International Ecumenical Peace Convocation (IEPC)

The WCC's 9th assembly in February 2006) decided that the 2001-2010 Decade to Overcome Violence (DOV) would end with an International Ecumenical Peace Convocation (IEPC)".

The assembly also called for "wide consultation ... toward developing an ecumenical declaration on 'just peace'".

This consultative process leading up to the IEPC allows for broad participation with many entry points, and covers a wide spectrum of thematic and methodological approaches.

Read more on the DOV website: www.overcomingviolence.org/iepc

Mission statement

The IEPC aims at witnessing to the peace of God as a gift and responsibility of the oikumene. It seeks to assess and strengthen the church's position on peace, provide opportunities for networking and deepen our common commitment to processes of reconciliation and peace.

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