THE ECUMENICAL COUNCIL
OF CHURCHES IN
The Ecumenical Council of Churches in Slovakia (ECCSR) is
an association of Christian churches registered in the
Its basic mission is:
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to
overcome differences and strengthen unity among churches;
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to
improve their mutual cooperation; to support democracy in countries;
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to
assist people in need.
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promoting projects and programs of ECCSR member churches in the area of
their own activities; development and humanitarian cooperation;
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providing educational program for members
Programs
and working groups of ECCSR:
·Volunteer
Service Program DOBRO
- activities of the program, which was established in 2004 are focusing on
exchanging of volunteers. ECCSR is a member of Ecumenical Diaconal Year
Network /EDYN/ and with its established partners, other members of EDYN
cooperating closely in hosting and sending a long term voluntary service
volunteers.
·Study
Centre for New Religiosity and Sects
(CSS) - the
main tasks are: to monitor teachings and practices of individual religious
groups and sects; to build up the archive of the specialized literature
archive, video and audio-documents; to organize specialized lectures,
discussions, seminars and conferences; to inform public by means of
publishing the professional articles in periodical ROZMER and web
site www.sekty.sk; to cooperate
with home and foreign centres, editorial offices.
·Human
Resources development – (EDUCA)
- the
purpose of the program is to provide support to human resources development
in the member churches – mainly in the field of social and pastoral work;
Romany mission and work with youth.
This need arose as a result of social changes that occurred after
1989. They brought along new
opportunities for the development of activities within churches but also
towards the civil society.
Working on common projects represents a step towards the practical
ecumenism.
·Ecumenical
Emergency and Development Service (EKROS)
- the program is open and offers a help to those groups that are needy and
need some kind of help. In past EKROS have co-operated with the Christian
and humanitarian organization at home and abroad.
·Working
committees
(social, youth, women) – Besides a regular gathering for worship
services and bible studies churches are working also in certain practical
areas. ECCSR created some working committees were is an open space for an
exchange of experience and development of a work on common projects. Almost
every member has its representatives in the committees.
ECCSR is a member of: Ecumenical Diaconal Year Network (EDYN); World Council of Churches (WCC); CCME, Conference of European Churches (CEC); Eurodiaconia, Ecumenical Youth Council in Europe (EYCE); Ecumenical Forum of European Christian Women (EFECW). ECCSR is partner in Roma Gadje Dialog through Service (RGDTS), ECCSR cooperates with these organisations and is working on common projects.
