World Council of Churches

21 June 2023, Geneva, Switzerland: Consensus cards – orange and blue – sit on a table as the World Council of Churches central committee gathers in Geneva on 21-27 June 2023, for its first full meeting following the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe in 2022.

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WCC governing bodies set to convene in Johannesburg as “a sign to the world”

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WCC to cohost “Prophetic Witness for Life, Justice, and Peace” conference and seminars in southern Africa

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Life, Justice, and Peace” conference in southern Africa brings critical questions on rediscovery, restoration

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EAPPI — 6 October 2018: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the WCC Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine in Israel accompany shepherds in many parts of the West Bank, providing an international presence known to have a mitigating effect on confrontations between Israeli settlers and the Palestinians.

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Christian Aid acknowledges work of accompaniers for “Power of Hope” in Palestine and Israel

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COP21 — 2015: In Paris, climate pilgrims from across the world met just before the COP21 UN climate talks. Here pilgrims from the United Kingdom speak to the gathered pilgrims, carrying banners from Christian Aid.

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WCC commemorates 80th anniversary of Christian Aid

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World Council of Churches

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Conference and seminars in southern Africa: “Prophetic Witness for Life, Justice, and Peace”

12 - 16 June 2025
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Stewards programme 2025

14 - 26 June 2025

Johannesburg, South Africa

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Executive Committee meeting

16 - 17 June 2025

Johannesburg, South Africa

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Webinar - Unity of the Church: Anglican Perspectives and Ecumenical Responses

16 June 2025

Online

Oil painting - The First Ecumenical Council — The First Ecumenical Council - oil painting (XVIII сentury) in the Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Nicaea 2025

Commemorating 1700th anniversary of the first Ecumenical Council at Nicaea

The Ecumenical Prayer Cycle

Prayer is at the very heart of the ecumenical movement. Jesus prayed that we – his followers – may all be one. When we pray with and for one another, we can feel God’s gift of unity.

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Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini

07 - 14 June 2025

25 June 2023, Geneva, Switzerland: Birthday cake pictured as the World Council of Churches central committee – gathered in Geneva on 21-27 June 2023 for its first full meeting following the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe in 2022 – celebrates 75 years since the founding of the Council in 1948.

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