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Visitors to the website of the World Council of Churches (WCC) are now being welcomed by a fresh, simplified look and a new homepage, designed to give an immediate feel of the identity and values of the organization.
The homepage was rebuilt around three aspects of the council's mission: the pursuit of unity, common witness and Christian service.
Visitors are invited to discover what the WCC says and does about these three keywords. Relevant news or feature stories and ideas for personal involvement in each thematic area are also proposed.
While the homepage is no longer centred on the latest news, all WCC press releases and other news items can be read and - another novelty - commented on the news page where users can also sign up to receive them by e-mail. To give more opportunities for interactivity, "friends of the WCC website" groups have been created on Facebook and LinkedIn.
Commenting on the work of the web team, Mark Beach, WCC director of communications said: "We are confident visitors to the site will find it easy to navigate and learn more about the council's key mission of unity, witness and service."
800,000 unique visitors from 227 countries came to the WCC website www.oikoumene.org last year with an average of 2,500 per day. Most content is available in English, German, French and Spanish.