A Belarusian Orthodox theologian from the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Vasilevich also serves on CEC’s Pathways to Peace Steering Group.
CEC developed Pathways to Peace following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. It brings churches and partners together to work for a just peace. It promotes Ukrainian church voices in ecumenical and European political dialogue.
Vasilevich has supported CEC as a volunteer for several years. Her contributions span human rights, peacebuilding, and communications.
Vasilevich completed her doctoral dissertation at the University of Bonn and combines research with advocacy. In 2022, she helped establish Christians Against War, a transnational ecumenical initiative bringing together Belarusian, Russian and Ukrainian Christians.
“I am very glad that I can now contribute more intensively to the work of the Conference of European Churches: to the churches’ engagement for a just peace in Ukraine, to resisting propaganda that justifies war, and to making the voices against the war heard more clearly,” she said. “For me this is deeply personal and very close to my heart: it is what I have been living for almost five years.”
She added that it is also important to show the world the tragedy this war means for Ukrainian Christians and for all Ukrainians who have faced aggression. “CEC’s position is clear: we stand with Ukrainian Christians who are suffering, defending their country and seeking peace; with the churches and ecumenical organisations that support Ukraine; and with the anti-war voices that speak out and are persecuted in Russia and in other countries of Europe.”
Source: www.oikoumene.org
