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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

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As Europe feels the suffering of war, WCC Lutheran member churches share perspectives on war and peace

Sharing the concerns of World Council of Churches (WCC) Lutheran member churches around the world, a Lutheran confessional meeting took place during the recent central committee meeting at the Ecumenical Center in Geneva.

24 June 2022

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WCC general secretary-elect Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay: “If we learn to trust the work of the Holy Spirit, we can find each other even through difficulties”

The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee elected Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay as the ninth general secretary at its 17 June meeting. Below, Pillay reflects on his longstanding passion for ecumenism and his expectations for the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe.

23 June 2022

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Dr Elizabeth Joy’s message to the WCC: “We have created history”

Dr Elizabeth Joy was the first woman ever to be shortlisted as a nominee for the general secretary of the World Council of Churches. A director at Churches Together in England, she is from the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. She grew up in both India and the United Kingdom. Below, during an interview held the day after the WCC elections, she reflects on her roots in the ecumenical movement, and on her message to the WCC.

23 June 2022

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Führungspersonen aus in Afrika entstandenen Kirchen erörtern Herausforderungen und Errungenschaften während und nach COVID-19-Pandemie

Im Rahmen der Tagung des Zentralausschusses des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) haben sich am 15. Juni in Genf Führungspersonen von einigen in Afrika entstandenen Kirchen getroffen.

23 June 2022

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Methodistische Mitglieder des ÖRK bereiten sich auf die 11. ÖRK-Vollversammlung vor und beten für Einheit innerhalb ihrer Kirche

Während der Tagung des Zentralausschusses des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) im Juni haben sich die methodistischen Mitglieder des ÖRK-Leitungsgremiums zu einem Moment des Miteinanderteilens versammelt.

23 June 2022

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Bridging gaps and bringing people to the table

Global Christian Forum sustains imperative role in a post-pandemic world and reaches out to new groups of people. Global meeting to be held in Ghana in 2024.

23 June 2022

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African-instituted church leaders discuss challenges, achievements faced during and after COVID-19

A gathering of church leaders from African-instituted churches took place in Geneva on 15 June as part of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee meeting.

22 June 2022

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My experience in Fiji

My name is Tobias Nissen, I am an 18-year-old UK / Danish dual national who has lived in France my whole life. I attended school in Geneva, Switzerland and during my final years of education, I wrote an essay about the effects that climate change is having on low-lying Pacific countries. From this point on my interest in the Pacific region grew, and when I received the opportunity to work as an intern for the Pacific Conference of Churches, in Fiji for 2 months, I knew that it would be an experience that I couldn’t miss.

22 June 2022

Tobias Nissen

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Friedenskirchen mahnen zu „mehr Kreativität im Engagement für Frieden“

„Wir sind aufgefordert, uns Gedanken über den Zentralausschuss des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) und die 11. ÖRK-Vollversammlung zu machen“, sagte Janet Scott vom Friends World Committee for Consultation der Quäker zur Eröffnung der konfessionsspezifischen Sitzung der Brüder-Unität und der historischen Friedenskirchen am ersten Tag der Zentralausschusstagung in der letzten Woche. „Als historische Friedenskirchen war es schon immer unser Ansatz, darüber nachzudenken, wie wir Frieden fördern können.“

22 June 2022

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Preparing for the WCC 11th Assembly, Methodists pray for unity within their church

During the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee meeting in June, Methodist members of the WCC governing body gathered for a moment of sharing.

22 June 2022

Interview

Rev. Dr Jeffrey Carter expresses sense of hope in “centre that seeks unity above all else”

Rev. Dr Jeffrey Carter, Church of the Brethren, is president of Bethany Theological Seminary. His reflections below were drawn from an interview after the confessional meeting with historic peace churches and the Moravians that occurred during the recent World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee meeting. Carter is a member of the central committee.

21 June 2022

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Peace churches call for “more creativity in our peacebuilding”

“We are asked to reflect on the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee and the WCC 11th Assembly,” said Janet Scott, Friends World Committee for Consultation, as she prepared to facilitate the confessional meeting of the Moravian and historic peace churches on the first day of the central committee meeting. “Our historic peace church way to reflect is to consider how to further the cause of peace.”

21 June 2022

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Elisama Wani Daniel: „Beten für die Menschen im Südsudan“

Elisama Wani Daniel von der Province of the Episcopal Church of Sudan sprach über die prophetische Rolle der Kirche bei der Unterstützung der Menschen im Südsudan, das er als ein Land bezeichnet, das „in seiner Geschichte schon zahlreiche Kämpfe erlebt hat.“

20 June 2022

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Awaiting world church leaders, South Sudanese churches hold ecumenical prayers

At ecumenical prayers in the capital city, Juba, South Sudanese church leaders called for unity, peace, and reconciliation, as their nation continued to struggle with instability and conflict, a decade after independence.

20 June 2022

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Der gewählte ÖRK-Generalsekretär glaubt, dass es seinem Herangehen an Konflikte und Leid helfen wird, in Südafrika aufgewachsen zu sein

Der gewählte Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) glaubt, dass es ihm zugute kommen wird, in einer Zeit von Konflikt und Leid in Südafrika aufgewachsen zu sein, wenn er seine Position als Leiter der ökumenischen Institution als eine an Dialog glaubende Führungskraft im Januar antreten wird.

18 June 2022

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WCC general secretary-elect believes growing up in South Africa will help his approach to conflict and suffering

The general secretary-elect of the World Council of Churches (WCC) believes that growing up during a period of conflict and suffering in South Africa will stand him in good stead when he takes up his position as the head of the ecumenical body in January as a leader who believes in dialogue.

18 June 2022

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Women’s meeting brings heartfelt reflections, resolve for the future

Almost 70 women—members of World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee and staff—met together on 16 June for an hour of sharing, networking, and marking “Thursdays in Black,” the growing global campaign for a world free from rape and violence.

17 June 2022

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Elisama Wani Daniel: “Pray for the people of South Sudan”

Elisama Wani Daniel, from the Province of the Episcopal Church of Sudan, spoke about the prophetic role of the church in helping the people of South Sudan, which he describes as “a country that has gone through many struggles in its history.”

17 June 2022

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War, food, health, and faith examined in peace quest raised at foundation's conference

The World Council of Churches (WCC) had a pivotal place at a conference organized by the Foundation Dialogue for Peace in Geneva, drawing international speakers that would gladden the organizers of any world gathering as they interlinked trying to feed and heal people and get peace during war.

14 June 2022