WCC — During the G20 summit in Pittsburgh, World Council of Churches president from North America, Rev. Dr. Bernice Powell Jackson will join more than 25 Christian, Jewish and Islamic leaders from the United States at the September Faith Leaders Summit to press for actions that will help hungry and poor people lift themselves out of poverty.
“Our world is facing not just a financial crisis, but a moral crisis,” said Powell Jackson, who is an ordained minister of the United Church of Christ (USA). “Shall we create a world based upon economically and ecologically sustainable principles which will result in abundance, dignity and security for all? That is the great moral question of our time.”
The religious leaders will convene to press G20 leaders to fulfill their promises to help people who have suffered from the global economic recession. During the G20 summit, U.S. officials were expected to release details on a new initiative to reduce global hunger and poverty.
