"How can we affirm our identity as Muslims, Jews and Christians not in separation or against each other but in relation to one another?" This is the question 25 young adults from different European, Middle Eastern, Asian, African and American countries are exploring during a July summer seminar at the World Council of Churches' (WCC) Ecumenical Institute in Bossey. Activities include spiritual and academic exercises as well as sports, recreation...

Preserving the world’s water resources and securing access to water for all is one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. In 2008, the Ecumenical Water Network (EWN) will therefore bring together about 20 young people from all over the world in the first EWN Summer School on Water.

Representatives of concerns of people living with disabilities, Indigenous Peoples, Dalits and those struggling against racism will meet in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 18 - 23 August 2008, as part of a continuing conversation on “churches becoming and effecting just and inclusive communities” that began in La Paz, Bolivia in May 2007.

The consultation is part of a WCC study project on Poverty, wealth and ecological debt. It continues a process which was started at the WCC 8th Assembly in Harare in 1998 and became known as Alternative Globalization Addressing People and Earth (AGAPE) since the 9th Assembly in Porto Alegre. Today, the issue of socio-economic justice is no less pressing.

The central committee is the WCC's highest governing body in the interval between assemblies, and meets every 18 months. It is responsible for executing Assembly resolutions, reviewing WCC programmes, monitoring their implementation, and approving WCC budget plans.

Dates and venue to be confirmed.

The 1910 Edinburgh World Mission Conference is widely regarded as the symbolic starting point of the modern ecumenical movement. Its forthcoming centenary is proving to be a suggestive moment for many people who are seeking direction for Christian mission in the 21st century.

The World Council of Churches' 9th assembly decided that the conclusion of the Decade to Overcome Violence be marked by an International Ecumenical Peace Convocation. This convocation 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 deepening our common commitment to processes of reconciliation and peace.