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Die Liebe Christi bewegt und beseitigt Grenzen – Globales Ökumenisches Theologie-Institut 2022 in Bildern

GETI 2022, die dritte Ausgabe des Globalen Ökumenischen Theologie-Instituts, versammelte rund 100 junge Theologinnen und Theologen aus der ganzen Welt für sechs Wochen intensiven ökumenischen Austauschs und Lernens, angefangen mit vier Wochen online, gefolgt von zwei Wochen mit persönlicher Präsenz vor Ort. Parallel dazu versammelte sich der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) für seine 11. Vollversammlung in Karlsruhe, Deutschland.

15 September 2022

Christ’s Love (Re)moves Borders – GETI 2022 in images

GETI 2022, the third global iteration of a Global Ecumenical Theological Institute, brought together some 100 young theologians from across the globe for six weeks of intense ecumenical sharing and learning – first online for four weeks and then for two weeks in person onsite – as the World Council of Churches (WCC) recently gathered for its 11^th assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany.

13 September 2022

Reflections from GETI underscore friendship coupled with knowledge

Over 100 people including students, alumni, instructors, and guests from academic and theological institutions in Germany, Switzerland, and France gathered together to hear reflections as part of the Global Ecumenical Theological Institute (GETI) program culmination on 7 September during the World Council of Churches 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe.

13 September 2022

Young man sitting in a meeting room looking into the camera.

Aspiring therapist opens his mind to different beliefs

"God made me inquisitive by nature,” said Tavis Tinsley, 27, a graduate student from the United States and theologian from the United Methodist Church.

13 September 2022

A woman sings during a joint opening prayer for pre-assemblies

Wähle die Kraft der Liebe: Vorbereitungstagungen zur Vollversammlung liefern starke Aufrufe

Karlsruhe, eine Stadt, die vor über 300 Jahren ohne Mauern gebaut wurden war, offen für Freunde und Gäste — in einer Zeit, als andere Städte sich noch hinter ihren Befestigungsanlagen versteckten — hieß Menschen aus der ganzen Welt zu Tagungen zur Vorbereitung auf die 11. Vollversammlung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) willkommen. Diese Vorbereitungstagungen bringen starke Aufrufe zur Vollversammlung.

02 September 2022

Choose the power of love: Pre-Assemblies deliver powerful calls

Karlsruhe, a city built over 300 hundred years ago without walls, open to friends and guests —at a time where other cities still hid behind their fortifications —welcomed people from all over the world to four pre-assemblies that are bringing forward powerful calls to the 11^thAssembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC).

31 August 2022

Opening prayer at the Ecumenical Youth Gathering

Ökumenisches Treffen junger Erwachsener feiert Gabenvielfalt

Am 27. August trug ein Ökumenisches Treffen junger Erwachsenen dazu bei, in einem Geist des Betens, Tanzens und Singens die 11. Vollversammlung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen einzuleiten. Über 200 junge Menschen versammelten sich in der Kirche St. Stephan in Karlsruhe, Deutschland, um die bevorstehende Vollversammlung als inklusiv zu erklären.

29 August 2022

Diversity of gifts celebrated by Ecumenical Youth Gathering

An Ecumenical Youth Gathering held 27 August helped to usher in the World Council of Churches 11th Assembly with a spirit of praying, dancing, and singing, as more than 200 young people drew together at St Stephen’s Church in Karlsruhe, Germany, to assert an inclusive assembly ahead.

27 August 2022

Women joining hands in the Walk of Peace

Vorbereitende Tagungen zur ÖRK-Vollversammlung werden einberufen, um ehrliche Überlegungen und bedeutsame Botschaften zusammenzutragen

Vier vorbereitende Tagungen zur Vollversammlung des Ökumenischen Rats der Kirchen (ÖRK) stehen in den Startlöchern, um mehreren Hundert Menschen, die sich aufrichtig über ihre Überlegungen und Lebensherausforderungen austauschen möchten, einen sicheren Raum zu geben. Dazu gehören die vorbereitende Tagung der indigenen Völker, das Ökumenische Treffen junger Menschen, die Tagung des Ökumenischen Aktionsbündnis von und für Menschen mit Behinderungen und die Tagung zu gerechten Gemeinschaften für Frauen und Männer.

26 August 2022

WCC pre-assemblies will convene to harvest honest reflections, meaningful messages

Four World Council of Churches (WCC) pre-assemblies are about to convene, drawing hundreds of people eager to, in a safe space, share their honest reflections and life challenges. The pre-assemblies include Indigenous Peoples, Ecumenical Youth Gathering, Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network, and Just Community of Women and Men.

25 August 2022

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Borders and Migrants

On 20 May 2022, a group of us, 14 pilgrims from different parts of the world (Kenya, Brussels, Germany, Hong Kong, Philippines, Poland, Rome, Korea, Canada, Fiji, Australia, London, Scotland, and Geneva—a very diverse group) gathered in Palermo, Italy for a Pilgrim Team Visit on the theme of migration.

24 June 2022

Rev. Dr Seforosa Carroll

Young people gathering for a discussion in a group

WCC shares greetings with World Student Christian Federation General Assembly

World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca shared greetings with the 37th Session of the World Student Christian Federation General Assembly, which will be held in Berlin from 23 June to 1 July.

24 June 2022

WCC Pilgrim Team visits Armenia, stands in solidarity with those in need

After the recent war and its impact on the whole of Armenia and particularly in the region of Artsakh/Nagorno Karabakh, some pilgrims from the fellowship of the World Council of Churches (WCC) visited Armenia from 27 May to June 1.

14 June 2022

Among Sami community in Norway, “Invisibility has been our survival strategy”

From 31 May to 3 June, representatives from the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace Reference Group, Working Group on Climate Change, and the Young People in the Ecumenical Movement of the World Council of Churches formed a Pilgrim Team Visit to indigenous Sami communities in the south of Norway.

13 June 2022

WCC Pilgrim Team Visits accompany communities in Italy, Armenia, Norway

Three World Council of Churches (WCC) Pilgrim Team Visits, one to Italy, a second to Armenia and a third to Norway, are continuing the WCC’s accompaniment for communities in their quest for justice and peace under the theme of “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity,” through the lenses of post-war trauma healing, gender justice, and migration.

31 May 2022

WCC visit to Italy harvests examples of the churches’ unconditional support to refugees and migrants

The Central Mediterranean route is the overseas crossing from North Africa to Italy. Those migrating on this route generally aim to reach Italian shores but leave from a variety of North African countries bordering the Mediterranean. Though in past years most migrants have departed from Libya, which is a destination for migrants as well as a transit country, there is also a proportionally small but growing number of departures from Tunisia, Egypt, and Algeria.

27 May 2022

Diakonische Arbeit der Kirchen in Italien als wichtiges Instrument zur Wahrung der Menschenwürde von Flüchtlingen

Als Höhepunkt der ersten Tage des Besuchs in der Region wurden der Delegation des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) diese Woche aussagekräftige Beispiele der Arbeit vorgestellt, die italienische ÖRK-Mitgliedskirchen zur Unterstützung von Flüchtlingen und Migrantinnen und Migranten leisten.

Die meisten dieser Initiativen werden von Frauen geleitet.

25 May 2022

Churches diaconal work in Italy an essential tool in upholding human dignity of refugees

Rich examples of the work promoted by member churches of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Italy in assisting refugees and migrants, have been the highlight of the first days of WCC delegation visit to the region this week.

The majority of the initiatives visited are led by women.

25 May 2022