World Council of Churches (WCC) ambassadors of the Thursdays in Black campaign are standing behind a joint statement that urges both awareness and protection from the “dual pandemics” of COVID-19 and gender-based violence. “As countries respond to COVID-19 with necessary restrictions on movements and activities, more people are calling violence…
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Singapore | The Methodist Church |
Taiwan: The Republic of China | The Methodist Church |
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The 2022-23 World Federation Day Study Program is now available to download from our website. This program is designed to be used as close as possible to October 26th – Federation Constitution Founding Day.
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April 16, 2020
Thursdays in Black: “Pray for God’s protection for everyone”
Thursdays in Black ambassadors and supporters are calling on us all to protect women who, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, are in situations that make them vulnerable to violence. Thursdays in Black
April 9, 2020
Maundy Thursday in Black
We are told to stay at home and stay safe. But for some that feels impossible. Some women, some children, men even, Face another risk during this pandemic. They fear the person who Lives with them. In that secret upper room, Celebrating Passover freedom with his friends, Jesus knelt like…
October 11, 2019
Thursdays in Black Ambassadors
The World Council of Churches has produced a series of interviews with Thursdays in Black ambassadors highlighting those who are playing a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence. Alison Judd is the world president for the World Federation of…
July 28, 2019
Thursdays in Black
Bishop Rosemarie Wenner who is Geneva Secretary for the World Methodist Council, supports the Thursdays in Black campaign. She has sent a link which invites us to contribute to a “Waterfall of Solidarity and Resistance” https://www.oikoumene.org/en/press-centre/news/contribute-to-a-thursdays-in-black-global-exhibit-waterfall-of-solidarity-and-resistance
May 24, 2019
World Federation Day Study Program 2019
The 2019 World Federation Day Study Program is now available to download from our website. This program is designed to be used as close as possible to October 26th – Federation Constitution Founding Day.
April 7, 2019
East Asia Area Seminar 2019
World Officers had already been in Kowloon, Hong Kong for a week by the time the East Asia Area Seminar began. From 18-22 March we had met as the World Executive to hear of developments in each Area, discuss various proposals and begin planning the next World Assembly in detail.…
July 8, 2018
World Federation Day Study Program 2018
The 2018 World Federation Day Study Program is now available to download from our website. This program is designed to be used as close as possible to October 26th – Federation Constitution Founding Day.
August 9, 2017
World Federation Day Study Program 2017-18
The World Federation Day Study Program 2017-18 is now available to download from our website. This program is designed to be used as close as possible to October 26th – Federation Constitution Founding Day.
September 9, 2016
East Asia Area President’s Message
I feel very humbled and honored for this unique opportunity to be the newly elected East Asia Area president. I am from the Hong Kong Methodist Women’s Association unit, Hong Kong and have previously held the EAA Treasurer position from 2011-2016. I was born in a Methodist family in Malaysia…