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By Martin Hoegger. “Charis”, the Catholic Charismatic Renewal International Service invited a range of personalities committed to the path towards 2033. Olivier Fleury and I participated in this meeting, on November 3, 2023, in the Sainte-Anne Church, at the entrance to the Vatican.

Does your country have a JC2033 ambassador? If not, why don’t you become the first one? Become part of the...

Do you want to be part of an amazing faith adventure in Nepal? Nepal is a country with one of the fastest-growing churches, especially the evangelical and charismatic churches. Over the last decade, the Christian population has increased by 40%.

Technological advances, changing communications media, social inequalities, ecological challenges...how can we keep the Gospel relevant in the midst of these upheavals?

Geneva, October 9, 2023. Barbara Allan, Head of the JC2033 Ambassadors Program, and Pastor Martin Hoegger, Head of Church Relations, met with Pastor Jerry Pillay, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, to present the JC2033 initiative. Here is the interview he gave them at the end of the meeting.

One of the values of JC2033 is unity. That's why we're linking up with other initiatives to celebrate the 2000th anniversary of the coming death and resurrection of Jesus. For the 2023-2033 decade, an ever-increasing number of movements have set out on their own.

What a great joy it was to bring together JC2033 friends in Switzerland for our annual meeting on September 2, 2023! It was a festive and inspiring meeting for the 120 people who came to the Palais de Beaulieu in Lausanne, the very place where the “Lausanne Movement" was launched almost 50 years ago.

On the way to Emmaus-Nicopolis. The third JC2033 walk on the road to Emmaus took place from 16 to 23 April 2023. 28 people aged between 20 and 75 took part, from Switzerland, Belgium, England and the Philippines. We were 8 Catholics, 8 Evangelicals and 12 Reformed.

On Pentecost 2023 in Jerusalem, Olivier Fleury represented JC2033 at a celebration with several international missionary and prayer movements. They affirmed the decade leading up to 2033, the 2000th anniversary of Jesus' Resurrection and the gift of the Holy Spirit.