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Image Korean presentation at the Opening Plenary. Photo: Peter Williams/WCC Korean Churches represent themselves By Klaus Rieth I liked the presentation of the local churches at the beginning of the assembly. The Korean churches are so historically sensitive! So all participants got a lecture in history and could learn a lot. Also…
Image LCK President Rev. Dr Chul Hwan Kim (left) said the visit by LWF President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan was important as Korean people struggle with âliving in the pain of division.â Eun-hae Kwon (right), LWF Vice-President for Asia, accompanied Bishop Younan. Photo: LWF/LCK Seeking church unity for the sake of the world LWF President Bishop Younan visits South Korea, challenges growing inequality between nations SEOUL, South Korea/GENEVA, 7 October 2015 (LWI) - Churches must use their global voices and moral authority to challenge systems perpetuating…
Image LWF President Bishop Younan, centre, attends a church service in South Korea. He condemned the division between the two Koreas, saying walls incite hatred. South Korea: walls between people counter peace efforts LWF President Younan visits border village of Korean Peninsula (LWI) – At the border village of Panmunjom that divides the Korean people, Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan, President of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), said peace between…
