Agnes Abuom, global ecumenist, peacemaker and African church leader, dies at 73
Nairobi, Kenya RNS Agnes Abuom, a global ecumenical leader and peacemaker, died on Wednesday at the age of 73 while undergoing treatment in a hospital in Nairobi. Sources close to her said she had succumbed after a short illness. Church leaders, ecumenical groups and ordinary Christians in Kenya, Africa and the rest of the world, […]
African faith leaders combat misleading theologies that promise cures for COVID-19
Nairobi, Kenya RNS When some African church pastors ordered their followers to eat grass or gulp petrol or even drink poison-laced water, their congregations have obeyed the instructions, thinking the practices would bring them closer to God. Many other pastors take their wellness advice a notch higher, claiming to heal conditions such as disability and […]
Churches bodies call for an end to ongoing violence in South Sudan
The World Council of Churches has joined with the South Sudan Council of Churches and All Africa Conference of Churches in condemning recent killings in South Sudan and calling for an end to violence there. The move comes after at least 23 people were killed and 20 more injured in an attack on an Anglican […]
African churches condemn “racist xenophobic attacks” targeting Africans in China
The All Africa Conference of Churches has condemned what it has labelled “racist xenophobic attacks” directed against African people and people of African descent in China. In a statement released this week, Rev Dr Fidon Mwombeki, general secretary of the body which represents 198 churches and Christian councils in 42 nations, noted it had “heard […]
On the eve of “16 Days”, churches in Nairobi launch Thursdays in Black
While lighting candles at a gathering of the All Africa Conference of Churches in Nairobi, church leaders, members of the civil society and youth on Monday launched Thursdays in Black, the global movement calling for resistance to attitudes and practices that permit rape and violence. Unveiling the campaign, Archbishop Timothy Ndambuki, an African Brotherhood Church […]
Alarmed African churches demand end to persistent xenophobic attacks in South Africa
Nairobi, KenyaRNS As the latest wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa dies out, churches in the country and others on the continent are demanding an end to the persistent problem, affecting economic migrants in one of Africa’s biggest economies. The attacks, targeting nationals from other African countries, began in early September with mobs looting […]
Church leaders in Kenya call for rejection of violence in lead-up to general election
Church leaders in Kenya have called for the nation’s citizens to “reject every provocation to violence” in the lead-up to the country’s general election early next week. A joint statement from the National Council of Churches in Kenya and the All Africa Conference of Churches said that “it is the responsibility of every Kenyan, individually and […]
ESSAY: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE WORLD JOINS IN A PRAYER TO END FAMINE
MARIANNE EJDERSTEN, director of communication at the World Council of Churches, reflects on responses to the Global Day of Prayer to End Famine…