Martin Hoegger took part in the fourth Global Christian Forum gathering in Accra, Ghana, from April 16 to 19, 2024. Here are a few articles from his pen.

Global Christian Forum: Diversity of global Christianity on display in Accra

Accra Ghana, 16th April 2024. In this African city teeming with life, the Global Christian Forum (GCF) brings together Christians from more than 50 countries and from all families of Churches. Of Ghanaian origin, its general secretary Casely Essamuah explains that the GCF wants to give Christians the opportunity to know and receive the gifts that the Holy Spirit has placed in the various Churches. “It is a space for a deep encounter of faith. We thus learn to discover the richness of Christ,” he says.

Cape Coast. Laments from the Global Christian Forum

Accra, April 19, 2024. The guide warned us: the history of Cape Coast – 150 km from Accra – is sad and revolting; we must be strong to bear it psychologically! This fortress built in the 17th century by the English received a visit from some 250 delegates to the Global Christian Forum (GFM)

“That the world may know.” The invitation from the Global Christian Forum.

Accra, Ghana, April 19, 2024. The central theme of the fourth Global Christian Forum (GCF) is taken from the Gospel of John: “That the world may know” (John 17:21). In many ways, the assembly delved deeper into this great text, where Jesus prays for the unity of his disciples by sending them into the world.

Global Christian Forum and JC2033 : A Story of Unity and Witness

« Our theme, writes C.Essamuah, secretary of the GCF, fits wonderfully with the title of Olivier Fleury’s book and the aim of the JC2033 initiative: to mobilize Christians around the world in the joy of the unity we share with one another »