As Bread for the World marked 70 years of service to the church and ecumenism through its interchurch scholarships programme, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay gave thanks for some 3,500 alumni and beneficiaries since 1952.
Alors que Brot für die Welt(Pain pour le Monde) célébrait 70 ans de service apporté à l’Église et à l’œcuménisme par l’intermédiaire de son programme de bourses d’études interconfessionnelles, le secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le pasteur Jerry Pillay, a remercié pour les quelque 3 500 anciens élèves et bénéficiaires depuis 1952.
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay sent joyful greetings to the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (PROK), celebrating its 70th anniversary.
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay sent joyful greetings to the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (PROK), celebrating its 70th anniversary.
With the topics of the war in Ukraine and climate protection as the focal points, the 38th German Protestant Kirchentag takes place in Nuremberg, Germany from 7 to 11 June. The World Council of Churches’ presence in the Kirchentag’s exhibition space “Market of Opportunities” (hall 9, stand 9-C32) enables lively encounters and an opportunity to learn more about the ecumenical movement.
H.E. Judge Mohammed Abdel-Salam, senior adviser of H.E. Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, secretary-general of the Muslim Council of Elders and co-president of Religions for Peace, visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva on 5 June.
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay served as a keynote speaker at the Ninth Conference for Research in Diakonia and Christian Social Practice, hosted by the International Society for the Research and Study of Diakonia and Christian Social Practice and VID Specialized University. The theme of the conference was “Contested Spaces of Diaconia – Seeking Justice, Safety and Well-Being.”
Fourteen students have completed the Formation en Théologie Interculturelle course at the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Institute at Bossey. The course began in October 2022 and ended on 27 May 2023. The students, all from French-speaking parts of Europe, reflected on the rewards of their studies.
The Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network of the World Council of Churches (WCC-EDAN) is hosting a dynamic two-day national dialogue in Burundi from 5-7 June.
The World Council of Churches welcomes new Thursdays in Black ambassadors!
Our ongoing series of interviews with Thursdays in Black ambassadors highlights those who are playing a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence. Tomi Jarvinen is executive director of Finn Church Aid.
A delegation from the Amity Foundation visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 5 June, participating in a morning prayer, then greeting WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay.
After a years-long battle against proposed water-related legislation in Nigeria that had high potential for privatizing water, the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Water Network in Nigeria celebrated the defeat of the proposed law, and pledged to continue to protect water as a human right.
At an Anglican Church in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, rhymes, children’s songs, and noises in a school are constant reminder of Dr Agnes Regina Murei Abuom, the global ecumenist and peacemaker who died on 31 May at age 73.
S. E. le juge Mohammed Abdel-Salam, haut conseiller de S. E. le Grand Imam d’Al-Azhar, secrétaire général du Conseil des sages musulmans et coprésident de Religions pour la paix, s’est rendu en visite au Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) à Genève, le 5 juin.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) will host at the Ecumenical Center a Global Summit on Gender Equality in Nationality Laws—organized by the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights, UNHCR, UNICEF, and UN Women—on 13 June.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) will host at the Ecumenical Center a Global Summit on Gender Equality in Nationality Laws—organized by the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights, UNHCR, UNICEF, and UN Women—on 13 June.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is mourning the death of Eden Grace, a member of the Religious Society of Friends and former member of the WCC central committee.
Au cours du voyage d’une délégation de la direction du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) en Ukraine, au cours du mois de mai, un service de prières œcuménique s’est tenu le 12 mai à Boutcha, en banlieue de Kyiv. Le service, dirigé par la direction du COE, le pasteur Jerry Pillay, secrétaire général du COE, l’évêque Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, président Comité Central du COE et l’archevêque Vicken Aykazian, avec la participation de membres du Conseil des Églises et organisations religieuses d’Ukraine (UCCRO), a eu lieu en l’église orthodoxe Saint Andrew à Boutcha.
Agnes Abuom, meneuse œcuménique très appréciée et inlassable défenseuse de la paix, est décédée à l’âge de 73 ans au Kenya des suites d’une courte maladie.
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