Organizational structure
The Assembly is the highest governing body of the World Council of Churches, meeting every eight years.
The Central Committee elects twenty of its members to serve as the Executive Committee of the WCC, meeting twice a year.
Presidents of the World Council of Churches and the leadership of the WCC Central Committee
The Central Committee is elected by the Assembly from among its delegates and serves as the chief governing body of the WCC until the next assembly.
WCC central committee elected Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay as the general secretary of the World Council of Churches on 17 June 2022.
Various types of organizations formed by churches play a vital part in the life of the ecumenical movement as a whole.
Consensus decision-making: a process of seeking the common mind of the meeting, discerning God’s will.