The Ecumenical Christian Council of Guatemala is a place for Christian encounter, reflection, and action for those committed to working for peace, reconciliation, and ecumenism in Guatemala.  The Ecumenical Council takes on the challenge of maintaining the kairos of the Guatemalan Peace Agreements, maintaining a prophetic voice of denunciation and declaration of facts and situations of injustice, and other realities that hinder the fulfillment of the Realm of God on earth. 

The Ecumenical Christian Council seeks Christian unity, or ecumenism, as a way to develop a democracy that promotes tolerance, respect, ethnic and religious pluralism, and peaceful living together.  It seeks to be an ecumenical instrument of reflection, action, and projection where the mainline churches of Guatemala learn to become advocates of their nation’s life through the perspectives of Christian values, the search for a common good, the construction of peace and reconciliation, and promotion of better living conditions for the Guatemalan population in the current context of globalization.

The Ecumenical Christian Council has listed the following Program areas for 2011 – 2015:

• Women Equity and Gender Justice:  Conduct workshops and meetings on leadership, empowerment, gender equity, and non-violence for women. 
• Youth:  Conduct workshops, meetings, and camps for youth in the areas of leadership, empowerment, ethics, vocational and occupational training, and the identification of high risk behaviors.
• HIV/AIDS:  Conduct workshops and meetings for churches on HIV/AIDS, raising awareness and establishing support links.
• Ecumenism, Interculturality and Culture of Peace:  Conduct theological meetings to look at key issues relating to peace and ecumenism. 
• Creation Stewardship:  Conduct training on risk prevention, analysis, and awareness and help influence good stewardship of creation.

The Council seeks economic support from local, national and international resources for its work. Listed below are special ways in which your gifts can help the project:

• A gift of $50 would support the Council’s efforts to intervene with gangs for the purpose of redirecting gang members and potential members toward constructive activities.
• A gift of $150.00 could help enable the development of resources to support the Council’s holistic campaign to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS.
• A gift of $500.00 could support the Council’s efforts to cultivate networks in the ecumenical community in Guatemala for the purposes collaborate on common concerns.