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22.02.08 14:01

WCC says a proposed new treaty to ban cluster munitions must be strong

The WCC Central Committee this week condemned a whole category of peculiarly indiscriminate weapons known as cluster munitions. A cluster munition scatters many small bombs in order to kill and...

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20.02.08 09:19

"Like being in the center of the globe"

Nazeli Kandakarjian, a member of the Armenian Apostolic Church (Holy See of Cilicia) in Lebanon, is serving as a young adult steward at these central committee meetings. She says it is a...

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19.02.08 18:43

A presentation from the Pacific

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the WCC, the member churches of the Pacific presented a wood and shell plaque to the organisation and shell medallions to the moderator and other officers.

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19.02.08 18:16

A Dame of ecumenism

Dr Mary Tanner, WCC president from Europe, was late for these central committee meetings. She had a good reason, though: an audience with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.

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Publications

BEM at 25

Edited by Thomas F. Best and Tamara Grdzelidze

This vibrant collection of essays, from a wide range of confessions and regions, explores the continuing legacy of BEM. It raises critical questions on how churches acted upon the agreements signaled in BEM.

Come Holy Spirit, Heal and Reconcile

This is the report on the 2005 Conference on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME) which met in Greece, bringing together participants ranging from Roman Catholics to Pentecostal and evangelical churches, as well as movements not necessarily among the World Council of Churches' membership. (Book including CD-Rom)

Central Committee meeting, 13 - 20 February 2008

The central committee serves as the main decision-making body of the WCC between assemblies. This is the second meeting of the new committee, elected last February at the 9th Assembly in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

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21.02.08 18:13

WCC central committee: Making a difference together

The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee closed its 13-20 February meeting after having chosen the venue for the 2011 International Ecumenical Peace Convocation, achieved progress towards a broader WCC...

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20.02.08 17:50

Search committee for a new WCC general secretary begins its work

Presided by an African woman, with a membership that includes three youth, eight women, four Orthodox and a strong representation from the South, the search committee for a new World Council of Churches (WCC) general...

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20.02.08 17:34

WCC statements address climate change, other topics

The World Council of Churches central committee issued a reminder on the pressing issue of climate change this week, urging member churches and others to "Be stewards of God's creation".

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