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A statement from the World Council of Churches 11th Assembly, “The Living Planet: seeking a just and sustainable global community,” raises an increasingly urgent voice of concern and demand for action.

Los delegados de la 11ª Asamblea del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) participaron en la primera sesión plenaria temática, “El propósito del amor de Dios para toda la creación: reconciliación y unidad”, que comenzó con los sonidos de la naturaleza resonando a través de los altavoces, el 1 de septiembre, el primer día del Tiempo para la Creación.

En la conferencia de prensa del 1 de septiembre en la 11^a Asamblea del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), los periodistas plantearon diversas cuestiones a los tres panelistas que en la apertura del Tiempo de la Creación celebraban los dones de la Tierra, pero la alegría se vio atenuada por la advertencia, según la cual, esos dones perecerán si las personas no se aúnan globalmente.

1st September press conference at the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly drew diverse questions from journalists directed at three panelists who celebrated the earth’s gifts as the Season of Creation opened—but tempered the joy by warning that those gifts will perish if people don’t draw together globally.

Opening to the sounds of nature reverberating through the speaker system, World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly delegates took part in the first thematic plenary, “The purpose of God’s love in Christ for the whole of creation – reconciliation and unity," on 1 September, the first day of Season of Creation.

In the midst of the Ecumenical Youth Gathering (EYG), a group of young people from around the world have organized a strike for climate justice.

La 11^a Asamblea del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias que se abrirá el 31 de agosto en Karlsruhe, Alemania, ha recibido la certificación oficial de evento sostenible en términos ambientales, con arreglo al sistema de gestión y auditoría medioambientales de la Comisión Europea, conocido como EMAS por su sigla en inglés.

The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, which opens in Karlsruhe, Germany on 31 August, has been officially certified as an environmentally sustainable event as part of the European Commission’s Eco-Management and Audit Scheme, known as EMAS.

The 5th Ecumenical Pilgrimage for Climate Justice from Poland to Glasgow crossed the English Channel from IJmuiden in the Netherlands to Newcastle-upon-Tyne in England on 11 October. They were given a warm welcome on site. 

Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee, shared a message with the Conference of the World Council of Religious Leaders on Faith and Diplomacy: Generations in Dialogue, being held 4-7 October in Lindau, Germany.

During an ecumenical service in Aachen Cathedral, on 28 August, Protestant and Roman Catholic churches in Germany as well as the churches affiliated to the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Christlicher Kirchen (Working Group of Christian Churches) will jointly remember and honor the victims of the floods that severely hit the region.

After 52 participants from 22 countries from different confessional and faith traditions gathered 16-19 June in Wuppertal, Germany, they have released "Kairos for Creation – Confessing Hope for the Earth”.

Después de que 52 participantes de 22 países y diferentes confesiones y tradiciones religiosas se reunieran del 16 al 19 de junio en Wuppertal (Alemania), se ha lanzado “Kairós para la Creación: confesando esperanza para la Tierra”.

Pilgrims coming from Germany, Italy and Norway ended their journeys for climate justice on 7 December upon arrival at the St Stephen’s Church in Katowice, Poland, where the United Nations (UN) climate conference is underway. They were warmly welcomed by the delegations of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) that are attending the 24th Conference of Parties of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24).

The Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) has recently made available a discussion paper affirming the significance of Agenda 2030 and placing specific demands upon those in positions of responsibility within politics, civil society and churches.

The World Council of Churches (WCC), the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), ACT Alliance and the German Protestant development service Bread for the World are appealing to world leaders to take swift and coordinated action to limit global warming to 1.5°C degrees as a humanitarian and ethical obligation.

"The Synod advocates a swift exit from coal-fired power generation (lignite and hard coal), which complies with the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement and contributes to achieving the German climate targets as soon as possible”, reads a statement released by the 12th Synod of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), on 14 November.

A group of ecumenical pilgrims started a journey towards the 2018 World Climate Conference hosting city Katowice, in Poland, where high level talks about the preservation of creation will take place. "Go then!" is the motto of the Ecumenical Pilgrimage for Climate Justice that took off in Bonn, Germany, on 9 September.