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A webinar on churches’ ministry online will bring inspiration and knowledge to churches who want to develop their online ministry, discovering how we continue to pray and worship together in times of pandemic.

A WCC support team is online and ready to help WCC member churches as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve. The team—comprised of experts in different facets of faith-related pandemic response—is here for you, said WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca. “These are people who can serve as a tremendous support to the WCC fellowship,” said Sauca.

An upcoming webinar as well as a newly released publication will serve as tools for ministry, offering examples of good practices from churches across the world that are taking their ministry and services online because of COVID-19.

The world’s 300 million Orthodox Christians celebrated Easter on 19 April, carrying forth time-honored traditions even in difficult times.

Bishop Staccato Powell is president of the board of bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, a founding member church of the World Council of Churches (WCC). His long service with the WCC includes attending four assemblies and serving on many governing bodies, including the current Central Committee.

The leadership of the WCC Central Committee shared an Easter message with the WCC global fellowship and friends that affirms the resurrection of Jesus from the dead and its powerful liberating message. “This year, we observe Easter in a challenging context amid painful situations,” reads the message. "The COVID-19 pandemic, which has affected the whole world, is also affecting the way Easter is to be celebrated.”

As Christians across the world prepare to celebrate Easter shuttered in their homes, they will still find the joy of the day and feel closer to each other, thanks to creative thinking by church leaders.

From including photos of church members within webcast worship services, to placing written greetings at doorways, Easter celebrations can still safely connect people who want to celebrate the resurrection of their common Lord.

As churches around the world are adapting to new ways of expressing their faith during the COVID-19 pandemic, more than a dozen musicians from various traditions have come together in sharing an ecumenical Easter song.

DEADLINE EXTENDED: The World Council of Churches is inviting prayer and music submissions for its 11th Assembly to be held in Karlsruhe, Germany in 2021. Guidelines for submissions have been released, describing how materials will ideally reflect the assembly theme "Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity."

In a historic joint pastoral statement released on 26 March, the World Council of Churches and Regional Ecumenical Organizations affirmed the urgency of standing together to protect life amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

في بيان رعوي تاريخي صدر يوم 26 آذار/ مارس، أكد مجلس الكنائس العالمي والمنظمات المسكونية الإقليمية على الحاجة الملحة إلى الوقوف معاً لحماية الحياة في خضم جائحة فيروس كورونا المستجد (كوفيد-19).

يوفر مجلس الكنائس العالمي للكنائس الأعضاء بعض المساعدة البشرية خلال جائحة فيروس كورونا المستجد (كوفيد-19). فقد أُتيح فريقٌ من 8 أشخاص لتقديم المشورة للكنائس عن طريقة تعزيز أدوارها خلال جائحة فيروس كورونا المستجد، وكيف يمكنها أن تتكيف كطوائف دينية، وكيف يمكنها أن تتواصل فيما بينها وتتشاطر الخبرات.

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.

بعد أكثر من 30 عاماً كراعٍ للكنيسة وداعٍ إلى توحيد الكنائس وزعيماً بالكنيسة، يؤمن القس الدكتور أولاف فايكس تفيت إيماناً راسخاً بأن الكنيسة يمكنها أن تغير العالم. ولقد شهد تفيت، بصفته مديراً عاماً لمجلس الكنائس العالمي للسنوات العشر الأخيرة، لما يعنيه السيد المسيح للمؤمنين في جميع ربوع العالم. وسيعود تفيت إلى موطنه في نهاية هذا الشهر ليقود كنيسة النرويج كرئيس الأساقفة لمؤتمر أساقفتها.

After more than 30 years as a pastor, ecumenist and church leader, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit firmly believes that the church can change the world. As general secretary of the WCC for the past ten years, he has witnessed what Jesus Christ means to people of faith around the globe. By the end of this month he heads home to lead the Church of Norway as presiding bishop of its bishop’s conference.

يدعو الأمين العام لمجلس الكنائس العالمي، القس الدكتور أولاف فيكيس تفيت، جميع الكنائس الأعضاء إلى صلاة مشتركة في الصلاة الربانية معاً يوم الأربعاء 25 آذار/ مارس ظهراً.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit invites all member churches for a joint prayer, saying the Lord’s Prayer together on Wednesday 25 March at noon.

In a pastoral letter to WCC member churches and ecumenical partners, WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit and WCC moderator Dr Agnes Abuom urged people to give highest priority to “doing whatever we can do to protect life” and “This is a time to touch each other’s hearts, by what we say, what we share, what we do – and what we do not do – to protect the life God loves so much.”

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.

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