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Building the New Fire: Save the Date!

All ecumenically interested or engaged young adults are welcome to attend this year's New Fire event in Minneapolis, MN, a young adult ecumenical formation gathering that looks to build upon the momentum of the young adult ecumenical movement into the future! Please also see the attached flyer, as well a applications for the NCC's 2009 General Assembly stewards program!

Message and Opportunities from the WCC Youth Desk

Dear Friends, Warmest greetings from Geneva and the World Council of Churches! Please find in this posting information about upcoming WCC opportunities for young people and important information concerning the World Youth Program proposals for 2009.

WSCF Conference: “Raising New Prophets: Arising of a Movement”

In response to the expressed needs of many students and campus pastors and chaplains, the North American Region of the World Student Christian Federation (WSCF) decided to reactivate the Student Christian Movement (SCM) in the United States after 40 years of being dormant. Major themes of the conference included student activism with an emphasis on the history of student engagement in social issues through the WSCF and radical inclusivity, to maintain a welcoming spirit for all participants.

NCC Ecumenical Work Week 2008

The US Conference of the World Council of Churches sent down an ecumenical young adult delegation to work in the rebuilding process of New Orleans during the National Council of Churches Ecumenical Work Week, August 17th-23rd, 2008.

WCC Ecumenical Water Network Summer School, Ecumenical Institute at Bossey

Twenty WCC young adults gathered at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey in Geneva, Switzerland for the Ecumenical Water Network's, Water Summer School.

Young Adult Ecumenical Forum 2008

Over fifty young adults gathered for the fifth annual Young Adult Ecumenical Forum at Wesley Seminary in Washington, D.C. This year's event focused on the issue of Human Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery.

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