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Co-moderators of WCC pilgrimage reference group convene

Co-moderators of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Pilgrimage of Justice, Reconciliation, and Unity Reference Group Rev. Karin van den Broeke, from the Protestant Church in the Netherlands, and Bishop Philip Silvin Wright, Church in the Province of the West Indies, Anglican Diocese of Belize, convened on 22 August to consult with WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay on the direction of the pilgrimage, with particular attention to methodologies and theologies.

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Members of the WCC executive committee join hands during one of the morning prayers of their meeting in Bogota, Colombia, on June 2024.

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Marcelo Schneider/WCC
23 August 2024
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Discussions centered around developing the pilgrimage as an invitation for churches to journey together for justice, reconciliation, and unity, as well as on ways to communicate about and resource the pilgrimage.

The co-moderators and Pillay determined how to advance the articulation of the “theology of companionship,” and they reflected on what constitutes a “pilgrimage encounter” in the life of the fellowship.

The first in-person reference group meeting will be in Sri Lanka in March 2025. 

The reference group includes key members of the WCC central committee such as the leadership of the programme committee, as well as moderators of all WCC commissions. The reference group also includes ecumenical partners, representing Christian world communions, regional ecumenical organizations, and specialized ministries.

The reference group has two working groups – one on the theology of companionship and one on methodologies. 

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