Conference of European Churches
The Conference of European Churches is an ecumenical fellowship of churches in Europe which confess the Lord Jesus Christ as God and Saviour according to the scriptures and therefore seek to fulfil together their common calling to the glory of the one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
The movement which led to the creation of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) dates back to the period of the cold war. The fragmented and divided Europe of the 1940s and 1950s needed to surmount political divisions, to devote itself anew to the peoples torn apart by the second world war. A small group of church leaders in East and West Europe began to consider together the possibility of bringing into conversation churches in European countries separated by different political, economic and social systems. Their aim was to enable the churches of Europe to become instruments of peace and understanding. Exploratory and preparatory meetings took place in 1953 and 1957. In 1959 representatives of more than 40 churches met in Nyborg Strand, Denmark, for the first assembly of CEC. At that time the organization was a loose association of churches, but with the adoption of a constitution at the 1964 assembly, a significant step was taken towards forming a regional conference of churches. This assembly was held on board a ship in the Baltic Sea, in order to overcome visa problems and ensure that all churches enjoyed representation. CEC has consistently tried to promote international understanding, insisting that no "iron curtain" exist among the churches. CEC has also tried to build bridges between minority and majority churches, between the generations, between women and men, and between Christians of different confessions. The assemblies of CEC have been important moments for the European churches in their efforts to witness together:
Nyborg (Denmark) 1959 European Christianity in Today's Secularized World
Nyborg 1960 The Service of the Church in a Changing World
Nyborg 1962 The Church in Europe and the Crisis of Modern Man
At sea 1964 Living Together as Continents and Generations
Pörtschach (Austria) 1967 To Serve and Reconcile - the Task of the European Churches Today
Nyborg 1971 Service of God, Service of Men
Engleberg (Switzerland) 1974 Act on the Message - Unity in Christ and Peace in the World
Chania, Crete (Greece) 1979 Alive to the World in the Power of the Holy Spirit
Stirling (Scotland) 1986 Glory to God and Peace on Earth
Prague (Czech Republic) 1992 God Unites - in Christ a New Creation
Graz (Austria) 1997 Reconciliation, Gift of God and Source of New Life
Trondheim (Norway) 2003 Jesus Christ Heals and Reconciles: Our Witness in Europe
The themes of these assemblies present a mirror reflection of the will of the churches in Europe to be agents of service and reconciliation, and to respond to the challenges of an increasingly secularized society. Following the political changes in 1989, the European Ecumenical Commission on Church and Society, a body of the churches in Western Europe, and CEC were integrated in 1999 to form the CEC Church and Society Commission. Cooperation between CEC and the Council of European Bishops' Conferences (Catholic Church) has resulted in the European Ecumenical Assemblies: "Peace with Justice" in Basel in 1989, and "Reconciliation, Gift of God and Source of New Life" in Graz in 1997. The third EEA will take place in September 2007, in Sibiu, Romania, on the theme "The Light of Christ Shines Upon All - Hope for Renewal and Unity in Europe".
Besides the Commission on Church and Society, which focuses on the European integration process and on peace and human rights, CEC has a Commission on Churches in Dialogue, working on unity and mission, and will soon have a third commission on Migrants in Europe following the integration of CEC with the Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe. A new desk on women and gender-related issues will also be established, following the closure in 2005 of the former "Solidarity" desk. Another important area of work is relations with Islam in Europe, carried on jointly with the Council of European Bishops' Conferences. CEC has 126 member churches in 38 countries. It has also 43 associated organizations, the majority of which are national councils of churches. CEC has offices in Geneva, Brussels and Strasburg.
Periodical: Monitor (CEC News, in English, French, and German)
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Armenian Apostolic Church (Holy See of Etchmiadzin) Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania Old-Catholic Church in Austria Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Austria Evangelical Church of the Helvetic Confession in Austria Methodist Church in Austria United Protestant Church of Belgium Baptist Union of Bulgaria Methodist Church in Bulgaria Pentecostal Assemblies of Bulgaria Baptist Union of Croatia Church of God in Croatia Evangelical (Pentecostal) Church in Croatia Evangelical Church in the Republic of Croatia Reformed Christian Church in Croatia Church of Cyprus Baptist Union in the Czech Republic Czechoslovak Hussite Church Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren Church of the Brethren (Congregational) Evangelical Methodist Church (Czech Republic) Moravian Church in the Czech Republic Orthodox Church in the Czech Lands and the Slovak Republic Silesian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in the Czech Republic Old Catholic Church in the Czech Republic Baptist Union of Denmark Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad (Canada) Estonian Methodist Church Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland Orthodox Church in Finland Church of the Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine Evangelical Lutheran Church of France Malagasy Protestant Church in France Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine Reformed Church of France Federation of Evangelical Baptist Churches of France Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists of Georgia Evangelical Church in Germany Union of Evangelical Free Churches in Germany (Baptists) United Methodist Church in Germany Catholic Diocese of the Old-Catholics in Germany Lithuanian Evangelical Lutheran Church in Germany Baptist Union of Great Britain Church in Wales Church of England Church of Scotland Congregational Federation of the United Kingdom Council of African and Caribbean Churches U.K. Lutheran Council of Great Britain British Methodist Church Presbyterian Church of Wales Salvation Army – UK Territory/Ireland Scottish Episcopal Church Shiloh United Church of Christ Apostolic Worldwide (UK) United Reformed Church Church of Greece Greek Evangelical Church Baptist Union of Hungary Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary Evangelical Methodist Church in Hungary Reformed Church in Hungary Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland Church of Ireland Methodist Church in Ireland Presbyterian Church in Ireland Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy Evangelical Methodist Church of Italy Waldensian Church (Italy) Baptist Union of Italy Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad (Germany) Evangelical Church in the Principality of Liechtenstein Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lithuania Alliance of Protestant Churches of Luxemburg Mennonite Church in the Netherlands Protestant Church in the Netherlands Old-Catholic Church of the Netherlands Remonstrant Brotherhood (Netherlands) Church of Norway Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland Evangelical Reformed Church in Poland United Methodist Church in Poland Polish Catholic Church in Poland Baptist Union of Poland Old-Catholic Mariavite Church in Poland Methodist Church of Portugal Presbyterian Church in Portugal Lusitanian Catholic Apostolic Evangelical Church (Portugal) Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Romania Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Romania Romanian Orthodox Church Reformed Church in Romania – Oradea District Reformed Church in Romania – Transylvania District Euro-Asiatic Federation of the Unions of Evangelical Christians-Baptists Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia Russian Orthodox Church Evangelical Methodist Church in Serbia & Montenegro Reformed Christian Church in Serbia & Montenegro Slovakian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia & Montenegro Serbian Orthodox Church Evangelical Methodist Church in FYRO – Macedonia Evangelical Free Church in the Slovak Republic Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia Orthodox Church in the Czech Lands and Slovak Republic Reformed Christian Church in Slovakia Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in the Republic of Slovenia Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church Spanish Evangelical Church United Methodist Church of Sweden Annual Conference Baptist Union of Sweden Church of Sweden Mission Covenant Church of Sweden Old-Catholic Church of Switzerland Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches United Methodist Church in Switzerland Trans-Carpathian Reformed Church (Ukraine) Ecumenical Patriarchate European Continental Province of the Moravian Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States Salvation Army International – Headquarters Europe Zone United Methodist Church – Central and Southern Europe Area United Methodist Church – Nordic and Baltic Area
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Action of Churches Together in Scotland Christian Council of Sweden Church Mission Society (UK) Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe Churches Together in Britain and Ireland Churches Together in England Spanish Committee on Cooperation between the Churches Conference of European University Chaplains Portuguese Council of Christian Churches CYTUN, Churches Together in Wales Ecumenical Association of Academies and Lay Centres in Europe Ecumenical Association of Churches in Romania Ecumenical Council of Churches in Slovakia Ecumenical Council of Finland Ecumenical Forum of European Christian Women Ecumenical Institute for the Nordic Region Ecumenical Youth Council in Europe Estonian Council of Churches Eurodiaconia – European Federation for Diaconia European Forum for Christian Men European Alliance of YMCA’s European Baptist Federation European Contact Group on Urban Industrial Mission Protestant Working Group on Adult Education in Europe French Protestant Federation Federation of Protestant Churches in Italy Gustav Adolf Foundation (Germany) Inter-European Commission on Church and School International Association for Christian Education International Prison Chaplains’ Association Irish Council of Churches Church and Peace (Germany) Conference of European Pastors’ Associations Ecumenical Council of Churches in Hungary Christian Council of Norway Council of Churches in the Netherlands Society for Ecumenical Studies and Inter-Orthodox Relations The European YWCAs Union of Evangelical Free Churches (Germany) World Christian Student Federation – Europe
Observer member:Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) · Friends World Committee for Consultation Europe and Middle East Section · Britain Yearly Meeting |
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