A proud and independent Caribbean nation struggling with a high level of violence and criminality — is the location of the International Ecumenical Peace Convocation (IEPC) facilitated by the World Council of Churches May 17-25.
The International Ecumenical Peace Convocation (IEPC) in the Jamaican capital, Kingston, in May 2011 will be a testimony of solidarity for the culture of peace that churches are trying to build on the island, says the Rev. Paul Gardner, the president of the Jamaica Council of Churches, one of the event’s hosts.
“It will give enthusiasm and momentum to the groups that are working assiduously for peace in the various communities, that’s what I think it will do for Jamaica,” says Gardner, who has been president of the Moravian Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands since 2005 and …