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Given that prior to the Korean War the United Church owned mission properties in what is now the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the PROK has invited the United Church to act in response to this declaration.
The General Council needs to appoint members to serve on the General Council Executive to fill two vacancies that have arisen since General Council 44 (2022).
The 44th General Council asked that a principle-based approach to its justice work be developed.
In May 2021, the world witnessed the impact of direct armed violence and indirect systemic violence on the people of Palestine and Israel. This proposal is in response to the explicit call for justice by Christians in Palestine, including United Church partners there.
The issue addressed by this proposal is the inequity and human rights violations caused by the State of Israel in its ongoing occupation of the Palestinian Territories. How are we, as followers of Jesus, called to respond to the suffering of our neighbours?
Our Palestinian partners are calling on the United Church of Canada and other ecumenical partners to stand in solidarity with their suffering and to listen to their cries for a just peace by taking action on the requests from Kairos Palestine.
The proposal Towards Peace in Palestine and Israel: A Call to Costly Solidarity (PMM20), adopted by the Executive of the 42nd General Council called for a process to review the church’s policy on Palestine and Israel in light of the changing context and partner calls for solidarity.
We believe God/Jesus/Holy Spirit is calling us to join in solidarity against the actions of the Government of Israel and join in sanctions.
Our Palestinian partners are calling on The United Church of Canada and other ecumenical partners to be in solidarity with their suffering and to listen to their cries for a just peace by taking action on the requests from Kairos Palestine.
In response to the deteriorating human rights situation there, the United Church of Canada has spoken out about the plight of Palestinians frequently over the decades. One of the actions it has recommended is that faith communities and United Church entities holding investment funds take economic and other measures to draw attention to the occupation of Palestinian lands, and in particular, to illegal settlements.
