Organizational structure

The structure of the Council reflects its identity as a fellowship of churches, organized in order to be an instrument for the pilgrimage towards unity.

WCC 10th Assembly in Busan
Assembly

The Assembly is the highest governing body of the World Council of Churches, meeting every eight years.

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Executive Committee meeting of the World Council of Churches in Geneva, Switzerland, November 2019.
WCC Executive Committee

The Central Committee elects twenty of its members to serve as the Executive Committee of the WCC, meeting twice a year.

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Presidents and leadership

Presidents of the World Council of Churches and the leadership of the WCC Central Committee

      

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      the chief governing body of the WCC, the Central Committee, gathers for its biennial meeting on 15-21 June 2018.

      The WCC Central Committee gathers for its biennial meeting on 15-21 June 2018. Photo: Albin Hillert/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.

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

      Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, WCC interim general secretary and director of the Ecumenical Institute. Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC
      General secretary

      Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca has been confirmed WCC interim general secretary by the executive committee on 3 June 2020.

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      Related organizations

      Various types of organizations formed by churches play a vital part in the life of the ecumenical movement as a whole.

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