Posts Tagged ‘South Korea’

Prayer for peaceful reunification on the Korean peninsula

Friday, August 13th, 2010

Share The National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) and the Korean Christian Federation (KCF) have made a  common prayer for the peaceful reunification of North and South Korea and have invited the Uniting Church in Australia to join in too. Click here to download this prayer To obtain this prayer in Korean language, please visit the website of the Ecumenical Forum for Korea.  

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Church Partners Speak Out on the Cheonan Sinking

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

Share A coalition of Christian churches in Korea, including two Church Partners of UnitingWorld, the Presbyterian Church of Korea and the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea, have called for a re-investigation into the cause of the explosion that caused the sinking of the South Korean Navy’s ship, the Cheonan in March this year. The National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) has released... Read More »

Support for Reunification on the Korean Peninsula

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Share Significant steps towards peace were made last week as an international consultation took place in Hong Kong. The World Council of Churches supported consultation focused on reconciliation and reunification on the Korean Peninsula and brought together church leaders and participants from North and South Korea. Some 137 church leaders from across the globe also participated including representatives... Read More »

Urgent Appeal from Republic of Korea

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

Share One of our partner churches in Korea, the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (PROK), has issued an Urgent Appeal concerning a rise in human rights abuses and the impact of the global recession on vulnerable people. This appeal is communicated in terms of concerns for “protection for democracy, human rights and the welfare of ordinary people in South Korea”. Under the presidency... Read More »