Broad coalition of Christian leaders tackle 'scandal' of poverty

Broad coalition of Christian leaders tackle 'scandal' of poverty
United Church News: 02-13-2007

“The country's broadest-ever ecumenical coalition of Christian leaders have issued a statement condemning the "scandal of widespread poverty" and calling for action by the public and private sectors to combat it.
As leaders in Christian Churches Together, we believe that a renewed commitment to overcome poverty is central to the mission of the church and essential to our unity in Christ, they said in a Feb. 9 statement.

“The Rev. John H. Thomas, the UCC's general minister and president, and the Rev. Lydia Veliko, the UCC's ecumenical officer, represented the UCC at the gathering.”