Events

Through the Ecumenical Decade of Climate Justice Action, the World Council of Churches (WCC) calls for the global Christian family to participate in a Global Systemic Carbon Fast  from 18 February to 1 April. This year, WCC's Lenten campaign on Seven Weeks for Water becomes an integral part of the fast. Seven weeks of prayer, reflection and action address personal carbon footprints alongside the economic systems driving climate change and water contamination across the web of life.

The campaign “From Condemnation to Consequences” runs 4-31 March 2026, calling on states to hold Israel accountable for ending the illegal occupation of Palestine. 

Churches across Christian traditions are adding a new date to their liturgical calendars. On 18 and 19 March, a webinar invites church leaders, liturgists, ecumenical officers, and all who are interested to join the conversation. The World Council of Churches (WCC) and partner world communions present "A New Liturgical Feast, a Gift for the Third Millennium" — the same programme on consecutive days to reach participants in every time zone. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) and URI Europe invite faith communities, practitioners, and partner organisations to join the April session of the Healing the Earth 2026 Earth Healing Interfaith Webinar Series on Monday, 20 April 2026, at 17:00 CET / 16:00 UK, marking UN Mother Earth Day.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has launched applications for the Eco-Diakonia Youth Hub, a three-month global training programme designed to equip young leaders to advance climate justice and diakonia initiatives in their local contexts.

The annual European Christian Internet Conference (ECIC) will take place in Rome, Italy on 10 – 12 June 2026, exploring the impact of artificial intelligence on spirituality and our faith practices.

The World Council of Churches is inviting applications for the Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics, and Management for an Economy of Life (GEM School), 17–28 August 2026 in Panama City, Panama. Five partner organizations are joining the effort: the World Communion of Reformed Churches, Lutheran World Federation, World Methodist Council, Council for World Mission, and United Society Partners in the Gospel. The 10-day programme will train 20–25 church leaders to push for change in global finance.

The World Council of Churches calls Christians worldwide to observe the Season of Creation from 1 September to 4 October 2026. This year's theme, "Living Waters," comes from Ezekiel 47:9 and 12—a biblical vision of hope and ecological restoration.