19. February 08
HIV/AIDS: "We can't be silent"
Dr Ezra Chitando grew up in Zimbabwe surrounded by the devastating reality of HIV/AIDS. Now he is trying to change the future for others by training clergy throughout Africa about the role of the church in engaging this disease.
19. February 08
Church statements should have roots in scripture
Rev. Kjell Magne Bondevik, former prime minister of Norway and now moderator of the World Council of Churches' Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA), wants to see the WCC's public statements carry a distinctly religious tone.
19. February 08
Let us pray
Each working day of the WCC central committee meetings begins with a time of common prayer. These daily prayers are a blend of scriptures, readings, songs, and music of the various traditions represented by the 349 WCC church members.
18. February 08
WCC appoints search committee for new general secretary
The World Council of Churches central committee has approved the appointment of a search committee for a new general secretary. It is expected that the election of a new general secretary will come at the next central committee meeting in September 2009.
18. February 08
Welcoming the Lao Evangelical Church
Early in these Central Committee meetings (13-20 February), Central Committee members officially welcomed the Lao Evangelical Church into full fellowship as one of the newest member churches of the WCC. In an interview, the president of that body shared about his church - the first from Laos to join the WCC.
18. February 08
Ambassadors of hope
The four newest titles in the WCC's "Risk Series" were introduced at a session with the authors Monday afternoon.
18. February 08
Ceremony at Bossey
After 25 years standing vigil at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, a totem pole was returned to the soils of the earth during a ceremony on Sunday.
18. February 08
Service celebrates WCC's 60th anniversary
Gathered in a church dating from the 12th century, the World Council of Churches seemed like a relative youngster as it celebrated its 60th anniversary Sunday 17 February. But His All Holiness Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, reminded the near-capacity congregation at Geneva's St. Pierre Cathedral that the WCC has accomplished much in its six decades.
15. February 08
Kingston will host WCC peace convocation in 2011
Kingston, Jamaica, will be the host city for the World Council of Churches' International Ecumenical Peace Convocation in 2011. The convocation will meet under the theme "Glory to God and peace on earth". It will be the culmination of the WCC's Decade to Overcome Violence (DOV), which has sought to network and bring attention to the peacemaking initiatives of its various member churches.
15. February 08
Kenya needs voice of churches
The church has a key role to play if Kenya is to achieve peace and stability for the future, several speakers said Friday.