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WCC will co-organize Annual Prayer Service for Children and Young People

The World Council of Churches, along with its partners, is co-organizing an Annual Prayer Service for Children and Young People on 22 September.

A child friendly space at the UNHCR Rohingya camp, in Kutupalong, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.

A child friendly space at the UNHCR Rohingya camp, in Kutupalong, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.

 

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Marcelo Schneider/WCC
18 September 2025
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North America
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Ecumenical Office to the United Nations (EOUN)
Churches’ Commitments to Children

The prayer, being held at the Tillman Chapel, Church Centre of the United Nations, New York City, at 8 am local time, is in conjunction with the 80th session of the UN General Assembly taking place 9-29 September. 

The theme of the service is “Let's unite in prayer for every child to dream and thrive.”

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