Times/CBS News poll revealing deep national divisions along racial lines is an urgent reminder of the need for “sacred conversations on race,” NCC General Secretary Michael Kinnamon said today. 

July 3, 2008, New York – Former NCC Faith and Order head Jorge Lara-Braud has died at 77.

July 2, 2008, Washington  ̶ The National Council of Churches Eco-Justice office has honored "green" churches around the nation.

July 1, 2008, New York –  W. Sterling Cary, former NCC president and still active civil rights leader, warns that racism persists in the U.S. and "cannot be glossed over."

June 23, 2008, New York –  State and regional councils of churches are implementing exciting and effective immigration ministries, and the National Council of Churches USA is featuring those ministries on its Web page.

June 17, 2008, New York – A prominent Christian leader in Iraq has lamented that few Americans are aware of the Christian presence in Iraq.

June 3, 2008, New York – Hospitality, openness and a common commitment to the gospel of Jesus Christ were abundantly evident in Church-to-Church visits to two member communions conducted by National Council of Churches (NCC) delegations.

May 20, 2008, St. Louis, Mo. –  Addressing the graduating class of the Aquinas Institute of Theology here, NCC General Secretary Kinnamon said Christian unity is advancing through the power of the Holy Spirit.

April 30, 2008, Fort Worth, Texas – Clare J. Chapman, Chief Operating Officer of the National Council of Churches (NCC) and a veteran United Methodist ecumenist, has been honored by her denomination for "her exceptional leadership."

April 22, 2008, Washington – Using Earth Day resources developed by the National Council of Churches, hundreds of congregations and communities around the country are celebrating Earth Day this year, recognizing their faithful call to protect God’s creation.

April 16, 2008, New York – Krister Stendahl, a tireless ecumenist who was dean and a member of the faculty of Harvard Divinity School and a former bishop of Stockholm, Sweden, died Yesterday in Boston. He was 86.

April 14, 2008, New York –  An experienced Mennonite editor has been elected chair of the NCC's Uniform Series Committee.

April 10, 2008, Washington – Faith groups and individuals from around the country sent encouraging messages to Congress yesterday as the U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Landscape Conservation System Act by a vote of 278 to 140.

April 9, 2008, New York – Symbols & Sanctity: the Objects of Religion, a CBS interfaith religion special produced with the cooperation of the NCC, The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, a consortium of Jewish organizations and The Islamic Society of North America, will be broadcast Sunday, April 27

April 7, 2008, Vatican City  – An elegantly hand-lettered edition of the New Revised Standard Version St. John's Bible was presented Friday to a delighted Pope Benedict XVI.
 

April 3, 2008, Chicago  ̶  The heads of the NCC and UCC and Pastor Otis Moss III today addressed a press conference at Trinity United Church of Christ to suggest the ministries of the former pastor and the congregation have been distorted by some members of the media, and to call for pastors around the nation to address the subject of race on Trinity Sunday, May 18.

April 1, 2008, New York – Leaders and member communions of the National Council of Churches USA are extending a warm welcome to Pope Benedict XVI when the pontiff visits the United States April 15-20.

March 28, 2008, New York – The rhetoric of the 2008 campaign is heating up, and the NCC general secretary says candidates should follow the golden rule of ecumenism.

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