(Conférence des Eglises de la Caraïbe) "In 1971 Caribbean Church leaders came together to address the
problems of poverty, underdevelopment, unemployment and the causes of social unrest in the
region. The result was the birth of the Caribbean Conference of Churches (CCC) two years
later in 1973. The mandate given to the organisation was "the promotion of ecumenism
and social change in obedience to Jesus Christ and in solidarity with the poor." The
CCC is the regional ecumenical body of the Caribbean. It is an independent, non-profit,
non-governmental organisation and is one of the vanguard development agencies in the
region. It is an affiliate of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and is associated with
numerous regional and international organisations including the Ecumenical Coalition on
Third World Tourism (ECTWT), the Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) and the West
Indian Commission. The CCC has a membership of thirty-four (35) different Christian
denominations and works in thirty-two (32) English, French, Dutch and Spanish speaking
countries in the Pan-Caribbean region." [from the website]
«En 1971, les dirigeants des églises de la Caraïbe se sont réunis dans le but de
traiter des problèmes de la pauvreté, du sous-développement, du chômage ainsi que les
causes des troubles sociaux dans la région. Ces débats ont eu pour résultat
l'émergence de la Conférence des Eglises de la Caraïbe (CCC, sigle en anglais)
deux ans plus tard en 1973. Le mandat remis à l'organisation consistait à «
promouvoir l'oecuménisme et des changements sociaux en accord avec les principes
de Jésus-Christ et en toute solidarité avec les plus démunis. » La CCC est un
organisme oecuménique régionale de la Caraïbe. C'est une organisation
non-gouvernementale indépendante à caractère bénévole, et elle constitue l'une
des principales agences de développement de la région. Elle est un membre associé
du Conseil oecuménique des Eglises (COE) et travaille en relation étroite avec
diverses organisations régionales et internationales, y compris la Ecumenical Coalition
on Third World Tourism (Coalition oecuménique pour le tourisme dans le
tiers-monde) (ECTWT), le Caribbean Policy Development Centre (Centre pour le
développement des politiques de la Caraïbe) (CPDC) et la West Indian Commission (la
Commission des Antilles). La CCC comprend trente-cinq (35) différentes dénominations
chrétiennes et travaille dans trente-deux (32) pays anglophones, francophones,
hispanophones et de langue hollandaise dans la région pan-caribéenne.»
Consejo Latinoamericano de Iglesias
(Latin American Council of Churches, CLAI) "The Latin American Council of Churches is an organization of
churches and Christian movements created to further the unity among the Christians in the
American Continent. The CLAI was founded in 1982. After an initial assembly call that took
place in Oaxtepec, Mexico, on September of 1978, a formation process developed where many
churches of the Continent participated. That lead to the Official Constitution of CLAI in
Huampani, Peru, on November of 1982. The churches and movements that make CLAI are those
who recognize Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior according to the Sacred Scriptures. More
than 150 churches, Baptists, Congregational, Episcopal, United Churches, Lutherans,
Moravians, Menonites, Methodists, Nazarenes, Orthodox, Pentecostals, Presbyterians,
Reformed and Valdensians. Also are members Christian organizations from the 21 countries
of Latin America and the Caribbean specialized in certain areas as youth, theological
education and Christian education." [from the website]
