Global Ministries https://www.globalministries.org/ 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, 14 Aug 2025 18:50:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://www.globalministries.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/favicon-150x150.png Global Ministries https://www.globalministries.org/ 32 32 Disciples of Christ General Assembly 2025 Recap https://www.globalministries.org/disciples-of-christ-general-assembly-2025-recap/ Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:45:29 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=59963 Global Ministries was thrilled to connect with our friends at the 2025 General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Memphis, Tennessee, this summer! “The Spirit of Sankofa: Looking Back to Move Forward” – Global Ministries International Dinner … Read more

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]]> Following a shipwreck near Lampedusa, Mediterranean Hope’s coordinator states, “Without legal channels, more lives will be lost” https://www.globalministries.org/following-a-shipwreck-near-lampedusa-mediterranean-hopes-coordinator-states-without-legal-channels-more-lives-will-be-lost/ Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:15:06 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=59957 [The following article was originally posted by the Federation of Protestant Churches in Italy (FCEI)’s media (NEV). Mediterranean Hope, a Disicples and UCC partner, through Global Ministries, is the refugee and migrant ministry of the FCEI, of which the Waldensian … Read more

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]]> UCC General Synod 2025 Recap https://www.globalministries.org/ucc-general-synod-2025-recap/ Wed, 13 Aug 2025 16:39:56 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=59936 Global Ministries was visible in many ways and places at General Synod of the United Church of Christ in Kansas City this summer! Election of Shari Prestemon as Associate General Minister (UCC) and Co-Executive of Global Ministries On July 14, … Read more

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]]> For God So Loved the World Global Justice Discussion https://www.globalministries.org/for-god-so-loved-the-world-global-justice-discussion/ Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:21:50 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=59929 During the 2025 Disciples’ General Assembly, Disciples Home Missions and Disciples Overseas Ministries hosted a tour of the National Civil Rights Museum and Lorraine Motel. The event included the tour and a brief conversation around the exhibit “A Culture of Resistance: … Read more

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]]> Chuukese Youth Creates Songbook to Uplift Her Community Through Faith and Music https://www.globalministries.org/chuukese-youth-creates-songbook-to-uplift-her-community-through-faith-and-music/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 21:46:00 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=59901 By Kim Free Oriann Soichy, a youth participant in the HELM (Higher Education and Leadership Ministries) Youth Leadership Symposium from the Salem Chuukese Fellowship Church of Christ, recently completed a special project for her community. She created a songbook written … Read more

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]]> Global Ministries is Saddened to Learn of the Death of Rev. Kenneth Robert Ziebell https://www.globalministries.org/global-ministries-is-saddened-to-learn-of-the-death-of-rev-kenneth-robert-ziebell/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 20:13:52 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=59896 The Rev. Kenneth R. Ziebell passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. Ken was born on August 18, 1933 in Harvey Illinois, near Chicago. When Ken was 5, he and his parents moved to Indianapolis, Indiana. His father Harry served as … Read more

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]]> Reflections from a seminarian: Disciples of Christ https://www.globalministries.org/reflections-from-a-seminarian-disciples-of-christ/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 18:12:43 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=59874 By Fiyori KidaneWorld Council of Churches This week, I had the opportunity to gather with a group of young adults and leaders from across the life of our denomination for an evening of conversation with Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, … Read more

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]]> B’Tselem: Palestinian activist Awdah al-Hathaleen filmed settler Yinon Levi shooting him https://www.globalministries.org/btselem-palestinian-activist-awdah-al-hathaleen-filmed-settler-yinon-levi-shooting-him/ Mon, 11 Aug 2025 20:17:09 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=59870 In video footage obtained by B’Tselem, filmed by al-Hathaleen himself, Levi is seen shooting at him. The footage is immediately cut off as the injured al-Hathaleen collapsed.   Awdah al-Hathaleen, a human rights activist and resident of the village of … Read more

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]]> Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of Aug. 11, 2025 https://www.globalministries.org/sabeel-wave-of-prayer-week-of-aug-11-2025/ Mon, 11 Aug 2025 20:11:24 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=59867 August 6 and 9 of this year marked 80 years since the United States dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing between 150,000 and 246,000 people, most of whom were civilians. On the anniversary, … Read more

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]]> World Council of Churches calls for a “peace-full Pacific” https://www.globalministries.org/world-council-of-churches-calls-for-a-peace-full-pacific/ Fri, 08 Aug 2025 20:19:34 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=59849 “Yet this vision unfolds amid intensifying great-power rivalry,” Pillay said. “Too often, Pacific voices are relegated to the margins of these power contests.” He reaffirmed the WCC’s support for a nuclear-free Pacific, standing in solidarity with affected communities in Ma‘ohi Nui, … Read more

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