WCC general secretary presenting his report

8 June 2025, Johannesburg, South Africa: WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay presents his report to the 2025 Central Committee meeting of the World Council of Churches taking place in Johannesburg (South Africa) from 18 to 24 June 2025 on the theme ’Pilgrimage of Justice, Reconciliation, and Unity’.

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Percussion band plays during a welcome prayer

18 June 2025, Johannesburg, South Africa: A marimba band plays during a welcome prayer organized by local churches for the 2025 Central Committee meeting of the World Council of Churches taking place in Johannesburg (South Africa) from 18 to 24 June 2025 on the theme ’Pilgrimage of Justice, Reconciliation, and Unity’.

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Prof. Puleng LenkaBula speaking at the plenary

Prof. Puleng LenkaBula (Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa), Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of South Africa (UNISA), speaks in a Pilgrimage Encounter with the South African context held during the 2025 Central Committee meeting of the World Council of Churches taking place in Johannesburg (South Africa) from 18 to 24 June 2025 on the theme ’Pilgrimage of Justice, Reconciliation, and Unity’.

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