World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay delivered a public lecture, “A Christian Voice in a World of Conflict,” at the University of South Africa on 27 November.
South African Council of Churches general secretary, Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana, released a video message of peace and reassurance as, he notes, more and more voices are reaching out for the word of God.
Congratulatory Message by Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana, South African Council of Churches, for Rev. Prof. Jerry Pillay at his installation as WCC General Secretary on 17 February 2023.
After the assassination of human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko, statements and messages of condolences began pouring forth from churches and governments across the world. Maseko was shot in his home in Eswatini on 21 January by unknown attackers.
When Rev. Frank Chikane was leading the South African Council of Churches in calling out injustices of the apartheid system, their work did not stop even after the council’s office building was bombed to the ground in 1980s. Moderating the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches (WCC) since 2016, Rev. Chikane has been engaged in addressing injustices in many parts of the world. WCC Communication asked Rev. Chikane to look back at his term at the commission and the ongoing calling of churches to address injustices in the world today.
El obispo Malusi Mpumlwana, secretario general del Consejo Sudafricano de Iglesias (SACC, por sus siglas en inglés), hizo un llamado a su país a esforzarse más para conseguir la “nación arcoíris” diversa y unificada por la que trabajó el arzobispo emérito Desmond Tutu en sus 90 años de vida.
Bischof Malusi Mpumlwana, Generalsekretär des Südafrikanischen Kirchenrats (SACC) rief sein Land dazu auf, sich stärker für eine vielfältige und geeinte „Regenbogennation“ einzusetzen, für die der verstorbene emeritierte Erzbischof Desmond Tutu in seinen 90 Jahren gearbeitet hat.
Le secrétaire général du Conseil des Églises d’Afrique du Sud (SACC), l’évêque Malusi Mpumlwana, a appelé son pays à travailler davantage pour parvenir à la « nation arc-en-ciel » diverse et unifiée pour laquelle l’archevêque émérite Desmond Tutu a œuvré pendant 90 ans.
South African Council of Churches (SACC) general secretary Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana called on his country to work harder towards the diverse and unified "rainbow nation” the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu toiled for in his 90 years.
Desmond Mpilo Tutu was a unique character. His contagious sense of humour and laughter has helped to resolve many critical situations in South Africa’s political and church life. He was able to break almost any deadlock. He shared with us the laughter and grace of God many a time. He was a man of God with all the oddities that come with it. Read the tribute by Baldwin Sjollema.
Cette semaine, la 58e session de la Commission des Églises pour les affaires internationales (CEAI) du Conseil œcuménique des Églises s’ouvre à Johannesburg au rythme chaleureux des percussions sud-africaines pour revenir sur les travaux de la Commission entre les deux Assemblées du COE et aborder l’engagement des Églises dans les grandes questions de notre temps.
Mit dem Klang südafrikanischer Trommeln zur Begrüßung begann diese Woche in Johannesburg die 58. Tagung der Kommission der Kirchen für internationale Angelegenheiten des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen. Auf der Tagung wird die Arbeit der Kommission zwischen zwei ÖRK-Vollversammlungen auf den Prüfstand gestellt, und es wird über das Engagement der Kirchen für wichtige Themen unserer heutigen Zeit diskutiert.
Con la sonora bienvenida de los tambores de Sudáfrica, la 58a reunión de la Comisión de las Iglesias para Asuntos Internacionales (CIAI) del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) comenzó esta semana en Johannesburgo a fin de examinar la labor de dicha comisión entre dos asamblea del CMI y entablar la discusión sobre la participación de las iglesias respecto a problemas críticos del mundo actual.
With the welcoming sound of South African drums, the 58th meeting of the World Council of Churches Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA) began this week in Johannesburg, reviewing the work of the commission between two WCC assemblies and discussing the churches’ engagement in critical issues of the world today.
A 12 July statement from the South African Council of Churches notes with deep concern the violence and destruction of property that is engulfing the nation. “This violence is resulting in untold suffering,” the statement reads.
The Religious Forum Against COVID-19 in South Africa issued a statement with faith leaders standing in solidarity in response to COVID-19, and with a broader objective of collaborating in making for a safer South African environment.
South African church leaders heard that corruption in their country kills when they organized for a campaign against the latest version of pillaging during the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The South African Council of Churches is calling on the De Klerk Foundation to retract and apologize in the wake of a 14 February statement issued by the foundation amplifying the position that apartheid was not a crime against humanity, but a Soviet propaganda ploy.
