Today we drive over the Gunung Kebun Kopi mountain range to the east coast and visit communities that have been created by government resettlement programs, among other things. „Christianity and Culture“ weiterlesen
Christianity and Culture
Hope for Peace, Social Justice and Reconciliation
Yesterday, the 10th ecumenical consultation, hosted by the National Council of Churches in Korea and the Evangelical Church in Germany, ended in Seoul. The consultation was supposed to take place in October 2021 but had to be postponed several times due to Covid 19. „Hope for Peace, Social Justice and Reconciliation“ weiterlesen
Remembering PIKPA
Together with our partners from LESVOS Solidarity we visited the place of the former Camp PIKPA which was an independent, open refugee camp in Mytilini. It was a community-based space, built on the principles of solidarity, empowerment and active participation. It was closed by the local government in October 2020. The residents of the camp were moved by police forces to the municipal camp of Kara Tepe. „Remembering PIKPA“ weiterlesen
The network around NAOMI
NAOMI is networked with many refugee organizations in the region, nationally and internationally. It is supported by committed people who care about the fate of refugees and their integration in Greece. „The network around NAOMI“ weiterlesen
Visiting NAOMI in Thessaloniki | Greece
With a delegation led by Church President Volker Jung, we visited NAOMI in Thessaloniki and are on our way to Lesvossolidarity on the island of Lesvos. Both organizations are committed to refugees and have been project partners of EKHN since 2015. „Visiting NAOMI in Thessaloniki | Greece“ weiterlesen
Schrei nach Frieden | Cry for Peace
21 Tage nach dem Einmarsch russischer Truppen in die Ukraine – fürchterliche Bilder der Zerstörung und des Todes – Menschen auf der Flucht – nur kleine Hoffnungszeichen für Frieden. Große Hilfsbereitschaft in den Nachbarländern und auch bei uns im Rhein-Main-Gebiet. Gestern haben wir gemeinsam mit Menschen aus Partnerkirchen ein Internationales Friedensgebet gefeiert.
21 days after Russian troops invaded Ukraine – terrible images of destruction and death – people fleeing – only small signs of hope for peace. Great willingness to help in neighbouring countries and also here in the Rhine-Main area. Yesterday we celebrated an International Prayer for Peace together with people from partner churches. „Schrei nach Frieden | Cry for Peace“ weiterlesen
A place of rememberance
As if time had stood still – images of Arafat from his younger years, the presence of the Nakba in the narratives (in Arabic, the fleeing and expulsion of some 700,000 Arab Palestinians between 1947 and 1949 from the former British Mandate territory of Palestine), … „A place of rememberance“ weiterlesen
#Hanau – Rassismus tötet | Racism kills
Die Kolleginnen und Kollegen im Zentrum Oekumene sind tief getroffen und wir bringen den Angehörigen, Freundinnen und Freunden, Kolleginnen und Kollegen der in dieser rassistisch motivierten Tat in Hanau Ermordeten unsere Anteilnahme zum Ausdruck.
The colleagues in the Ecumenical Centre are deeply affected and we express our sympathy to the relatives, friends and colleagues of those murdered in this racially motivated act in Hanau.
„#Hanau – Rassismus tötet | Racism kills“ weiterlesen
Ein Abend mit Ian Anderson …
Nach 4 Tagen Kirchensynode mit langen Sitzungen, intensiven Debatten über die Zukunft der Kirche und erwarteter Einnahmeeinbrüche im Haushalt bis 2030, mit Zeichen der Solidarität für Geflüchtete und friedensethischen Impulsen und der Demo Friday’s for Future … „Ein Abend mit Ian Anderson …“ weiterlesen
„For God, people of every nation are welcome“
On Saturday 9th of June a workshop on Migration endet in Gwangju | Korea. Delegates from the Presbyterian Church in Ghana (PCG), the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (PROK) and from the Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau (EKHN) participated in this trilateral workshop of EKHN partner churches. After Accra (2016) and Frankfurt (2017) it was the third trilateral workshop of EKHN Partner Curches on Migration. Their experiences you could follow on the blog www.oekumenischertrialog.blog. The final statement of the workshop you will get if you continue to read. „„For God, people of every nation are welcome““ weiterlesen