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As Christians around the world prepare to celebrate the 2,000th anniversary of Jesus’ resurrection in 2033, a striking trend has emerged. In both Jordan and Israel, significant investments are being made in sites associated with Jesus’ baptism. What if Muslims and Jews were, without realizing it, inviting us to take this historic milestone seriously as well?

As we approach the 2,000th anniversary of Christ’s resurrection in 2033, the JC2033 movement continues its dialogue with the major church families and leading international Christian organizations. With this in mind, on June 29, 2026, Olivier Fleury and Martin Hoegger met with Dirk Geevers, Secretary General of the United Bible Societies. Their discussion aimed to explore the contribution that Bible Societies could make to this global celebration and to clarify the common ground between their mission and the vision of JC2033.

Gathered at the “Val de Paix” center in Rawdon, Christians from various church traditions responded to JC2033’s invitation to reflect together on the unity of the Church as the two-thousandth anniversary of Christ’s resurrection approaches. Through lectures, workshops, times of prayer, and fraternal discussions, participants explored the biblical, spiritual, and missionary foundations of Christian unity. The speakers emphasized that this unity is neither a human project nor a mere cooperation among churches, but a response to Christ’s prayer and a work of the Holy Spirit in which Christians collaborate. These days thus provided a space for encounter and listening as we journey together toward 2033.

At the heart of the JC2033 USA-CANADA gathering in Val de Paix, Quebec, on June 12, 2026, Christian witness was the subject of in-depth reflection. Speakers emphasized that one of the three “core values” of JC2033 is neither a strategy nor a slogan, but a life transformed by an encounter with Christ, lived in grace, fraternal communion, and service to the world.

As we approach the year 2033, which will mark the two-thousandth anniversary of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, celebration emerges as one of the three pillars of the JC2033 vision. At the Val de Paix (Quebec) gathering on June 13, 2026, four speakers demonstrated that celebrating the Risen Christ goes beyond the scope of a single event. To celebrate is to enter into a living communion with God, with others, and with the world, so that together we may bear witness to the hope of the Gospel.