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2026 International Peace Convocation to take place in Korea

September 7, 2026 · 1 min read

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Mon, 09/07/2026 - 17:57

An International Ecumenical Peace Convocation will convene 9-13 September in Seoul, Republic of Korea, under the theme “ World Peace and the Korean Peninsula: The Church as a Community of Healing, Reconciliation, and Peacebuilding.”

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Participants pray during a service for peace and reunification between South and North Korea at St. Stephan Church in Karlsruhe as part of the World Council of Churches' 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany. The assembly takes place 31 August 31 to 8 September 2022 under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity." Photo: Mike DuBose/WCC

Photo: Mike DuBose/WCC

The convocation is being co-organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC), Christian Conference of Asia, and National Council of Churches in Korea.

This convocation is being prepared as a shared ecumenical journey, bringing together churches worldwide to reflect on their calling toward just peace in an era of intensifying war and conflict, connecting the realities of global conflict zones with the Korean…

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Ирина Соловьёва

It’s good that they chose Korea - the topic of division is very lively there. I wonder if any of the North Korean Christians will be invited to the convocation or will it be just southern voices? Prayer for reconciliation is always needed, especially when wars are multiplying around us.

Александр Орлов

It’s good that we chose Seoul - the division there is really felt every day. I wonder if the organizers will be able to invite at least some of the North Korean Christians, or will only the southern voices remain? A prayer for reconciliation is never superfluous.