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Sight Magazine – April 16, 2025 “At its heart, the ecumenical community is a community of prayer – for one another, for all who seek to follow Christ, for people everywhere of all faiths or none, and for our world. As theologian Karl Barth said, ‘Prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder …
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No. 25 of 47. First published 9 Dec 2007. In my last post, I introduced the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme (EAPPI) that operates from the offices of the Jerusalem Inter-Church Center (JIC). The JIC is a recent initiative of the Jerusalem Churches in association with the Middle East Council of Churches and the World Council of …
No. 23 of 47. First published 8 Dec 2007. One of the most impressive church-based initiatives in Israel and the Palestinian Territories is EAPPI, the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel, associated with the World Council of Churches. Valentina Maggiulli, the EAPPI coordinator here in Jerusalem, joined us on some of our visits this …
No. 10 of 47. First published 4 Dec 2007. Here's an excellent summary of sixty years of policy by the World Council of Churches on Palestine/Israel: Volunteers service with the WCC's Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel. Negotiating a just peace under the rule of law is the strongest option for ensuring the well-being …
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EAPPI IS A WORLD-WIDE NETWORK. OUR EAPPI NATIONAL COORDINATION OFFICES IN 26 COUNTRIES WORK HARD TO RECRUIT EAPPI HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORS AND COORDINATE THEIR ADVOCACY WHEN THEY RETURN HOME. TODAY, WE BEGIN A SERIES IN WHICH WE GET TO HEAR FROM THESE DEDICATED SUPPORTERS OF EAPPI ALL OVER THE WORLD. Rod Benson, of EAPPI Australia, …
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