Meeting of WCC executive committee, 16-19 May 2006, Ecumenical Institute, Bossey

Members of the new WCC executive committee meeting at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute near Geneva. It was their first meeting since their election at the WCC's 9th Assembly in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in February 2006
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WCC officers attending the WCC executive committee meeting in Bossey. From left: Metropolitan Prof. Dr Gennadios of Sassima (Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople), Rev. Dr Walter Altmann (Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil), Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia (Methodist Church in Kenya), and Rev. Dr Margaretha M. Hendriks-Ririmasse (Protestant Church in the Moluccas (Indonesia))
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WCC officers attending the WCC executive committee meeting in Bossey. From left: WCC central committee vice moderator, Metropolitan Prof. Dr Gennadios of Sassima (Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople), central committee moderator, Rev. Dr Walter Altmann (Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil), general secretary, Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia (Methodist Church in Kenya), central committee vice moderator, Rev. Dr Margaretha M. Hendriks-Ririmasse (Protestant Church in the Moluccas (Indonesia)), with executive committee member Archbishop Vicken Aykazian (Armenian Apostolic Church, Holy See of Etchmiadzin (USA))
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Executive committee member Archbishop Nifon of Targoviste (Romanian Orthodox Church) (second from left) speaks at a working session.
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Executive committee members during a working session during the meeting.
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Working session of the executive committee.
From left: Metropolitan Prof. Dr Gennadios of Sassima (Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople), Rev. Prof. James Haire (National Council of Churches in Australia), Rev. Dr Walter Altmann (Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil), Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia (Methodist Church in Kenya), and Rev. Dr Margaretha M. Hendriks-Ririmasse (Protestant Church in the Moluccas (Indonesia)).
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One of the two vice-moderators of the WCC central committee, Metropolitan Prof. Dr Gennadios of Sassima (Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinope), at the executive committee meeting.
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The moderator of the WCC central committee, Rev. Dr Walter Altmann (Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil) (left) and WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia (Methodist Church in Kenya) (right) at the executive committee meeting.
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From left: WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia (Methodist Church in Kenya) and central committee moderator Rev. Dr Margaretha M. Hendriks-Ririmasse (Protestant Church in the Moluccas (Indonesia)) at the executive committee meeting.
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WCC central committee member Bishop Youannes (Coptic Orthodox Church) represented executive committee member Metropolitan Bishoy of Damiette at the meeting
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WCC central committee vice moderator Rev. Dr Margaretha M. Hendriks-Ririmasse (Protestant Church in the Moluccas (Indonensia)) at the meeting.
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Executive committee member from Africa Ms Iyabo Oyekola (Church of the Lord Aladura Worldwide (Nigeria)) at the meeting.
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Working session of the meeting, which took place at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute outside Geneva.
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Executive committee members (from left) Ms Inger Aasa-Marklund (Church of Sweden) and Ms Carmen Rae Lansdowne (United Church of Canada) at the meeting.
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Executive committee member from Germany, Bishop Dr Rolf Koppe (Evangelical Church in Germany) at the meeting.
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Executive committee member from Canada, Ms Carmen Rae Lansdowne (United Church of Canada) at the meeting.
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Executive committee member Ms Nerissa Celestine from Grenada (Church in the Province of the West Indies) at the meeting.
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From left: WCC central committee members Rev. Fr Dr Kondothra M. George (Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church (India)) and Dean Anders Gadegaard (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark) attending the executive committee meeting.
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