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International Review of Mission addresses challenge of decolonization and mission

The latest issue of International Review of Mission (IRM) focuses on the decolonial task for ecumenical mission today, highlighting the need for repentance, reparation and restorative justice.

21 December 2023

Rev. Serge Fornerod

Le Pasteur Serge Fornerod partage ses réflexions sur les intersections entre sa foi personnelle et son parcours professionnel

Serge Fornerod était jusqu’en juin 2023 membre du Comité Central du COE et du comité directeur du “Green village”. Il est le nouveau Président de la FAP, Fondation d’aide au Protestantisme réformé. Il vient de publier un livre, “Les Fornerod, une famille au service de l’Église” dans lequel se croisent son parcours de foi personnel et son parcours professionnel.

19 December 2023

Rev. Serge Fornerod

Rev. Serge Fornerod reflects on crossroads of personal faith, professional life

Rev. Serge Fornerod is a former World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee, a member of the Green Village steering committee, and the new president of the FAP Foundation for Reformed Churches. He recently published a book, “Les Fornerod, une famille au service de l’Église” that details the intersection of his personal faith and professional life^[1].

15 December 2023

The Ecumenical Review marks 75th Anniversary of the World Council of Churches

The latest issue of The Ecumenical Review, the quarterly journal of the World Council of Churches (WCC) is titled “A Living Fellowship of Churches” and marks the 75th anniversary of the WCC, which was founded in 1948 at its 1st Assembly in Amsterdam.

30 November 2023

General secretaries celebrate collaboration and publication

At the World Assembly 2023 of the United Bible Societies in October 2023, the secretary general of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Rev. Dr Jerry Pillay, and Rev. Dirk Gevers, secretary general of the United Bible Societies, celebrated the long history of cooperation between the organizations.

13 October 2023

Nicaea 2025

The Ecumenical Review looks to 2025 anniversary of the Council of Nicaea

The latest issue of The Ecumenical Review, the quarterly journal of the World Council of Churches (WCC), focuses on the 1700th anniversary in 2025 of the first Ecumenical Council at Nicaea, a key moment in the history of Christian faith and for the ecumenical journey today

08 August 2023

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Report of the WCC 11th Assembly shared with WCC central committee

The report of the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly, entitled “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity” and named for the theme of the assembly, was shared with the WCC central committee on 25 June.

25 June 2023

Current Dialogue

WCC interreligious journal focuses on “healing wounded memories”

The latest issue of Current Dialogue, the journal of the World Council of Churches (WCC) on interreligious dialogue and cooperation, takes as its theme “Healing Wounded Memories through Interreligious Perspective and Engagement.”

16 February 2023

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Read the booklet on HIV and AIDS Civil Society Networks and the Faith Sector

The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) publication highlights the lessons learnt from the project Strategic Engagement of Civil Society Networks and Faith Actors in the HIV Response in India, Dominican Republic, Indonesia, and Jamaica.

02 February 2023

La couverture médiatique de la 11e Assemblée du COE témoigne de l’attention et de l’intérêt du monde entier

La couverture médiatique de la 11e Assemblée du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), qui s’est tenue en 2022 à Karlsruhe (Allemagne), a révélé un intérêt mondial pour les moyens d’action et les décisions de l’œcuménisme face aux préoccupations pressantes de la planète, telles que les changements climatiques, la guerre en Ukraine ou le conflit israélo-palestinien.

17 January 2023

Media coverage of WCC 11th Assembly reflected global attention and interest

Media coverage of the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly—held in Karlsruhe, Germany in 2022—indicated a global interest in how ecumenism can and will address the pressing concerns of the world, including climate change, the war in Ukraine, and the Israel-Palestine conflict.

16 January 2023

International Review of Mission

International Review of Mission focuses on the centenary of the International Missionary Council

The latest issue of the World Council of Churches (WCC) journal, International Review of Mission, focuses on the founding and history of the International Missionary Council (IMC) founded in 1921, following the 1910 World Missionary Conference in Edinburgh.

15 December 2022

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The Ecumenical Review focuses on the continuing significance of Black liberation theology

The latest issue of The Ecumenical Review, the quarterly journal of the World Council of Churches (WCC), focuses on “Black Theologies of Resistance, Existence, and Solidarity.”

15 December 2022

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Listen to a book talk: “Journey in Servanthood: The DNA of a Confident Church”

A new recording of a book talk from the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly is available for those who want to learn more about the publication “Journey in Servanthood: The DNA of a Confident Church.”

28 September 2022

L’amour du Christ déplace et supprime les frontières – Photos de l’Institut mondial de théologie œcuménique (GETI) 2022

L’Institut mondial de théologie œcuménique (GETI) 2022, qui constitue le troisième évènement de formation théologique œcuménique mondial, a réuni une centaine de jeunes théologiens et théologiennes du monde entier pendant six semaines de partage et d’apprentissage œcuméniques intenses. Il s’est déroulé en deux phases: une première phase en ligne pendant quatre semaines, puis une phase en présentiel pendant deux semaines, dans le cadre de la 11e Assemblée du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) qui s’est déroulée à Karlsruhe, en Allemagne.

15 September 2022

Dans une vidéo de la 11ᵉ Assemblée du COE, l’évêque Olav Fykse Tveit livre ses réflexions sur son nouveau livre «Visions of Christian Unity»

Une vidéo du lancement du livre de l’évêque Olav Fykse Tveit, «Visions of Christian Unity», vient d’être publiée par le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE).

15 September 2022

At assembly and beyond, WCC publications inspire and move

During an interview recorded during the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly in Karlruhe, Germany, Rev. Margarithe Veen, ordained minister of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands, described what moved her the most when she volunteered in the Networking Zone, helping people connect with WCC publications.

14 September 2022

Watch an interview about the Bibliography on Ecumenism—a tool for scholars

In an interview taped during the World Council of Churches 11th Assembly, Prof. Riccardo Burigana, director of the Centre for Ecumenical Studies in Italy, shares how excited he is to offer a new Bibliography on Ecumenism for free online as a tool for students, scholars, and researchers around the world.

14 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

Bishop Olav Fykse Tveit reflects on new book “Visions of Christian Unity” in video from WCC 11th Assembly

A video session of the launch of Bishop Olav Fykse Tveit’s book, “Visions of Christian Unity,” has been newly released by the World Council of Churches (WCC).

13 September 2022