Armenia Archives - Global Ministries https://www.globalministries.org/region/armenia/ 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, 29 May 2025 12:18:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://www.globalministries.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/favicon-150x150.png Armenia Archives - Global Ministries https://www.globalministries.org/region/armenia/ 32 32 WCC: As Armenian Heritage Conference opens, “we are not here to be bystanders” https://www.globalministries.org/wcc-as-armenian-heritage-conference-opens-we-are-not-here-to-be-bystanders/ Tue, 27 May 2025 15:49:57 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=59266 An Armenian Heritage Conference opened in Bern, Switzerland, on 27 May to address the consequences of the conflict in Artsakh/Nagorno Karabakh with regard to the protection of Armenian religious and cultural heritage, the human rights of its people, and the … Read more

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]]> WCC: Armenian Heritage Conference will address consequences of conflict in Artsakh/Nagorno Karabakh https://www.globalministries.org/wcc-armenian-heritage-conference-will-address-consequences-of-conflict-in-artsakh-nagorno-karabakh/ Wed, 07 May 2025 13:34:09 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=59102 An Armenian Heritage Conference, to be held in Bern, Switzerland, from 27-28 May, will address the consequences of the conflict in Artsakh/Nagorno Karabakh with regard to the protection of Armenian religious and cultural heritage, the human rights of its people, … Read more

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]]> CMEP calls for preservation of the Armenian Christian Community while Commemorating the 110th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide https://www.globalministries.org/cmep-calls-for-preservation-of-the-armenian-christian-community-while-commemorating-the-110th-anniversary-of-the-armenian-genocide/ Fri, 25 Apr 2025 12:52:33 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=59057 Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) calls for the preservation of the Armenian Christian community in Jerusalem, Nagorno/Karabakh, and around the world, as today marks 110 years since the beginning of the Armenian Genocide, during which 1.5 million Armenians were … Read more

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]]> AEWC: Commemorative Statement on the 110th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide https://www.globalministries.org/aewc-commemorative-statement-on-the-110th-anniversary-of-the-armenian-genocide/ Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:50:20 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=59011 The Armenian Evangelical World Council (AEWC) is a representative body of the Armenian Evangelical Union of North America (AEUNA), Armenian Evangelical Union of France (AEUF), Union of Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East (UAECNE), Evangelical Church of Armenia (ECA), … Read more

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]]> WCC delivers statement at UN Human Rights Council on Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan https://www.globalministries.org/wcc-delivers-statement-at-un-human-rights-council-on-armenian-prisoners-in-azerbaijan/ Fri, 21 Mar 2025 13:59:01 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=58776 The World Council of Churches (WCC) delivered a statement on the human rights situation of Armenian hostages at the 58th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council.  The statement was delivered by Prof. Dr Ani Ghazaryan Drissi, programme executive … Read more

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]]> Armenian churches urge the world to pray for hostages, and pursue truth and justice https://www.globalministries.org/armenian-churches-urge-the-world-to-pray-for-hostages-and-pursue-truth-and-justice/ Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:38:32 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=57489 H.H. Catholicos Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, asked for people to join the prayer for Armenian hostages on 10 November. “We are convinced that such a global prayer held by the World Council of Churches will … Read more

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]]> Pray with Armenia/Lebanon, November 3, 2024 https://www.globalministries.org/resource/pray-with-armenia-lebanon-november-3-2024/ Mon, 28 Oct 2024 18:04:31 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?post_type=resource&p=56792 Lectionary Selection:  Ruth 1:1-18  Prayers for Armenia/Lebanon Dear God of creation and hope, God of life and growth, God of forgiveness and redemption, today the people of Armenia and Lebanon are both drinking a bitter cup, tasting sorrow after sorrow. Like … Read more

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]]> WCC News: Preparations for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026 in Armenia guided by hope https://www.globalministries.org/wcc-news-preparations-for-the-week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-2026-in-armenia-guided-by-hope/ Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:52:22 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=57419 To prepare the resources of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity for the year 2026, a joint international editing group with representatives from the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council … Read more

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]]> WCC News: Calls for release of Armenian hostages held by Azerbaijan growing in lead-up to COP29 https://www.globalministries.org/wcc-news-calls-for-release-of-armenian-hostages-held-by-azerbaijan-growing-in-lead-up-to-cop29/ Wed, 02 Oct 2024 13:51:15 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=57046 The fate of Armenian detainees in Azerbaijan was focus of the side event at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on 1 October, featuring leading advocates and human rights lawyers representing the detainees. A year since the Armenian … Read more

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]]> WCC moderator to Armenian churches and people: “we constantly pray for you” https://www.globalministries.org/wcc-moderator-to-armenian-churches-and-people-we-constantly-pray-for-you/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 15:33:43 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=56941 Attending the reconsecration of the Mother Cathedral and the Blessing of the Holy Myron, World Council of Churches (WCC) moderator Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm brought greetings on behalf of the fellowship of 352 churches in 120 countries. His Holiness Karekin … Read more

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