World Council of Churches

Every Saturday, a group of 25 volunteers promote food distribution under a viaduct downtown Porto Alegre, Brazil. An average of 1000 meals are distributed to homeless and unemployed people.

News

WCC presidents: the vision of Pentecost still shines

Porto Alegre, Brazil - A nurse holds an ampoule of the CoronaVac vaccine, which was developed by China's Sinovac Biotech and is partly manufactured locally by the Butantan biomedical institute.

Interview

WCC answers your questions about vaccines

people gathered behind candles in Jerusalem

News

WCC calls for end to violence, urges respect of status quo of holy sites in Jerusalem

a collage of images of people and places in Europe

News

A tangle of COVID-19 challenges for European churches and society: how do we begin to unknot them?

Rev. Dr Santanu Kumar Patro, registrar of the Senate of Serampore College — Rev. Dr Santanu Kumar Patro, registrar of the Senate of Serampore College (University), strengthened the long history of a close working relationship between WCC and the Senate of Serampore.

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WCC commemorates life of Rev. Dr Santanu Kumar Patro, registrar of the Senate of Serampore College (University)

World Council of Churches

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

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WCC presidents: the vision of Pentecost still shines

05 May 2021
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WCC calls for end to violence, urges respect of status quo of holy sites in Jerusalem

08 May 2021
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A tangle of COVID-19 challenges for European churches and society: how do we begin to unknot them?

07 May 2021

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"

Events

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Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC, 2018

Event

Steward programme 2022 – Apply now!

21 August - 10 September 2022
Worldwide
Event

Churches and moral discernment: A series of three webinars by WCC Faith and Order Commission

29 April - 10 June 2021

Online-By registration only

Event

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

16 - 23 May 2021

Worldwide (southern hemisphere)

Event

Executive Committee meeting (online)

17 - 20 May 2021

Online meeting

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

India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

08 - 15 May 2021

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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