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- Church leaders from the Chicago area gather in song during an ecumenical prayer service in 2008 to celebrate the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity at Christ Community Church in South Holland, Ill.
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- Clergy assemble at First Lutheran Church in Winnipeg, Canada, during the January 2012 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
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- Christian leaders gathered at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu for the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity evening service, Jan. 24, 2013. Jeff M. Lilley, pastor at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu, provided the homily.
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- Anglican, Catholic, Lutheran and Russian Orthodox clergy participated in a shared ecumenical celebration at the Stella Maris Seafarers’ Centre in Barcelona.
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- Church leaders from around the world gather for worship at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem during the week of services for the 2012 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
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- The St. John Hispanic Choir performs during a celebration for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity at Grace Lutheran Church in Westminster, Md., on Jan. 29, 2012.
Christian church bodies worldwide are participating in the World Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Jan. 18-25. Donald McCoid, executive assistant to the presiding bishop, ELCA Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Relations, said the week “is a time for common prayers for unity. The ELCA supports this week, as well as continued prayers for the unity of Christians throughout the world.”
