James E. Winkler elected NCC General Secretary/President
James E. Winkler, general secretary of the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society, has been elected General Secretary/President of the National Council of Churches by the NCC Governing Board meeting in Chicago.
Winkler will succeed Peg Birk, who has served as Transitional General Secretary of the Council since July 2012. Birk was named to lead the Council through a transitional period of reorganization following the resignation of General Secretary Michael Kinnamon in 2011 for health reasons.
The office of General Secretary/President, formerly General Secretary, is the leading staff position in the NCC.
NCC’s First ‘Christian Unity Gathering’ slated May 18-20 in Washington, DC area
The National Council of Churches first “Christian Unity Gathering” of leaders from member communions and other partners will be held May 18-20, 2014, in the Hilton Washington, Dulles, Herndon, Va.
“We are getting together to celebrate ecumenism and energize our journey toward the visible unity of all the Christian churches,” said Jim Winkler, President and General Secretary of the NCC.
National Council of Churches joins the push to end solitary confinement in prisons
The National Council of Churches is joining with other member groups of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT) to push for an end to solitary confinement in prisons.
Jim Winkler, General Secretary/President of the NCC, led the opening prayer today at a gathering of religious leaders, human rights advocates, and persons who have been subjected to solitary confinement.
Churches mourn the passing of Lois McCullough Dauway
Religious and political leaders around the world are mourning the death of Lois McCullough Dauway, a Methodist executive and ecumenical leader who died Feb. 4 following a long illness.
Countless church and interreligious leaders paused to remember Dauway’s profound influence on their lives and careers.
“I mourn the loss of Lois Dauway, my sister in Christ,” said Jim Winkler, general secretary and president of the National Council of Churches.
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Christian Unity Gathering 2014
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Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2014
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March 11, 2014 15:38
Watch the video of NCC President and General Secretary Jim Winkler’s opening prayer at last month’s press conference against solitary confinement.
Second Congressional Hearing on Solitary Confinement
On February 25, 2014 the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights hosted a hearing, 'Reassessing Solitary
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NCC’s First ‘Christian Unity Gathering’ slated May 18-20 in Washington, DC area
National Council of Churches News
Washington, March 10, 2014 – The National Council of Churches first “Christian Unity Gathering” of leaders from member communions and other partners will be held May 18-20, 2014, in the Hilton Washington, Dulles, Herndon, Va.
March 10, 2014 15:27
NCC supports constructive framework for peace in the Middle East.