Metropolitan Participates in NCC Governing Board Meeting

His Grace Zachariah Mar Nicholovos, participated in Governing Board meeting of the National Council of Churches in the United States on Wednesday, October 17th. Various topics were deliberated upon by the governing board members, which included: Christian Education, Ecumenical Faith Formation, and Leadership, Inter-religious Relations and Collaboration, and Joint Action, Advocacy for Justice and Peace and Theological Dialogue, Matters of Faith and Order, and issues related to Racial Justice.

Since 1950, the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC) has served as a leading voice of witness to the living Christ. NCC unifies a diverse covenant community of 38 member communions and over 40 million individuals –100,000 congregations from Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox, Evangelical, historic African-American, and Living Peace traditions – in a common commitment to advocate and represent God’s love and promise of unity in our public square. NCC partners with secular and interfaith partners to advance a shared agenda of peace, progress, and positive change.

Tags: Ecumenical

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