Member Church News: Talking about and to God

Talking about God in Times of Pandemic: the Evangelical Church of the River Plate (Iglesia Evangélica del Río de la Plata) presents a reflective dialogue with three pastoral views.

Carol Bechtel, a member of the Reformed Church of America, professor of Old Testament at Western Theological Seminary, and executive director of the American Waldensian Society invites us to be “a church that prays” as well as “a church that works” in this video posted by the Waldensian Evangelical Church (Chiesa Evangelica Valdese).

Uniting Church in Australia President Deidre Palmer talks of how the Uniting Church rejoices in the diversity of races, cultures and languages as God’s gracious gift, and seeks to be a truly multicultural church, living its faith and life cross-culturally and interculturally.

The Role of the Church in Creating a Just World for All: An essay by Patrick G. Duggan, Executive Director of the United Church of Christ Church Building & Loan Fund.

Rebecca McConnell a member of First Rathfriland Presbyterian Church and social media consultant offers some guidance and encouragement to churches as they continue to develop digital means to communicate with church members and beyond during the coronavirus pandemic.

The National Council of Churches in Korea’s 2020 Peace Prayer Movement (Light of Peace) continues with a prayer from Victor Hsu of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan.