Greece Archives - Global Ministries https://www.globalministries.org/region/greece/ Global Ministries is a common missional witness of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ. Global Ministries works with approximately 290 faith-based international partners in close to 90 countries. Our Vision: That all of God’s people and creation share in God’s abundant life. Our Mission: To receive and share the Good News of Jesus Christ by joining with global and local partners to work for justice, reconciliation, and peace. Mon, 04 Mar 2024 20:38:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://www.globalministries.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/favicon-150x150.png Greece Archives - Global Ministries https://www.globalministries.org/region/greece/ 32 32 Pray with Greece, March 31, 2024 https://www.globalministries.org/resource/pray-with-greece-march-31-2024/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?post_type=resource&p=54218 Lectionary Selection:  Mark 16:1-8 Prayers for Greece Dear Heavenly Father, We thank You for Your continued presence in our lives. For the sacrifice of Your Son for our sake, for Your promises, and Your plan. We ask You to stand with our … Read more

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]]> Pray with Greece, December 24, 2023 https://www.globalministries.org/resource/pray-with-greece-december-24-2023/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?post_type=resource&p=52133 Lectionary Selection:  Luke 1:26-38 Prayers for Greece Dear God, thank you for your continued presence, protection, and love in our lives and hearts. We bow before you and we lift up our country, Greece, our leaders, and our people in front of … Read more

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]]> DSPR addresses refugee boat’s sinking in Greek waters https://www.globalministries.org/dspr-addresses-refugee-boats-sinking-in-greek-waters/ Tue, 20 Jun 2023 13:10:31 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=51768 We as the Department of Service for Palestinian Refugees [of the Middle East Council of Churches] are very concerned about the boat accident with more than 700 people off the coast of Greece. In the Greek port city of Kalamata, a … Read more

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]]> After the Earthquake Which Hit the ME North, MECC Calls On the International Community for Emergency Aid and Urges for Lifting Sanctions on Syria https://www.globalministries.org/after-the-earthquake-which-hit-the-me-north-mecc-calls-on-the-international-community-for-emergency-aid-and-urges-for-lifting-sanctions-on-syria/ Mon, 06 Feb 2023 18:21:47 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=50052 Following the devastating earthquake which hit the north of the Middle East region, the Presidents of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) held an emergency meeting, today on Monday 6 February 2023, in the presence of His Beatitude Patriarch … Read more

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]]> Perichoresis Newsletter – December 2020 https://www.globalministries.org/perichoresis_newsletter_december_2020/ Thu, 07 Jan 2021 19:11:56 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/perichoresis_newsletter_december_2020/ Dear friends, colleagues & partners, We stand before Christmas and the turn of the year! One year ago, none of us could have imagined the calamities that 2020 would bring upon all of us and I am referring mainly, although … Read more

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]]> WCC NEWS: Global religious leaders urge end to “broken state of European migration” https://www.globalministries.org/wcc_news_global_religious_leaders_urge_end_to_broken_state_of_european_migration/ Tue, 22 Sep 2020 18:09:09 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/wcc_news_global_religious_leaders_urge_end_to_broken_state_of_european_migration/ A dozen global and regional religious organizations released an advocacy statement on the situation of migrants and refugees in Europe that defines their calling as Christians to “welcome the stranger,” and urges the creation of a world in which “we … Read more

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]]> It’s All Greek To Me https://www.globalministries.org/it_s_all_greek_to_me/ Fri, 03 Apr 2020 23:52:15 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/it_s_all_greek_to_me/ “It’s all Greek to you, eh?” one of my co-workers joked to me after witnessing three different conversations happening simultaneously in front of me. It was my first week in Katerini and at that point, I knew very little to … Read more

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]]> Mediterranean Hope update: Finding Ways to Care and Reconstruct https://www.globalministries.org/mediterranean_hope_update_finding_ways_to_care_and_reconstruct/ Tue, 24 Mar 2020 17:58:08 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/mediterranean_hope_update_finding_ways_to_care_and_reconstruct/ Written by Fiona Kendall, European and Legal Affairs Advisor, Mediterranean Hopeand Mission Co-Worker jointly appointed by Global Ministries and the Church of Scotland As the world faces a new challenge, this seems an appropriate time to write to you all … Read more

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]]> Churches on EU-Turkey border: Show solidarity, respect rights and human dignity https://www.globalministries.org/churches_on_eu_turkey_border_show_solidarity_respect_rights_and_human_dignity/ Mon, 16 Mar 2020 19:41:31 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/churches_on_eu_turkey_border_show_solidarity_respect_rights_and_human_dignity/ Churches on EU-Turkey border: Show solidarity, respect rights and human dignity The Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME) have expressed deep concern on rising tensions at the EU-Turkey border. Speaking from Brussels, … Read more

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]]> #BlackGreeksMatter https://www.globalministries.org/_blackgreeksmatter/ Wed, 11 Mar 2020 20:54:41 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/_blackgreeksmatter/ As we wrap up Black History Month I feel compelled to write about my own experiences living as a Black woman in Greece. I’ve been here for a little over a month serving with Perichoresis NGO and the Evangelical Church … Read more

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