Ecumenical agencies - Latin America and Caribbean

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• Association of Interchurch Families
• Canadian Centre for Ecumenism
• Canadian Council of Churches
• Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
• Kairos: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives
• North American Academy of Ecumenists
• Prairie Centre for Ecumenism
• World Council of Churches

Also see the Directory of Ecumenical Study Centers

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• Académie des œcuménistes de l'Amérique du Nord
• Centre canadien d'œcuménisme
• Conseil canadien des églises
• Conseil œcuméniques des églises
• Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
• Foyers Mixtes
• Kairos: Initiatives canadiennes œcuméniques pour la justice
• Prairie Centre for Ecumenism

Voir aussi le Directory of Ecumenical Study Centers

(Council of Churches in Cuba)
(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'œcuménisme 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 œcuménique 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 œcuménique des Eglises (COE) et travaille en relation étroite avec diverses organisations régionales et internationales, y compris la Ecumenical Coalition on Third World Tourism (Coalition œcuménique 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]
(Federation of Evangelical Churches of Uruguay)