WCC central committee
- WCC central committee 2008 group photo
The central committee is elected by the assembly from among its delegates and serves as the chief governing body of the WCC until the next assembly, meeting every 12 to 18 months. It is responsible for carrying out the policies adopted by the assembly, reviewing and supervising WCC programmes and adopting the budget of the Council. The assembly elects the presidents of the WCC, who serve as members of the central committee. The executive committee (including the officers) is elected by the central committee and normally meets twice a year. The general secretary serves ex officio as secretary of the central and executive committees.
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2008 meeting
At its 13-20 February 2008 meeting in Geneva, the WCC central committee chose the venue for the 2011 International Ecumenical Peace Convocation, achieved progress towards a broader WCC Assembly, welcomed new member churches, appointed a search committee for a new general secretary and celebrated the Council's 60th anniversary. The WCC main governing body also put its stamp on a number of public statements, policy concerns and programme plans.
2006 meeting
The central committee 2006 (Geneva, 30 August - 6 September 2006) was the first meeting of the new committee, elected in February 2006 at the 9th Assembly in Porto Alegre, Brazil. It decided on programme plans and a renewed organizational structure, and appointed a series of advisory bodies.
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2005 meeting
In February 2005, the WCC central committee met for the last time before the Council's 9th assembly, which took place in Porto Alegre in 2006. For central committee, preparing the assembly also meant envisaging the future, with a reshaped WCC "doing less, but doing it well", and a fellowship of churches deeply rooted in spirituality.
The committee adopted a consensus model of decision-making that will help the members of WCC governing bodies to grow in a spirit of listening and respect of different opinions, rather than having winners and losers. In a series of public statements, the WCC central committee members reminded church and political leaders of their responsibilities in overcoming violence and injustice worldwide.