wfn.org | 11:30 a.m. Feb. 3 Jerusalem, U.S. Church Leaders' News Conf on Peace

["Carol Fouke" <cfouke@ncccusa.org>]

National Council of Churches USA
Contact Bob Edgar, Mobile: 1-917-821-0852
Or Dr. Tony Kireopoulos at Notre Dame Center, Jerusalem

		MEDIA ADVISORY

Members of the National Council of Churches USA delegation to the Middle East
will release a statement and speak to the press Thursday, Feb. 3, at Notre
Dame Center, Jerusalem.

Press Conference
Feb. 3, 2005, 11:30 A.M. 
Notre Dame Center, Jerusalem
Zion Square, Jaffa Road, and Ben-Yehuda Mall

Featured:

The Rev. Robert W. Edgar, General Secretary, NCC, New York, New York, USA

Bishop Thomas L. Hoyt, Jr., NCC President (Christian Methodist Episcopal
Church), Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Dr. Thelma Chambers-Young (Progressive National Baptist Convention), Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma, USA

Bishop C. Christopher Epting (Episcopal Church USA), New York, New York, USA

The 11-member group has visited Beirut and Cairo, Israel and Palestine since
embarking on its trip Jan. 21. While members of the delegation have expressed
hope that peace and a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine are still
within reach, this has been a sad journey. Facts on the ground show that time
is of the essence and that the moment of opportunity must be seized now. The
delegation will affirm that the government of the United States must be alert
and take action now.

Read more at www.nccmiddleast.blogspot.com

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