Peace Tag

February 1, 2019

Rev John Yor Nyker, the General Secretary of the Presbyterian Church of South Sudan (PCOSS) was recently asked the question, "what does transformative partnership mean to you?" His response gave us some insight into the value that he and his church place on their international [Read More]

Pray for sustainable peace in South Sudan

by UnitingWorld

News, Pray

August 10, 2018

Last week, the President of South Sudan and the leader of the main rebel group signed a new power-sharing peace agreement, after an earlier ceasefire failed last month. Our partners, the Presbyterian Church of South Sudan (PCOSS) are cautiously optimistic about the newest peace agreement. [Read More]

A prayer for peaceful elections in Zimbabwe

by UnitingWorld

News, Pray

July 27, 2018

As Zimbabweans go to the polls on Monday, it will be the first election in decades to be free of the influence of long-time ruler Robert Mugabe, who was forced to resign in November. While the run-up to the landmark event has not been marked [Read More]

Presbyterian Church of South Sudan celebrates new leaders

by UnitingWorld

Peacebuilding and Trauma Healing (South Sudan)

April 3, 2018

Following years of violence, the Presbyterian Church of South Sudan (PCOSS) has seen a heavy loss of ministers. Many died in the conflict and others were forced to flee and seek asylum in neighbouring countries. But this Easter weekend, the PCOSS celebrated the ordination of [Read More]

The Spirit that gives unity

by Ji Zhang

Blogs

May 25, 2017

This is adapted from a sermon delivered by UnitingWorld’s Rev Dr Ji Zhang in April 2017 after returning from the 15th General Assembly of GKI-TP in West Papua (-Ed). Reading Romans 8:1-2, 6-11 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ [Read More]

To the advocates for South Sudan: Take heart! Do not be afraid

by UnitingWorld

Blogs

May 2, 2017

The following was adapted from a letter sent to encourage a large network of partners who work, pray and advocate alongside the Presbyterian Church of South Sudan (PCOSS). South Sudan is currently the epicenter of an emergency in Africa described by the United Nations as the largest [Read More]

South Sudan’s peacemakers ask for prayer

by UnitingWorld

News

March 28, 2017

Leaders from our church partner in South Sudan have asked for prayer as they host training and discussions for peacebuilding in neighbouring Sudan. [caption id="attachment_23925" align="alignright" width="300"] Leadership and Peace Training in South Sudan, 2016 [/caption] Since the civil war broke out in 2013, tens [Read More]

Korean churches to Trump: We want peace

by UnitingWorld

News

March 16, 2017

16 March, 2016 The National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) has released a statement urging President Trump to de-escalate the growing tensions between the United States and North Korea. Tensions have risen due to the deployment of a US-supplied anti-missile defense system ‘THAAD’ (Terminal [Read More]

Between Two Warring Tribes in Papua New Guinea

by Dan Buckingham

News

November 17, 2016

The Highlands region of Papua New Guinea is known for tribal wars and this one has been deadly. After eighteen months of conflict between two tribes of a few hundred people, there are eight dead; seven on one side and one on the other. Key [Read More]

Passing the Peace in South Sudan

by Megan Calcaterra

Blogs

October 26, 2016

I didn’t grow up in a Christian family, but living in the Bible Belt of the United States meant that I wasn’t short of church experiences when I was a kid. For a long time the norms and traditions of the church felt strange and [Read More]

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