World Council of Churches

Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, WCC acting general secretary

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World Council of Churches leader looks to assembly in Germany to mobilize action for climate justice

WCC meets Ministrer of culture of Ukraine — Olena Bogdan, head of the State Service of Ukraine for Ethnic Affairs and Freedom of Conscience and Oleksandr Tkachenko, minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine meets the WCC delegation in Kyiv on 4 August, 2022.

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WCC acting general secretary in Ukraine: “We came here to show our solidarity”

Assembly Worship Book Cover

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Your “Oasis of Peace” WCC assembly worship book is ready and waiting

Thursday in Black — Participants in a special worship service July 21, 2022 organized by the Women's Committee of the National Council of churches in Korea make panels for the Thursdays in Black Waterfall of Solidarity and Resistance. Credit: Kurt Esslinger/NCCK

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As tapestry panels travel from South Korea to the WCC 11th Assembly, women feel they are not alone

Herding sheep in Yanoun, West Bank — A female shepherd tends to her flock in the valley of Yanoun, Tulkarem, Occupied Palestinian Territories. The village of Yanoun sits on a hillside in the Nablus Governorate of the West Bank.

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New theological reflections available in preparation for World Week of Peace in Palestine and Israel

World Council of Churches

Inspiring the worldwide fellowship of churches to work together for unity, justice and peace.

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WCC 10th Assembly in Busan

The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches

From 31 August to 8 September 2022 in Karlsruhe, Germany, under the theme "Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity"

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WCC acting general secretary in Ukraine: “We came here to show our solidarity”

08 August 2022
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Your “Oasis of Peace” WCC assembly worship book is ready and waiting

18 August 2022
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New theological reflections available in preparation for World Week of Peace in Palestine and Israel

17 August 2022

Events

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Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC, 2018

Event

Steward programme 2022

21 August - 10 September 2022
Worldwide
Event

The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches

31 August - 08 September 2022

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Central Committee meeting

08 September 2022

Karlsruhe, Germany

Event

World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel

15 - 22 September 2022

Worldwide

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.

Join the prayer cycle

Prayer

Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger

13 - 20 August 2022

Latest resources

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Tenth Report Study Documents

Joint Working Group between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches

WCC-Roman Catholic Church Joint working group

Peace-Building

Migrants and Refugees
Publication

Walking, Praying and Working Together

Joint Working Group between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches

WCC-Roman Catholic Church Joint working group

Peace-Building

Migrants and Refugees
Publication

Cooler Earth—Higher Benefits (Third Edition)

Frederique Seidel, Emmanuel de Martel, Eric Begaghel

Churches Commitment to Children

climate change

Climate Justice

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Anna Karin Hammar, Uppsala, September 2018

COVID-19 Resources

WCC resources on the COVID-19 pandemic

Green village, Geneva, Switzerland

Green Village - Go further, go together

A unique project in Geneva's international district