Church leaders from across traditions gathered in Newry this month for a major care for creation conference, as the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18–25 January) begins with an ecumenical call for Christians to live as “one body and one spirit”. Marking the unity week, Archbishop Eamon Martin, Catholic Archbishop of Armagh, and Archbishop…
Churches unite at Newry creation conference as unity week begins
Church leaders and others at the ‘Let justice flow like rivers’ care for creation conference in Newry: (from left) Very Rev Dr John Kirkpatrick, Presbyterian Church in Ireland; Rev Dr Heather Morris, Methodist Church in Ireland and co-secretary of the Church Leaders’ Group; Andrew Muir MLA, Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs; Bishop Sarah Groves, Moravian Church Irish District; Archbishop John McDowell, Church of Ireland Primate; and Archbishop Eamon Martin, Catholic Primate. Photo: Liam McArdle.

