RE:
INVITATION TO COVER THE AFRICAN
CHURCH
AND CIVIL SOCIETY EVENT
The
All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) is inviting Media
houses to the largest gathering of the African Church who, together with the Civil
Society, will meet in Maputo ,
Mozambique
from 7-12 December, 2008 under the auspices of the AACC
9th General Assembly whose theme will be Africa, Step Forth in Faith.
The
media fraternity is invited to witness and to capture this
momentous occasion as the faith community deals with the
challenges of Africa when new ground will be broken, barriers
brought down and new partnerships forged, by Africans in
Africa together with Africans
in the Diaspora.
The
Church and all participants will together explore various
issues of social, cultural, economic and political concern to
the continent as captured under the themes here
below:
- Entrenching Human Rights in
Africa
- Political and Economic Liberation
- Spirituality and Environmental
Conservation
- Global Pan African
Solidarity
- HIV and Aids
- Women as Agents of Peace and
Reconciliation
- Youth Responding to Challenges of
Renewal of Africa
- The Challenge for Moral Regeneration
in the Continent
- The Challenge of Urban Mission
The
five-yearly event will also be graced and addressed by among
other dignitaries: Her Excellency President Johnson Sirleaf of
Liberia, former President of South Africa His Excellency Thabo
Mbeki, Rev. Dr. Sam Kobia, General Secretary of the World
Council of Churches and former UN Secretary General Dr. Kofi
Annan.
Founded in Kampala
in 1963, AACC brings together 173 member churches and
Christian Councils in 40 African Countries. It is the largest
ecumenical organization in Africa representing over 120 million
Christians.
Any media wishing
to cover the event will receive accreditation and are invited
to fill in the accreditation form obtainable via:
www.aacc-ceta.org, or email: ninthassembly@aacc-ceta.org./ catherine@aacc-ceta.org.
Yours in His
Service,
Rev.
Dr. Mvume Dandala
Rev. Dr. Japhet
Ndhlovu
GENERAL SECRETARY
CONTINENTAL COORDINATOR
of
the 9th
Assembly
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