{"id":23631,"date":"2014-12-23T18:25:23","date_gmt":"2014-12-23T23:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/?post_type=project&p=23631"},"modified":"2021-01-27T11:12:14","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T16:12:14","slug":"expired_projects_new_sudan_council_of_churches","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/project\/expired_projects_new_sudan_council_of_churches\/","title":{"rendered":"New Sudan Council of Churches"},"content":{"rendered":"

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 To make an online gift to this project click  <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>here<\/span><\/a><\/span> Select Africa<\/strong> from the designation list and type New Sudan Council of Churches<\/strong> into the Project\/Partner line.<\/p>\n

To make a gift by check to this project click here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The country of Sudan has 35 million inhabitants, 70 percent of whom are of Arab descent. Christians make up 3-5 percent of the total population; Christians are largely concentrated in southern Sudan, where the Sudanese of African descent are located.<\/p>\n

The New Sudan Council of Churches was established in order to effectively address the situation of conflict in southern Sudan.  Its sister council, the Sudan Council of Churches, could not adequately cover needs of southern Sudan. The New Sudan Council of Churches has six member churches including the Anglican, African Inland Mission, Presbyterian, and Roman Catholic churches. It’s administrative and program headquarters are located in Nairobi, Kenya, which borders southern Sudan and also has received many Sudanese refugees, numbering more than 600,000 in refugee camps at the height of the conflict.<\/p>\n

When it was first formed, the New Sudan Council of Churches emphasized relief and humanitarian aid to areas affected by the war in southern Sudan.  The leadership quickly realized this was not sufficient and organized program areas in:<\/p>\n