MECC General Secretary Attends WCC Brainstorming Session for the Proposed Palestine/Israel Ecumenical Forum
MECC General Secretary, Mr. Guirgis Saleh attended this session organized from December 6-9, 2006, in Geneva, as a follow up action on the WCC Central Committee resolution in September 2006.
The brainstorm working group brought together those interested in the formation of such a Forum and included participants from Palestinian, Middle Eastern and other member churches, as well as persons working in the fields of advocacy, theology, political analysis and other relevant areas. Participants clarified the nature, aim and objectives of the Forum and identified ways and means of achieving those. ³The proposed Forum is to be a key element in a multi-year program for peace in the region involving WCC member churches and related organizations².
A Preparatory Committee for an International Conference on the Middle East will convene early 2077 to launch the Forum later in May.
Middle East Council of Churches Office of International Ecumenical Relations P.O. Box 5376, Beirut, Lebanon
Guirgis Ibrahim Saleh, General Secretary
mecc@cyberia.net.lb or guirgissaleh@cyberia.net.lb
+961-1-353-938 http://www.mec-churches.org/