A large contingent of folks from the PROK just got back from the 11 th Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Karlsruhe, Germany, where they had gathered from Aug. 31 st to Sept. 8 th under the theme, “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity.” It has been almost nine years since the last General Assembly in Busan (South Korea), so this was a significant event. Delegates at the Assembly (WCC 11th Assembly, Karlsruhe, Germany 2022: Albin Hillert/WCC ) "Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity" (WCC 11th Assembly, Karlsruhe, Germany 2022: Albin Hillert/WCC) In this photo: Ms. Patti Talbot from the United Church of Canada (centre) and Rev. Kim ChangJu< General Secretary of the PROK (right) (WCC 11th Assembly, Karlsruhe, Germany 2022: Albin Hillert/WCC) I followed the event closely because the PROK, along with several of its partners in Korea, is keenly interested in what goes on at the WCC. Koreans know that there can be n
John in Korea; The United Church of Canada and the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea, in partnership with each other: for justice, peace, and reconciliation -- sharing in God's work of transformation -- in Korea, in Canada, and beyond . . .