Council of Churches in Namibia

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The Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN) is an ecumenical organisation in Namibia. Its member churches together represent 1.5 million people, 90% of the population of Namibia.{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.ccnnamibia.org/|publisher=Council of Churches in Namibia|accessdate=27 October 2016}} It is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Councils in Southern Africa.{{cite web|title=Fellowship of Christian Councils in Southern Africa|url=https://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/africa/foccisa|publisher=World Council of Churches|accessdate=27 October 2016}}

CCN has its roots in the Christian Centre, which established in 1975 "as an ecumenical meeting place for black workers in Windhoek."{{cite book|last1=!Nôabeb|first1=Engelhard|title=The Encyclopedia of Christianity, Volume 3|chapter=Namibia|date=2003|publisher=Eerdmans|page=688|isbn=9780802824158 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ly4DgtT3LkC&pg=PA688|accessdate=27 October 2016}} Its purpose was to "speak with a united voice against injustice on behalf of the voiceless; and to initiate relief projects for the poor,"{{cite web|title=Council of Churches in Namibia|url=https://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/africa/namibia/ccn|publisher=World Council of Churches|accessdate=27 October 2016}} but its real goal was to establish the Council of Churches in Namibia, which happened in 1978. Prior to Namibian independence, the CCN spoke out against repression and racism in the apartheid regime, and was "particularly outspoken in its denunciation in South Africa's introduction of conscription for all young men in Namibia."{{cite book|last1=Williams|first1=Gwyneth|last2= Hackland|first2=Brian|title=The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Southern Africa|date=2015|publisher=Routledge|page=54|isbn=9781317270812 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LkdACwAAQBAJ&pg=PA54|accessdate=27 October 2016}}

Since independence, the Council of Churches in Namibia has been involved in humanitarian activities such as helping political prisoners and addressing the issues of hunger and drought. CCN is an umbrella organisation, with all its member churches being autonomous and independent. It views itself as a "facilitating body" to create a "platform for dialogue on different issues."{{cite news|last1=Heita|first1=Desie|title=Namibian churches battle with LGBT issues|url=https://www.newera.com.na/2016/09/23/namibian-churches-battle-lgbt-issues/|accessdate=27 October 2016|work=New Era|date=23 September 2016}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}