Dozens of young assembly participants mobilize a coordinated speech during a business plenary session of the WCC 11th Assembly, demanding better representation and crying out for their voices to be heard more loudly in the worldwide fellowship of churches. At the microphone is Isabella Reimann Gnas of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reco

Dozens of young assembly participants mobilize a coordinated speech during a business plenary session of the WCC 11th Assembly, demanding better representation and crying out for their voices to be heard more loudly in the worldwide fellowship of churches. At the microphone is Isabella Reimann Gnas of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity", Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC

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Conference: “Youth and Evangelism: Empowering the next generation of church leaders”

24 - 28 August 2025
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Certificate of Advanced Studies in Interreligious Studies

29 June - 19 July 2025

Application deadline extended to 30 March 2025.

Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Interreligious Studies is a course of a three-week distance learning component and a three-week intensive residential period of study, research and community life, during summer months of June-August and results in 10 ECTS credits (ECTS-European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System, established 1988 by the European Commission). 

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Webinar: “Nicaea and the Peace Witness of the Church”

15 July 2025

The webinar will feature a panel discussion exploring “Nicaea and the Peace Witness of the Church.” The webinar is part of a series in the lead-up to the World Council of Churches Faith and Order World Conference under the theme “Where now for visible unity?”

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WCC Webinar - Second International Decade for People of African Descent: A call to action for Christian anti-racism actors

29 August 2025

In the face of enduring racial injustice, how will the church respond? As the United Nations inaugurates the Second International Decade for People of African Descent (2025–2034), the World Council of Churches (WCC) is calling on all Christian anti-racism actors, racial justice advocates, and ecumenical partners to seize this critical moment in history.

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GETI 2018 participants

GETI 2025: "Where now for visible unity?"

12 - 29 October 2025

The Global Ecumenical Theological Institute 2025 (GETI), at the WCC Commission on Faith and Order’s World Conference in Egypt, is the fourth in a series of such global study programmes.

Wadi El Natrun, near Alexandria, Egypt