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WCC Annual Review 2006

Now available in electronic and printed format, the WCC Annual Review 2006 is an illustrated account of WCC programmes and activities over the year. The Annual Review also contains key information on WCC member churches, governing bodies, finances, publications and other resources.

25 April 2007

Now available in electronic and printed format, the WCC Annual Review 2006 is an illustrated account of WCC programmes and activities over the year. The Annual Review also contains key information on WCC member churches, governing bodies, finances, publications and other resources.

2006 was the year of the World Council of Churches' 9th Assembly. This global gathering in Brazil showed "how far churches have come over the past 100 years not just in ecumenical dialogue and action but in their impact on society at national and international levels", WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia says in the report.

2006 also saw important shifts in the ecumenical fellowship: member churches adopted a consensus style of decision-making for the WCC; member churches and related organizations formed the international alliance "ACT Development"; the escalating violence in the Middle East triggered a refocusing of ecumenical work there; the process of "reconfiguring the ecumenical movement" bore fruit in various ways; and the Central Committee in 2006 adopted new programme priorities and a more integrated structure for the WCC for 2007 onward.

A separate WCC Financial Report 2006 containing audited accounts will be available in early June 2007.

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Annual Review 2006 (pdf, 3.66 Mb)

Printed copies of the WCC Annual Review 2006 are available on request from WCC publications.