ALC/CLAI

World Alliance of Reformed Churches and ALC/CLAI, LOUISVILLE, USA, September 20, 2007

The World Alliance of Reformed Churches’ (WARC) Accra Confession is “a call to courage” to Taxi Heathrow Airport bring change, a gathering of Presbyterians from the United States was told on 18 September in Louisville, Kentucky. More

ALC/CLAI, SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica, September 10, 2007

In February of this year, organizations of the Popular Ecumenical Movement of Costa Rica declared their opposition to the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between that country and the United States. Seven months later and less than a month before the referendum to take place on October 7, the… More

ALC/CLAI, MANAGUA, Nicaragua, September 7, 2007

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Rafael Menjívar Saavedra and ALC/CLAI, SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, September 6, 2007

From September 4 to 8, the World Lutheran Federation and its Mission and Development offices, and the MEIS office in Geneva, are holding a Latin American consultation in El Salvador with the theme, “Moving the Waters.” More

ALC/CLAI, USA, September 5, 2007

When the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kettering, Ohio (USA), decided to accept donations through the Internet, treasurer Ed Mann noticed contributions from people who hadn't usually given. More

ALC/CLAI, SAO LEOPOLDO, Brazil, August 30, 2007

The real development of theological education takes place within the ecumenical associations and schools of theology, markedly characterized as spaces of freedom and creativity, deeply committed to God’s purpose. More

Carlos Ham and ALC/CLAI, MARACAIBO, Venezuela, August 28, 2007

From August 23 to 26 in the city of Maracaibo, the Venezuelan Evangelical Pentecostal Union (UEPV in Spanish) celebrated the 50th anniversary of its foundation, which coincided with its XLIII National Convention and the II Latin American and Caribbean Bolivarian Evangelical Congress. More

ALC/CLAI, QUITO, Ecuador, August 22, 2007

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ALC/CLAI, LIMA, Peru, August 22, 2007

In the letter that follows, Bishop Jorge Bravo C. of the Methodist Church of Peru shares the experience of a visit on August 18 to communities affected by the recent earthquake. More

ALC/CLAI, BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, August 22, 2007

The Argentine Evangelical Methodist Church (IEMA in Spanish) has sent a message to the country and to its communities at the end of its XX General Assembly, which took place in the Ward School in the western section of Greater Buenos Aires, from August 17 to 20. More

ALC/CLAI, MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, August 14, 2007

As a result of having been convened again by the Latin American Council of Churches (CLAI in Spanish), a gathering took place on Friday, August 3, in the parish church of Our Lady of the Pilar, in Fray Bentos, Uruguay. Leaders of different Christian churches gathered together as they had done… More

Julio A. Carles and ALC/CLAI, PANAMA CITY, Panama, August 2, 2007

The law declaring “September as being the month of the Holy Scriptures” in Panama is sufficiently broad and respectful, in such a way that no person is obligated to celebrate it and it does not go against the freedom of worship, has expressed Representative Vladimir Herrera. More

Trinidad Vásquez and ALC/CLAI, MANAGUA, Nicaragua, July 24, 2007

When asked if there is a future for a liberation theology, Benjamín Cortes, President of the Evangelical Nicaraguan University (UENIC in Spanish), replied: “I am not at all certain. A lot depends on what we are doing today. It also depends on the re-readings of our history, on the criticism of the… More

ALC/CLAI, PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, July 23, 2007

The President of the Evangelical Church of Lutheran Confession in Brazil (IECLB in Spanish), has encouraged pastors and preachers to intercede on behalf of the cause of ecumenism, in the Sunday services during the coming weeks. More

ALC/CLAI, SAO PAULO, Brazil, July 18, 2007

“Has Christ been divided?” With Paul’s question to the Corinthians the Rev. Clayton Leal da Silva, President of the Alliance of Presbyterian and Reformed Churches of Latin America (AIPRAL in Spanish), begins his reaction to the recent statements of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. More

ALC/CLAI, BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, July 17, 2007

The Latin American and Caribbean News Agency (ALC in Spanish) is looking for a new director. The search process will continue through September 30, 2007. The details of the profiles involved can be found at https://alcnoticias.org/articulo.asp?artCode=6301&lanCode=2 More

ALC/CLAI, SUCRE, Bolivia, July 16, 2007

The processes taking place in the Constituent Assembly in Bolivia and their main concerns, were the subject of analysis at a seminar and gathering that took place in the city of Sucre on June 27 and 28, organized by the Indigenous Pastoral Ministry of the World Council of Churches (CMI – Consejo… More

ALC/CLAI, BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, July 16, 2007

With the signature on July 3 of Daniel Filmus, Minister of Education, Science and Technology of the Argentine Republic, the book, “Learning to Educate for Peace” (“Aprender a educar para la paz” in Spanish), was declared to be of “educational interest.” Written by Marcelo Rezende Guimaraes and… More

ALC/CLAI, QUITO, Ecuador, July 4, 2007

On Wednesday morning, July 4, the founder of the tri-congregation Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ecuador (Iglesia Evangélica Luterana del Ecuador), Hans Bodenmann, died at the age of 97. More

ALC/CLAI, MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 20, 2007

The Bar of Christian Lawyers has made known the death of a citizen, member of an Evangelical church, murdered presumably because of religious motives in the state of Chiapas. The lawyers assure that this murder has taken place because “the authorities have let the majority of the offenses having to… More

ALC/CLAI, SAO LEOPOLDO and BUENOS AIRES, Brazil and Argentina, June 19, 2007

The Latin American and Caribbean Theological Education Community (CETELA in Spanish), has repudiated the attack on the office of Justapaz (“Just Peace”) in Bogotá, and has expressed its solidarity with that organization, the Mennonite Church of Colombia, and with all the persons of the two… More

ALC/CLAI, HAVANA, Cuba, June 11, 2007

The Episcopal Church in Cuba has consecrated a woman bishop - the first in the developing world. The Reverend Nerva Cot is now the 18th female bishop in the world. More

Víctor Liza Jaramillo and ALC/CLAI, LIMA, Peru, June 8, 2007

The Congress of the Republic of Peru has publicly expressed its congratulations and greetings to the Methodist Church, on the occasion of the celebration of the 130th anniversary of the establishing of its first missionary work in the country. More

ALC/CLAI, BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, June 7, 2007

Even though the daily national news no longer continues to inform about what was called “the conflict between Argentina and Uruguay over the paper mills,” the consequences of the years of resistance in Gualeguaychú, on the Argentine side, and the location of the Botnia plant in Fray Bentos, on the… More

ALC/CLAI, SAO PAULO, Brazil, June 5, 2007

The Catholic Church is to widen and emphasize home visitations as one way of meeting with Catholics who are distanced from the church. The proposal is endorsed by the final document issued by the V General Conference of the Latin American and Caribbean Bishops, which ended Thursday, May 31, in… More

ALC/CLAI, BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, May 18, 2007

Latin American historians, members of the Commission for the Study of the History of the Church in Latin America and the Caribbean (CEHILA in Spanish), called on the Roman Catholic bishops meeting in Aparecida, Brazil, to take hold of the moment as being a “time of grace” and to make constructive… More

ALC/CLAI, BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, May 15, 2007

With the theme of the passage from the prophet Isaiah, “But those who trust in the Lord will always have new strength,” the Reformed Churches of Argentina (IRA in Spanish) have convened their 37th Synod to be held in the costal city of Mar del Plata, from May 25 – 27. More

Pablo Gutiérrez Perea and ALC/CLAI, LIMA, Peru, May 7, 2007

Last April the Institute of Public Opinion of the Catholic University of Peru presented the findings of a study done on the levels of reading in the city of Lima. The study was carried out on the occasion of the celebration of Book Day, April 23. More

ALC/CLAI, MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, May 3, 2007

A delegation from the Methodist Church of Uruguay (IMU in Spanish), headed by Pastor Oscar Bolioli, was received on April 27 by the General Secretary of the PIT-CNT, Uruguay’s Central Worker’s Union. More

José Lopez and ALC/CLAI, HAVANA, Cuba, May 1, 2007

Rhode González, President of the Council of Churches of Cuba (CIC in Spanish), headed the event celebrating the German Christian agency Bread for the World’s (PPM in Spanish) 20 years of cooperation in Cuba. More

Nilton Giese and ALC/CLAI, SANTIAGO , Chile, April 20, 2007

The leadership conference of the Latin American Lutheran Churches held in Santiago de Chile, has discussed the need for a reshaping of the ecumenical movement. More

Claudia Florentín and ALC/CLAI, BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, April 17, 2007

“I am satisfied with the opening of hearts,” said Elías Szczytnicki, Director of the Latin American and Caribbean Regional Office of the World Conference of Religions for Peace (WCRP), during the Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Pre-Forum of the IV Latin American and Caribbean Forum on HIV/AIDS and… More

ALC/CLAI, WASHINGTON, USA, March 12, 2007

A report by the World Bank made public last week, indicates that over 80% of the 28 million indigenous peoples of Latin America live in the cruelest poverty, a reality that showed a slight change in the decade of the 90’s of the last century. One of the factors causing this situation is the low… More

ALC/CLAI, PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, March 8, 2007

On Sunday, March 4, the Evangelical Church of Lutheran Confession in Brazil (IECLB in Spanish) set as its theme for 2007, “In the power of the Spirit we proclaim reconciliation,” and as its motto, “We cannot keep from speaking about what we have seen and heard” (Acts 4:20). More

ALC/CLAI, BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, March 5, 2007

We met in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, more than 500 delegates and guests of the member churches of the Andean, the Caribbean and Greater Colombia, Brazil, Río de la Plata , and Mesoamerican regions that make up the Latin American Council of Churches (CLAI) in the framework of the 5 th… More

Dafne Sabanes and ALC/CLAI, BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, February 23, 2007

"Ministry, charism, and power" and "The church and ethical challenges" are two of the central themes being discussed in the Theological Forum during the sessions of the 5th Assembly of the Latin American Council of Churches (CLAI) that is being held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, February 19-24. The… More

Carolina Brito and ALC/CLAI, BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, February 23, 2007

The V Assembly of CLAI this afternoon elected as its new President, Bishop Julio Murray of the Anglican Church of Panama. Murray was declared the maximum authority of the Latin American ecumenical organization, following the third election ballot in which he received 56% of the votes cast by the… More

Carolina Brito and ALC/CLAI, BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, February 22, 2007

The V Assembly of the Latin American Council of Churches continues its work. Without a doubt, the discussion of the thematic axis presented by each of the five regions of the organization during their different moments: the plenary sessions, the theological forums and coffee gatherings, the work… More

Claudia Florentín and ALC/CLAI, BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, February 22, 2007

The V Assembly of CLAI gathered in the city of Ramos Mejía, in the western section of the Argentine capital, elected as its new President, the Right Reverend Julio Murray, Bishop of the Episcopal Anglican Church of Panama. More

ALC/CLAI, BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, February 20, 2007

Last night the V General Assembly of the Latin American Council of Churches, under the motto “The Grace of God justifies us, God’s spirit frees us for life,” formally began with a worship service at the Iglesia Cristiana Bíblica in the barrio of Devoto in the city of Buenos Aires. © Agencia… More