Colombia Archives - Global Ministries https://www.globalministries.org/region/colombia/ Global Ministries is a common missional witness of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ. Global Ministries works with approximately 290 faith-based international partners in close to 90 countries. Our Vision: That all of God’s people and creation share in God’s abundant life. Our Mission: To receive and share the Good News of Jesus Christ by joining with global and local partners to work for justice, reconciliation, and peace. Thu, 10 Jul 2025 22:08:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://www.globalministries.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/favicon-150x150.png Colombia Archives - Global Ministries https://www.globalministries.org/region/colombia/ 32 32 The Peace Commission of the Evangelical Council of Colombia (CEDECOL) Condemns the Murder of Christian Leaders in Calamar, Guaviare, Colombia https://www.globalministries.org/the-peace-commission-of-the-evangelical-council-of-colombia-cedecol-condemns-the-murder-of-christian-leaders-in-calamar-guaviare-colombia/ Mon, 07 Jul 2025 21:22:13 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=59586 en español We condemn the atrocious murder of eight Christian leaders who had previously disappeared in the municipality of Calamar, Guaviare, in Colombia. Their bodies were found in a mass grave after international organizations and members of the public security … Read more

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]]> The Mass of the (Amazonian) World https://www.globalministries.org/the-mass-of-the-amazonian-world/ Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:52:13 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=58571 Written by: Alex Maldonado-Lizardi and Xiomara Cintron-Garcia who serve with the Christian Centre for Justice, Peace and Nonviolent Action (Justapaz), Bogota, Colombia To pronounce God’s name isto affirm the possibility of open paths, it is to bet on the unpredictable,even when what we expectedno longer … Read more

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]]> Repairing Gaps, Repopulating Destroyed Places https://www.globalministries.org/repairing-gaps-repopulating-destroyed-places/ Mon, 19 Aug 2024 17:44:04 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=56350 Written by: Alex Maldonado-Lizardi and Xiomara Cintron-Garcia who serve with the Christian Centre for Justice, Peace and Nonviolent Action (Justapaz), Bogota, Colombia “If you get rid of unfair practices,    quit blaming victims,    quit gossiping about other people’s sins,If you are generous with the hungry    and start giving … Read more

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]]> Pray with Colombia, August 18, 2024 https://www.globalministries.org/resource/pray-with-colombia-august-18-2024/ Mon, 12 Aug 2024 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?post_type=resource&p=55573 Lectionary Selection:  1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14 Prayers for Colombia God, we thank you for life, for the opportunity to accompany you in your mission for the world that you inaugurated with your son Jesus, and for placing in our hands the task … Read more

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]]> Solecito https://www.globalministries.org/solecito/ Mon, 01 Apr 2024 14:27:25 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=54870 Written by: Alex Maldonado-Lizardi and Xiomara Cintron-Garcia who serve with the Christian Centre for Justice, Peace and Nonviolent Action (Justapaz), Bogota, Colombia “I’m keen to break the war into a thousand pieces.” -Gioconda Belli Martha Soley, better known as “Solecito”, was born on August … Read more

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]]> Colombia National Peace Congress Declaration “We Insist: Peace is the Way” https://www.globalministries.org/colombia-national-peace-congress-declaration-we-insist-peace-is-the-way/ Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:31:56 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=54821 National Peace Congress: Uniting voices, territories for peace As organizations convening the “National Peace Congress: Uniting Voices, Territories for Peace”, where social, ethnic-territorial, anti-militarist, youth, environmentalists, women and human rights organizations, churches, land claimants, victims and academics participated; residents from … Read more

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]]> Pray with Colombia, July 30, 2023 https://www.globalministries.org/resource/pray-with-colombia-july-30-2023/ Mon, 24 Jul 2023 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?post_type=resource&p=51220 Lectionary Selection:  Matthew 13:31-33, 33-52 “The kingdom of heaven is like yeastthat a woman took and mixed into about sixty poundsof flour until it worked all through the dough.”-Matthew 13.33 Prayers for Colombia Good God,you always sowbecause you harbor hope…But on … Read more

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]]> So that sorrow does not finish us https://www.globalministries.org/so-that-sorrow-does-not-finish-us/ Mon, 27 Mar 2023 15:42:53 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=50774 Alex Maldonado-Lizardi and Xiomara Cintron-Garcia serve with Justapaz in Colombia. Camilo Anderson Chávez Castro’s* pastora, Carmen Lara*, told us this story in 2021 for the first time. She was far from her municipality, in the dark dining room of a … Read more

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]]> Pray with Colombia, December 11, 2022 https://www.globalministries.org/resource/pray-with-colombia-december-11-2022/ Mon, 05 Dec 2022 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?post_type=resource&p=49197 Lectionary Selection Luke 1:46b-55 Prayers for Colombia: Our soul sings,our Spirit rejoicesbecause you noticebecause you realizethat there are governmentswho prefer the foolishness of bullets.Because you know thatfrom 2018 to 2022,Organized Armed Groups,strengthened and extended their reach to 604 municipalities;that 191 … Read more

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]]> Encanto Family Fun Night https://www.globalministries.org/encanto-family-fun-night/ Tue, 06 Sep 2022 19:10:58 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=48826 Hola! Welcome to Encanto Family Fun Night! You are welcome to use this as a resource to lead your family in some fun activities at home, or do with several families as a family fun night at your church after … Read more

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