Dawn Araujo-Hawkins
South African scholar Jerry Pillay elected WCC general secretary
On June 17, South African scholar Jerry Pillay was elected general secretary of the World Council of Churches during the central committee’s first in-person meeting since 2018.
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International disability advocate Sarah Newland Martin dies at 75
Sarah Newland Martin, an internationally recognized disability advocate and leader in the Jamaica Baptist Union, died June 8 following complications related to surgery. She was 75.
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Ecumenical leader Metropolitan Gennadios of Sassima dies
Metropolitan Gennadios of Sassima, a leader of the Greek Orthodox Church in Turkey, a noted scholar, and a popular ecumenist, died June 1.
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Brett Opalinski to lead Methodist studies at Candler School of Theology
Brett Opalinski has been selected as the next dean of Methodist studies at the Candler School of Theology....
John Swinton appointed as Queen's chaplain
John Swinton, one of Scotland’s most influential theologians, will become one of the Queen of England’s royal chaplains....
Feminist theologian Rosemary Radford Ruether dies at 85
Scholar and theologian Rosemary Radford Ruether died on May 21 following a long illness. She was 85....
Shuly Rubin Schwartz inaugurated as chancellor of Jewish Theological Seminary
On May 17, Shuly Rubin Schwartz was officially inaugurated as the first female chancellor of Jewish Theological Seminary, the flagship school of Conservative Judaism....
Presbyterian missionary targeted by Philippine goverment
On April 11, Cathy Chang, a Presbyterian missionary living in the Philippines, discovered she had been “red-tagged” by the Philippine government after meeting with a progressive political candidate...
Linda Gaither wins Episcopal peace award
The Episcopal Peace Fellowship has selected scholar and activist Linda Gaither as the recipient of the 2022 John Nevin Sayre Award....
Sue Park-Hur named MC USA's director of racial-ethnic engagement
Mennonite Church USA announced that Sue Park-Hur will fill the denomination’s newly created director of racial-ethnic engagement position....
Reginald Blount to lead Center for the Church and the Black Experience
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary professor Reginald Blount has been tapped to lead the school’s Center for the Church and the Black Experience. He succeeds Taurean J....
QAnon moms
The infiltration of online parenting spaces began as a slow burn. During the pandemic, it’s picked up speed.
Hymnist Thomas Troeger dies at 77
Influential preacher and hymn writer Thomas Troeger died from complications related to cancer on April 3. He was 77.
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Famed communicator Jean-Jacques Bauswein dies at 78
Jean-Jacques Bauswein, one of the founders of the news service Ecumenical News International, died on March 30. He was 78.
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Religious historian, Muslim womanist Debra Majeed dies at 68
Religious historian and Muslim womanist Debra Majeed died on March 20 from complications following surgery. She was 68.
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Gospel star LaShun Pace dies at 60
Gospel singer LaShun Pace died March 21 at age 60. Her family told local news outlets in Atlanta that the singer had been on renal dialysis for five years and died of organ failure.
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Clifton Daniel III resigns from Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Clifton Daniel III, dean of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, has announced his resignation, effective June 30, after five years of leadership.
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Peter Mageto to lead Africa University
Peter Mageto has been elected vice chancellor of Africa University, the Pan-African, United Methodist–affiliated school in Zimbabwe....
Russian patriarch responds to WCC general secretary’s plea for peace
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has responded to a plea from Ioan Sauca, acting general secretary for the World Council of Churches, that he use his influence to s...
Cheyenne peace chief Lawrence Homer Hart dies at 89
Cheyenne peace chief and Mennonite pastor Lawrence Homer Hart died on March 6 at age 89.
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