World Council of Churches

CCIA58-photo-IvarsKupcis-expvisit - 18.jpeg — At the Nelson Mandela’s museum in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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WCC general secretary commemorates legacy of Nelson Mandela

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members of the WCC central committee visit Green Village — 23 June 2023, Geneva, Switzerland: Members of the Finance Committee of the WCC central committee visit the Green Village project during the World Council of Churches central committee.

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WCC executive committee meets online to discuss Green Village

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Children in a dance — 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: A group of deaf children conclude a prayer and dance performance in sign language. In Hossana, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus runs a school for deaf children, giving access to education to hundreds of children who may otherwise have been at risk of marginalization.

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Youth with disabilities want churches to train more ordained ministers

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Religious Leaders Unite for Climate Peace in Solidarity with Refugees

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Crossings-screening-Korea-by-IvarsKupcis-21Mar2023-04.jpg — As a part of a the Korea Peace Appeal campaign supporting the Korean churches in their advocacy efforts, the screening of the documentary “Crossings” took place at the Ecumenical Centre on 21 March 2023, followed by the panel discussion.

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Ecumenical Forum for Korea finds hope amidst challenges for peace

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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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WCC general secretary commemorates legacy of Nelson Mandela

08 December 2023
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WCC executive committee meets online to discuss Green Village

08 December 2023
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Ecumenical Forum for Korea finds hope amidst challenges for peace

07 December 2023

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15 February 2023, Geneva, Switzerland: A 'Waterfall of Solidarity and Resistance', an exhibition produced by the World Council of Churches as part of the Thursdays in Black campaign for a world without rape and violence – mounted at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.

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Albin Hillert, all rights reserved

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16 Days against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

25 November - 10 December 2023
Worldwide
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“Every Picture Tells a Story” photo exhibit at the Ecumenical Centre

29 November - 22 December 2023

Lobby of the Ecumenical Center

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COP28 Side-events

30 November - 12 December 2023

COP28, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Taking Action Against Online Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

11 - 14 December 2023

Ecumenical Institute, Bossey

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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Myanmar, Thailand

02 - 09 December 2023

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True Freedom

Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata, Bishop Alastair Redfern, Caroline Virgo, Claire Walford

Lent

Slavery
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Waterfall of Solidarity and Resistance
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Towards a Global Vision of the Church, Volume II

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Green village, Geneva, Switzerland

Green Village - Go further, go together

A unique project in Geneva's international district