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The WCC is offering member churches some resources with a human face during the COVID-19 pandemic. A team of eight resource people has been made available to consult on how churches can discern their roles during the coronavirus pandemic, how they can adapt as faith communities, and how they can connect and share with each other.

Le COE met à la disposition de ses Églises membres des ressources et des visages humains pendant la pandémie de COVID-19. Une équipe de huit personnes-ressources a été créée pour répondre aux questions relatives au discernement des Églises sur leur rôle pendant la pandémie de coronavirus, à la manière de s’adapter en tant que communautés d’inspiration religieuse, mais aussi d’interagir et de partager les unes avec les autres.

As the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly preparations progress, the Assembly Worship Planning Committee together with the WCC Youth Engagement programme are presenting a creative opportunity to young people between the ages of 18 and 35 who attend a WCC member church, inviting them to enter a song writing competition. This is part of efforts and initiatives involving and engaging young people in the planning and delivery of the assembly; they can be a part of the ecumenical movement with their young voices through music.

Alors que les préparatifs de la Onzième Assemblée du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) avancent à grands pas, le Comité des cultes de l’Assemblée et le Programme pour l’engagement des jeunes du COE donnent aux jeunes âgés de 18 à 35 ans et impliqués dans une Église membre du COE l’occasion de déployer leur créativité en les invitant à participer à un concours de composition musicale. Cette initiative s’inscrit dans le cadre des activités et efforts visant à impliquer et inclure les jeunes dans la planification et le déroulement de l’Assemblée, et leur permet de faire partie intégrante du mouvement œcuménique en élevant leur jeune voix par la musique.

Beate Fagerli, World Council of Churches (WCC) assembly coordinator, answers the most frequently asked questions about the upcoming WCC 11th Assembly in 2021.

Any prospective student who intends to study at the WCC Ecumenical Institute at Château de Bossey, in its picturesque setting near Geneva, soon learns it is an exceptional place.

"The best thought is one that always leaves a certain crevice for the possibility that everything is totally different at the same time" - Rev. Martina Viktorie Kopecka, moderator of the World Council of Churches ECHOS Commission, cites this as her favorite quote from Václav Havel, opponent to Czechoslovak’s communist regime and later president of his country.

«La meilleure des pensées est celle qui laissera toujours un interstice à la possibilité que tout soit, dans le même temps, absolument différent.» — Václav Havel
La pasteure Martina Viktorie Kopecka, présidente de la Commission ECHOS du Conseil œcuménique des Églises, a fait de cette phrase sa citation préférée de Václav Havel, un opposant au régime communiste tchécoslovaque qui a ensuite pris la présidence du pays.

On International Youth Day, Azeez Sadeq, who now lives in Lyon, France, shared his personal story of being an Iraqi refugee.

"Have you ever thought that one day, you can lose everything?” he asked the young people gathered with him.

That's what happened to Sadeq when he was 18 years old, when the Islamic State Organisation, also referred to as Daesh, invaded his village.

Young people are trailblazers, pioneers, visionaries and leaders who have the potential to create a positive, sustainable legacy for future generations on a global scale.
On 12 August, International Youth Day, youth led a TED-style talk and discussion in Geneva, with five young speakers from different parts of the world, four virtually and one live. The stories and experiences shared connected them to theme “Transforming Education,” while inspiring the audience for a call to action.

In light of International Youth Day on 12 August, the World Council of Churches (WCC), Lutheran World Federation and the World Student Christian Federation invited youth to celebrate the day at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva. The event promoted a shared understanding of inclusion, acknowledging the gifts and addressing the common concerns and challenges of young people around the world.

Le 12 août, à l’occasion de la Journée internationale de la jeunesse, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), la Fédération luthérienne mondiale et la Fédération universelle des associations chrétiennes d’étudiants ont invité les jeunes à venir célébrer cette journée au Centre œcuménique, à Genève. L’événement a plébiscité une compréhension générale de l’inclusion, en reconnaissant les dons et en répondant aux préoccupations et difficultés communes des jeunes du monde entier.

On 12 August, International Youth Day, World Council of Churches deputy general secretary Prof. Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri greeted young people gathered in Geneva, Switzerland.
International Youth Day, Phiri reflected, takes place in a time of increased international tensions, looming climatic deadlines, increasing disparities of income and wealth, and great rents in the social fabric of our societies.

On the occassion of the International Youth Day (IYD) on 12 August the World Council of Churches (WCC) invites media to attend a youth-led day jointly prepared with the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the World Student Christian Federation (WSCF) at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.

The World Council of Churches (WCC), Lutheran World Federation and World Student Christian Federation will be observing International Youth Day on 12 August, and they invite all people of good will to join in celebrating a generation that will carry the ecumenical movement forward with spirit and determination.

The World Council of Churches invites students to Ecumenical studies in Bossey through an updated version of the institute's Academic Study Programme.

A ceremony on 11 June saw eight new master students graduate from the WCC Ecumenical Institute at Château de Bossey.

Une cérémonie a été organisée le 11 juin à l’Institut œcuménique du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), installé au Château de Bossey, pour remettre leur diplôme à huit élèves de maîtrise.

Almost 30 international students from the WCC's Bossey Ecumenical Institute, Switzerland, are embarking on a future of ecumenism, dialogue and unity that began with months of intense study and fellowship.

Twenty-nine students from the WCC Bossey Ecumenical Institute traveled to Rome for the annual study visit to the Vatican, and to take part in the inauguration of the 2019 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which is observed 18-25 January.