On November 23, 2021, the WCC-NCCK Consultation was held in Seoul, South Korea. The main topic was: “Settlement of Permanent Peace on the Korean Peninsula.” There, Peter Prove, director of the WCC’s Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, spoke in a statement in favor of resuming peace efforts between North and South Korea, whichContinue reading WCC-NCCK Consultation: “Settlement of Permanent Peace on the Korean Peninsula”
Let Us Prepare for a New Day of Peaceful Coexistence: A Statement on the Meeting of Leaders at Panmunjom We at the National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) welcome positively this meeting of South-North-U.S. leaders at Panmunjom. The third summit between President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong-un at Panmunjom was a gateway through whichContinue reading NCCK Statement on SK-NK-US Meeting in Panmunjom
Monday April 24, 2017 NCCK General Secretary Kim Young-ju spoke about the issues Koreans are facing at the Ecumenical Advocacy Day in Washington D.C. The National Council of Churches in Christ in the USA issued the following letter addressed to the United Sates President Donald Trump…
God of life,
In this season of resurrection where we await signs of spring,
Help us see the hope of new lifeContinue reading Easter North/South Joint Prayer
Last week, January 18th – 23rd, Jim Winkler, president of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. (NCCCUSA) came to Seoul to follow up on a promise to visit the National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) after the NCCK visited Washington D.C. during the U.S. campaign trip last July. JimContinue reading A Jim Winkler, NCCCUSA, visit to Seoul and the NCCK
“There is a hidden history of Korea that most US Americans know nothing about. Even I learn something knew all the time although I stopped working for the State Department a long time ago,” remarked Dr. John Merrill of the US-Korea Institute of SAIS. “Because this context is lacking [in the US], it is harderContinue reading Campaigning in the US – July 2016
A reflection by Rev. Unzu Lee (Presbyterian Church U.S.A) “Can violence ever be a viable option for people of faith?” was a question that was posed to us students who were taking a class in Christian Ethics many years ago. We were reading A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin LutherContinue reading Violence, violence, and non-violence
A reflection by Rev. Unzu Lee (Presbyterian Church U.S.A.) “You may have all heard about the danger of a single story,” with these words Kurt, a PC(USA) mission co-worker stationed in Korea, began his session on the third day of the “Travel Study Workshop for a Korea Peace Treaty.” He was, of course, referring toContinue reading Ears to Hear
NCCK Campaign for Korean Peace 