The following is a press release by H.G. Anba Mina, Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Mississauga, Vancouver and surroundings, a member of the Canadian Council of Churches. The Coptic community in Canada mourns the loss of 21 Egyptian Christians at the hands of ISIL in Libya. These men were labourers who left Egypt to seek […]
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Download a detailed job description [PDF] Application deadline: Midnight, March 2, 2015 Start date: Preferably June 1, 2015 Project Ploughshares, a leading civil society voice in Canada for sustainable peace and disarmament, is seeking a creative and committed candidate to direct the organization through the next phase of its development. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Job Summary As the senior staff person at
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The Canadian Council of Churches is proud to offer a Canadian version of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity materials each year, tailored for our cultural context. This year we asked you about how the Week of Prayer was being celebrated in your communities, and we were thrilled to receive so many responses. People
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The following is a press release from Dignity for All, which is headed in part by Citizens for Public Justice, an affiliate member of the Canadian Council of Churches #WeHaveAPlan – But Do They? National Leadership is Needed to End Poverty Citizens for Public Justice and Canada Without Poverty release a National Anti-Poverty Plan for
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This is a press release from Oikocredit Canada, an affiliate member of the Canadian Council of Churches. A first of its kind in Ontario; global impact investment product launches today KITCHENER, ON – Mennonite Savings and Credit Union (MSCU) and Oikocredit Canada have teamed up to launch the Oikocredit Global Impact GIC. For the first
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The following is a press release from Project Ploughshares, an ecumenical agency of the Canadian Council of Churches. Download a PDF version. January 15, 2015 – Dr. James Christie of Winnipeg became the Chair of Project Ploughshares on January 1, 2015. “It’s a privilege for me to join Project Ploughshares as Chair at this time,” said
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For Christians the biblical imperative is to love our neighbours as ourselves. The holy texts and traditions of all faiths proclaim a message of care, compassion, and love. Individuals may sometimes choose ways of violence, but we are called to stand together to strengthen the path to peace for all. The CCC is deeply concerned,
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The Canadian Council of Churches continues to mourn the passing of our past president Dr. Heather Johnston of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. Dr. Johnston, who passed in the closing days of 2014, was a devoted servant of God and deeply committed to working for justice for all God’s people—a commitment she displayed over a
Josh Valley, CCC Communications intern This article originally appeared in the print edition of ChristianWeek, and is posted here with their permission and that of the author. On any given Sunday morning, it would be hard to find an evangelical church that isn’t proclaiming Jesus as King through hymns or contemporary worship songs. Evangelicals often
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The following is a press release from Project Ploughshares, an ecumenical agency of the Canadian Council of Churches. Download a PDF copy. Arms Trade Treaty enters into force without Canada New international laws regulating the $85 billion (US$) global trade in arms and ammunition enter into force tomorrow. The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) will
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