Evelyn Borer, Synod President of the Swiss Protestant Church (EKS), is the new President of the Board of Mission 21, succeeding Johannes Blum. She received 18 of the votes cast by delegates. 16 votes went to the two Board members Claudia Hoffmann and Roland Plattner, who had applied for a co-presidency. With the election...

More than 30 young adults from Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America met in Switzerland for two weeks: as part of Mission 21's Youth Ambassadors program, they exchanged views on important topics, worked together in workshops and experienced enriching encounters. The visit of the international youth ambassadors was also well received by the media.

The Mission 21 Synod was held online this year under the motto "Sharing Power in a Decolonized World". It was marked by farewell and change: Prof. Dr. med. Johannes Blum stepped down after eight years as President of the Board of Mission 21. As a farewell, his work was...