Korean churches to join in forming human peace chain alongside Korean divide
As many as 100,000 people are expected to join in a human chain running alongside the Korean Demilitarised Zone to mark the first anniversary of the Panmunjon Declaration and put pressure to break the deadline in current talks. The Panmunjon Declaration was adopted by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in […]
Church bodies welcomes historic Korean declaration
The National Council of Churches in Korea has expressed its “strong support” for the declaration signed by the leaders of North and South Korea at last Friday’s historic summit in which they agreed to work for complete denuclearisation of the peninsula and for “permanent” peace. In a statement issued late last week, the NCCK said […]
Korean churches ask for prayer in lead-up to summit
The National Council of Churches in Korea has called on Christians around the world to pray for a successful outcome when representatives of North and South Korea prepare to meet in a summit late this week. The 27th April summit is the first between the two nations in more than a decade. The NCCK is […]
South Korean churches call on President Moon to open dialogue with North Korea amid rising tensions
Church leaders in South Korea have called on the country’s President Moon Jae In to immediately dispatch a special envoy to North Korea and “open the door for dialogue” after an escalating war of words erupted between neighbouring North Korea and the US. In an “emergency letter” to the South Korean President dated 10th August, […]
Christians across globe to join in prayer for peaceful reunification of Korean Peninsula
Christians across the globe will observe a day of prayer for the peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula this Sunday, 14th August. This year’s ‘Sunday of Prayer for the Peaceful Reunification of the Korean Peninsula’ comes after a delegation from the National Council of Churches in Korea and the National Council of Churches USA met […]