Turkey Archives - Global Ministries https://www.globalministries.org/region/turkey/ 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. Sat, 03 Jun 2023 09:58:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://www.globalministries.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/favicon-150x150.png Turkey Archives - Global Ministries https://www.globalministries.org/region/turkey/ 32 32 WCC, ACT Alliance delegation on solidarity visit to Türkiye https://www.globalministries.org/wcc-act-alliance-delegation-on-solidarity-visit-to-turkiye/ Fri, 07 Apr 2023 12:15:54 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=50915 A delegation from the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance is visiting Türkiye this week, expressing solidarity and support for churches on the ground responding to grave needs in the wake of the 6 February earthquake. Visiting communities in … Read more

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]]> Faith Leaders to Biden: Lift Sanctions, Expedite Relief to Syria and Turkey https://www.globalministries.org/faith-leaders-to-biden-lift-sanctions-expedite-relief-to-syria-and-turkey/ Sat, 18 Feb 2023 11:13:33 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=50341 In response to the devastating earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey, Global Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and United Church of Christ joined 16 national faith organizations in calling on the United States to lift sanctions on … Read more

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]]> Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of Feb. 13, 2023 https://www.globalministries.org/sabeel-wave-of-prayer-week-of-feb-13-2023/ Mon, 13 Feb 2023 15:10:50 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=50221 Next week’s Kumi Now will consider the issues of Israeli illegal settlements and settler violence. According to B’Tselem more than two hundred settlements were established between 1967 and 2017 on land annexed from the occupied West Bank. These settlements depend … Read more

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]]> UCC and Disciples express support for partners following tragic earthquake in western Asia and southeastern Europe (with news and updates) https://www.globalministries.org/ucc-and-disciples-express-support-for-partners-following-tragic-earthquake-in-western-asia-and-southeastern-europe/ Wed, 08 Feb 2023 03:18:19 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=50106 Tragic images and reports continue to circulate of the massive devastation caused by earthquakes and aftershocks in western Asia and southeastern Europe early this week. We offer our prayers for the souls of those who have perished, for the healing … Read more

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]]> UAECNE Communiqué – Earthquake in Syria and Turkey https://www.globalministries.org/uaecne-communique-earthquake-in-syria-and-turkey/ Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:18:47 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=50102 In view of the devastating earthquake that has occurred in southern Turkey and northern Syria on 6 February 2023, the Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East (UAECNE) expresses its sympathy for the thousands of lives that … Read more

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]]> After the Earthquake Which Hit the ME North, MECC Calls On the International Community for Emergency Aid and Urges for Lifting Sanctions on Syria https://www.globalministries.org/after-the-earthquake-which-hit-the-me-north-mecc-calls-on-the-international-community-for-emergency-aid-and-urges-for-lifting-sanctions-on-syria/ Mon, 06 Feb 2023 18:21:47 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=50052 Following the devastating earthquake which hit the north of the Middle East region, the Presidents of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) held an emergency meeting, today on Monday 6 February 2023, in the presence of His Beatitude Patriarch … Read more

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]]> Global Ministries welcomes President Biden’s statement recognizing the Armenian Genocide https://www.globalministries.org/global-ministries-welcomes-president-bidens-statement-recognizing-the-armenian-genocide/ Mon, 26 Apr 2021 17:06:53 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=42002 After more than a century, President Biden on Saturday became the first sitting US president to recognize the devastating tragedy that befell the Armenian community of Anatolia as genocide. In his historic statement, issued on Armenian Martyrs’ Day (April 24), … Read more

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]]> CMEP Lauds President Biden’s Historic Announcement on Armenian Genocide Day https://www.globalministries.org/cmep-lauds-president-bidens-historic-announcement-on-armenian-genocide-day/ Mon, 26 Apr 2021 12:37:55 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=41985 On this Armenian Remembrance Day (Meds Yeghern), Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) lauds President Biden’s historic statement about the Ottoman-era Armenian genocide. President Biden said, “We honor the victims of the Meds Yeghern so that the horrors of what … Read more

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]]> MECC: Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, 1915-2021 https://www.globalministries.org/mecc-armenian-genocide-remembrance-day-1915-2021/ Wed, 21 Apr 2021 14:33:10 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=41938 Criminality and Denial still in work Article by Seta Hadeshian* The 24th of April marks the day of the Armenian Genocide remembrance of 1915. WWI was the right time for Turkey to execute long planned extermination of the Armenian people … Read more

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]]> MECC: Hagia Sophia decision is a violation of religious freedom and coexistence https://www.globalministries.org/mecc_hagia_sophia_hagia_sophia_decision_is_a_violation_of_religious_freedom_and_coexistence/ Mon, 13 Jul 2020 17:30:27 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/mecc_hagia_sophia_hagia_sophia_decision_is_a_violation_of_religious_freedom_and_coexistence/ The Middle East Council of Churches: The Turkish Government’s decision to convert the “Hagia Sophia” church into a mosque is Violation of religious freedom and coexistence July 11, 2020 – Following the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s signature on the … Read more

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