“The forum was not merely a conference but a movement-building moment. I return with a renewed mindset that another world is possible and that faith communities, when rooted in justice and solidarity, can be catalysts for that transformation.

“Working together has strengthened the partnership between NCCUSA and CCC and helped us to understand each other's cultures and history better, deepened the visible unity of churches across North America-Turtle Island, and resulted in lasting and meaningful relationships that will encourage future connections. It has been such an incredible learning and growth experience - one that I will always treasure

“This regional ecumenical theological institute offers us a special opportunity to respond to that question together in the United States and Canada. We are grateful for the World Council of Churches’ accompaniment on the journey

“We have been witnesses to your efforts for the unity of the Church, to your labors and struggles. And what we have seen with our own eyes and heard with our own ears, we testify to today with gratitude,

“This will serve as a foundation for the continuation of the centuries-old relations that exist between our two Churches

“The Church of Alexandria sincerely, wholeheartedly and with one mind supports the inter-Orthodox and interreligious initiatives of Your All-Holiness,