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A World Council of Churches (WCC) eulogy was delivered at Baldwin Sjollema’s funeral by Rev. Dr Konrad Raiser, former WCC general secretary, who represented WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay at the funeral. 

The World Council of Churches and World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) launched a resource to address tech-facilitated gender-based violence.

In a video message, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof Dr Jerry Pillay shared joyful greetings with an ecumenical faith festival in Dresden, Germany, from 13-15 September under the theme "Living Hope for the Earth. Justice-Peace-Integrity of Creation.” 

A new World Council of Churches (WCC)-led project, "Legal Action for Intergenerational Climate Justice,” will roll out beginning in September. The project will help WCC member churches and all people of good will shape not only the spiritual but also the socio-economic trajectories that define our world. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is commemorating the life and legacy of Baldwin Sjollema, who died of heart failure at his home in Geneva, Switzerland at age 97 on 6 September.