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Violence
Members of United Church of Two Harbors assemble Ray of Life solar units for the people of Ukraine. Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Conference.

Bringing light to Ukraine

Members of United Church of Two Harbors, which is associated with both The United Methodist Church and the Presbyterian Church, are getting solar light kits to Ukraine, where the war has resulted in many electric grids being destroyed.
Violence
United Methodists in the Central Conference of Central and Southern Europe are providing aid to Ukrainians fleeing war. Graphic by UM News.

United Methodists in Ukraine create refuge

With assistance from the United Methodist Committee on Relief, The United Methodist Church in Ukraine will create a refuge for internally displaced persons. Urs Schweizer reports on this and ongoing denominational relief work related to the war in Ukraine.
Human Rights
As the 70th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Agreement approaches on July 27, 2023, Christians worldwide are calling for an end-of-war agreement and a peace treaty. Advocates include the World Council of Churches, the National Council of Churches in Korea and The United Methodist Church. Photo courtesy of Korea Peace Appeal.

Churches call for transition from armistice to peace treaty in Korea

Advocates call for “an immediate formal declaration of the end of the Korean War and swift steps toward the adoption of a peace treaty to replace the 1953 Armistice Agreement, as a starting point for further progress toward the realization of a permanent peace regime on the Korean Peninsula.”

 

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