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For World Council of Churches 11th Assembly delegates and for other people around the world who want to get to the heart of the assembly, the WCC is offering a Resource Book full of both information and inspiration.

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.

Alors que les fidèles chrétiens du monde entier se préparent à célébrer Pâques calfeutrés chez eux, il leur sera tout de même possible de puiser dans la joie pascale et de se sentir proches les uns des autres grâce à la créativité déployée par les responsables d’Églises.

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

As the Worship Assembly Planning Committee had its first meeting in Baden, Germany from 5-11 July, prayer was at the forefront for becoming the heartbeat of the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th assembly in Karlsruhe in September 2021.

Le Comité de planification des cultes de l’Assemblée s’est réuni pour la première fois à Baden, en Allemagne, du 5 au 11 juillet, et la prière s’est imposée comme moteur qui fera battre le cœur de la Onzième Assemblée du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) à Karlsruhe en septembre 2021.

In a speech at the World Council of Churches (WCC) Assembly Planning Committee (APC) meeting in Cyprus this week, WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit reflected on the theme of the upcoming WCC 11th Assembly, “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity.”

Dans son discours prononcé à la réunion du Comité de planification de l’Assemblée du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) tenue à Chypre cette semaine, le secrétaire général du COE, le pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit, s’est penché sur le thème de la Onzième Assemblée du COE: «L’amour du Christ mène le monde à la réconciliation et à l’unité».

Church and political leaders have marked the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Reformation in Wittenberg, Germany where on 31 October 1517 he published his 95 Theses denouncing church abuses.

Des responsables ecclésiaux et politiques ont marqué le 500e anniversaire de la Réforme de Martin Luther à Wittenberg, en Allemagne, où il avait affiché ses 95 thèses dénonçant des abus de l'Église, le 31 octobre 1517.

Together with the heads of the Coptic, Syrian, Armenian and Indian Orthodox Churches, the Evangelical Church in Germany celebrated on Saturday evening in Berlin an ecumenical prayer for Christians in the Middle East. The jointly prepared service was the highlight of a historic visit. For the first time, Pope Tawadros II, Patriarch Ignatius Afrem II, Catholicos Karekin II and Catholicos Baselios Morthoma Paulose II visited together in Germany to inform political and church representatives on the bad and sad situation in the region of origin of Christianity.

As the 44th conference of the International Ecumenical Fellowship came to a close, those gathered departed for their home countries with a vision for “the church of tomorrow” and a renewed commitment to unity.

Au terme du 44ᵉ congrès de l’Amitié œcuménique internationale, les participantes et participants sont rentrés dans leurs pays respectifs en emportant avec eux une vision de «l’Église de demain» et un engagement renouvelé en faveur de l’unité.

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, celebrated worldwide from 18-25 January, will be hosted this year by the Council of Christian Churches in Germany (ACK). As 2017 marks the commemoration of the Reformation, the week of prayer will reflect on the legacy of the Reformation and the current spirit of reconciliation in Christ.