Praying and working for the unity of the Church and the good of all.

Donate Water to Save Lives 

In 2005, 21 people died in the Phoenix area IN ONE WEEK due to exposure to extreme temperatures.  Another 13 died in the deserts of southern Arizona for the same reason.  The one item that could have saved their lives was WATER. Since then the Heat Relief Network was created to bring organizations together to assure this will not happen again.  Working with non-profits, corporations and government agencies, a cooperative network has been created to dispense water and other necessary items to the homeless, the travelers, the disabled and the homebound. 

The Network is organized and throughout the county, but without YOUR help, this will be a difficult year.  Currently need far exceeds donations.  This is the time to have water drives at your churches, organizations and businesses.  At the link below, read more about the needs and find links to maps for the many locations that both accept and distribute water, along with tips for dealing with the heat and for those you might see suffering from the heat. 

YOU can save a life today! 

DONATE WATER TO SAVE LIVES!

The Council is a collaborative organization of Christian churches and religious organizations who pray, worship, and study together in order to discover ways for us to express unity instead of division.  We do it for the sake of our 18 member Denominations, and we do for the public witness the Church needs to make in the world.  We especially wish to give voice to those who are vulnerable in our society, children, the elderly, the poor, the hungry.  It is our hope that this ecumenical task will not only heal the wounds of the Church, but will also heal the wounds of our world.  Read on to understand the work of the Arizona Ecumenical Council.  

"There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all." --Ephesians 4:4-6

Arizona Ecumenical Council 

4423 N. 24th St., Ste. 750
Phoenix,  AZ  85016
602-468-3818 or aec@aecunity.net
602-314-7950 (fax)

A TIME TO BRING HOPE!

Christ is Risen!  He is risen indeed!
That is the acclamation made during this 50-day Easter season of the church year.   It is the message of hope that God offers to all the world, and the message that we all need to hear, especially now.  The ecnomic crisis looms over us along with a host of other threats, but we are not people of fear.  We are people of faith who know that God's grace is sufficient to lead from the darkness into light.

The ecumenical task of living into unity is a witness that we can make to the world.  God has called us to be the one Body of Christ and visible presence of his love and care for others to see.  God bless us all in that task.
The members of the Arizona Ecumenical Council desire to be a united Christian witness in prayer, study, and service. You may read about their various collaborative activities by following the navigation bar along the top, and then contact us if you want to be a part of this journey of faith together.

"We, the members of the Arizona Ecumenical Council, confirm our commitment to the vision of manifesting the essential oneness of the Christian Church in Arizona. Through membership in this council we affirm our unity as members of the Body of Jesus Christ, whom we affirm as Divine Lord and Savior." --from the Preamble of the AEC By-Laws