CTE Presidents appeal for prayers for peace in the Middle East

A joint statement from the CTE Presidents, who represent Christian Churches across the traditions in our country.

This week the CTE Presidents met, prayed together and shared their overwhelming grief at events in the Middle East. They urged their Christian brothers and sisters to gather together and join them in prayer:

“We appeal to churches to meet together and to pray for peace in the Middle East”

The Presidents of Churches Together in England:

Archbishop Justin Welby, The Archbishop of Canterbury
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, The Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster
Rev Canon Helen Cameron, The Free Churches Moderator
Dr Anna Krauss, General Secretary of the Council for Lutheran Churches in Great Britain and CTE Fourth Presidency Group
Bishop Tedroy Powell, National Overseer of the Church of God of Prophecy UK and CTE Pentecostal and Charismatic President
His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas, Archbishop of the Oecumenical Patriarchate (Diocese of Thyateira and Great Britain) and CTE President for the Orthodox Churches

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