Presbyterian Church supports WCC IEPC

The Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand has joined with other WCC member churches in supporting the World Council of Churches International Ecumenical Peace Convocation (IEPC) to be held 17 – 25 May 2011 at the University of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica.

The Convocation will mark the end of the WCC Decade to Overcome Violence (2001-2010). It is hoped that an ecumenical declaration on "just peace" will be developed.

The IEPC will bring together a wide spectrum of people witnessing to the peace of God as a gift and responsibility of the entire human family. It seeks to strengthen the church's position on peace, provide opportunities for networking and deepening our common commitment to the processes of reconciliation and just peace. Read more about the IEPC.