Durante su visita a la Iglesia de Noruega, el 23 de noviembre, el secretario general en funciones del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), el Rev. Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca, se mostró satisfecho de poder visitar por primera vez las instalaciones de la iglesia y de contar con el apoyo de esta ante la próxima 11ª Asamblea del CMI.
The Church of Scotland and the Scottish Episcopal Church, on 30 November, signed a “Saint Andrew Declaration,” in which they each formally recognised one another as part of the one Church of Jesus Christ and deepened their relationship.
El Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) concluyó su reunión celebrada del 12 al 17 de noviembre con un sentimiento de esperanza, aunque expresando públicamente su profunda preocupación por las numerosas injusticias globales a las que se enfrenta el mundo actual.
Durante el servicio especial que dio clausura al Sínodo General de la Iglesia de Suecia, el 24 de noviembre, la arzobispa Antje Jackelén pidió oficialmente disculpas a los Sami, en nombre de la Iglesia de Suecia, por los históricos abusos cometidos contra ellos.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee closed its meeting after convening from 12-17 November, leaving with a sense of hope, even while publicly expressing grave concern over many global injustices facing the world today.
During a special service concluding the Church of Sweden’s General Synod on 24 November, Archbishop Antje Jackelén made an official apology from the Church of Sweden to the Sámi for historical abuse.
The World Council of Churches is mourning the passing of Rev. Jose Manuel Leite, who as a church and spiritual leader worked to strengthen Christian unity everywhere.
Archbishop emeritus Dr Anders Wejryd, Church of Sweden, brought greetings on behalf of the World Council of Churches (WCC) to the jubilee of the National Council of Churches in Switzerland on 17 November.
World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, in a congratulatory letter, wished God’s blessings for Präses Dr Annette Kurschus, the new chairperson of the Evangelical Church in Germany.
A special COP26 service involving Christian churches and organisations from around the world will be held at Glasgow Cathedral on Sunday afternoon. (7 November). The event, which has been organised by Glasgow Churches Together, will be attended by guests from countries including Australia, Fiji, and Zimbabwe, as a show of solidarity for global climate justice.
The World Council fo Churches (WCC) central committee leadership convened on 27 October to prepare for the upcoming WCC executive committee in November, which will be the executive committee’s first in-person meeting in two years.
El liderazgo del comité central del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) se reunió el 27 de octubre en preparación para el próximo comité ejecutivo del CMI que se celebrará en noviembre y será la primera reunión presencial del comité ejecutivo en dos años.
El 26 de octubre, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) y las Sociedades Bíblicas Unidas (SBU) celebraron una cumbre de liderazgo en la que intercambiaron palabras de esperanza entre los desafíos presentes que ha traído la pandemia de Covid-19 y conversaron acerca de los preparativos para la 11ª Asamblea del CMI en Karlsruhe, Alemania, en 2022.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) and United Bible Societies (UBS) held a leadership summit on 26 October, sharing words of hope amid ongoing challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and also discussing preparations for the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany in 2022.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) sent a letter of congratulations to the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Portugal, which elected a new Executive Board on 2 October.
An Ecumenical Day on 16 October brought music, prayers, and workshops for many gathered in Bad-Herrenalb, Germany, on the occasion of the annual conference of the National Council of Churches in Baden-Württemberg. The World Council of Churches (WCC) brought greetings and a preview of the upcoming WCC 11th Assembly as well.
Un grupo del equipo directivo de la Iglesia Protestante en Suiza visitó la sede del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) en Ginebra el pasado 1 de octubre para expresar su interés por los aspectos más destacados de la labor del CMI en los últimos dos decenios y hablar de los planes para la próxima 11ª Asamblea del CMI que se celebrará en Karlsruhe (Alemania) en 2022.
A team from the Church of Westphalia visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Institute at Bossey from 27 September to 1 October, exploring a global view of ecumenism by learning about the WCC as a global ecumenical organisation.
Leaders from the Protestant Church in Switzerland visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva on 1 October, focusing on highlights of the WCC’s work in the past two decades and looking ahead to plans for the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany in 2022.
Bishop Johan Tyrberg and a delegation from the Church of Sweden in Lund visited the World Council of Churches on 22-23 September, participating in a morning prayer for Christian unity, receiving a guided tour and discussing the theme of the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly, “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity.”
