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Commission on Faith and Order

Report

Moderator’s address, Faith and Order Meeting, 27 November 2023

Dear Commissioners,

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Dear colleagues

I am glad that we have the opportunity to gather online today. Thanks to each and everyone who invests time and efforts to attend, especially those of you who are attending at very inconvenient hours, late night, or very early morning.

Thanks to the staff for preparing the agenda so well and keeping us all well informed and prepared for our meetings. We all know about the limitations off gathering online. I am therefore very glad that we hopefully will meet in real life in February, in Indonesia.

30 November 2023

Young Black Europeans: “common witness has an open ear”

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission for World Mission and Evangelism and Programme for Overcoming Racism, Xenophobia, and Related Discrimination hosted a meeting of young Black European Christians.

30 November 2023

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Violations of human rights escalate in Masafer Yatta, Jerusalem

Ecumenical accompaniers continue to document violations of human rights in Palestine and Israel, some of the latest being reported at a school in Masafer Yatta, and in Jerusalem affecting Armenian Christians.

30 November 2023

“Every Picture Tells A Story” photo exhibit opens

A photo exhibit, “Every Picture Tells A Story,” opened in the Ecumenical Centre on 29 November, showcasing the work of Most Rev. Dr Martin Modéus, archbishop of the Church of Sweden and primate of Uppsala.

30 November 2023

Members of the WCC delegation on the first day of COP28.

As COP28 begins, faith communities stand ready to push for climate justice

With COP28 beginning on 30 November in Dubai, faith communities are ready to press for phasing out fossil fuels, push for climate justice, and present a united front.

30 November 2023

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Webinar: Launch of two new tools to invigorate the HIV response by the faith sector

01 December 2023

In World AIDS Day, as we remember the HIV pandemic is still a challenge for the world, the World Council of Churches with support of UNAIDS will launch two new tools to reinvigorate the participation of the faith sector in the HIV response.

Background document

Beyond Boundaries - November 2023

November 2023 issue of the annual newsletter of the Ecumenical Institute at Château de Bossey.

29 November 2023

WCC Programmes

Interview

Very Rev. Dr Evans Onyemara thankful for “assurance that we are not abandoned on our journey” in Nigeria

Rev. Dr Evans Onyemara, general secretary of the Christian Council of Nigeria, attended the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee meeting from 8-14 November in Abuja, Nigeria. He took time to reflect on accomplishments and challenges in his country, and why he’s grateful for the presence of the WCC.

29 November 2023

Photo showing some of the devastation of war

Weaponizing Women in War

08 December 2023

This hybrid event during 16 Days against gender-based violence focuses on the impacts of weaponizing women in war, the transformational healing required, and ways women's input can influence peace-building.

Ecumenical Centre, Geneva and Online

Lecture - Speech

SACC Lecture: A Christian Voice in a World in Conflict - Keynote address by Rev Prof Dr Jerry Pillay General Secretary of the World Council of Churches

27 November 2023

General Secretary

Statement: public statement

Pacific Conference of Churches 12th General Assembly Outcome Statement

23 November 2023

Ecumenical movement

WCC institute encouraged rethinking theology

The second-ever Regional Ecumenical Theological Institute, jointly organized by the All Africa Conference of Churches and the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Theological Education programme, was held 7-16 November in Abuja, Nigeria, drawing about 50 young people from all over Africa.

23 November 2023

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Public lecture by the WCC general secretary "A Christian Voice in a World of Conflict”

27 November 2023

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay will deliver a public lecture at the University of South Africa on 27 November.

Online - Zoom or Facebook @OfficialSACC

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“Every Picture Tells a Story” photo exhibit at the Ecumenical Centre

29 November - 20 December 2023

Photo exhibit “Every Picture Tells a Story” by Most Rev. Dr Martin Modéus, archbishop of the Church of Sweden and primate of Uppsala, will open on 29 November in the Ecumenical Centre.

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Message

Message CCME General Assembly 2023: Protect people, Protect our humanity

The Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe, at its General Assembly held in Rome on 6-8 November, published a message entitled “Protect people, protect our humanity." The message acknowledged the immense work being done by churches and other people of good will all over Europe.

23 November 2023

WCC Programmes

Interview

H.E. Archbishop Dr Vicken Aykazian is vice-moderator of the World Council of Churches central committee, Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC

H.E. Archbishop Dr Vicken Aykazian stands up for Thursdays in Black: “Just go on, do—and we can do it together”

Thursdays in Black ambassadors play a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence. H.E. Archbishop Dr Vicken Aykazian is vice-moderator of the World Council of Churches central committee.

23 November 2023

Lecture - Speech

Keynote by Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata at the Christian Aid assembly in London

Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata, World Council of Churches (WCC) programme director for Public Witness and Diakonia, offered a keynote speech at the Christian Aid assembly in London on 20 November.

23 November 2023

WCC Programmes

WCC seeks effective international engagement for justice, peace, and reconciliation

As the world reaches what UN secretary-general António Guterres has termed “an inflection point” in addressing major, converging crises, the World Council of Churches (WCC) is intensifying its close interactions with the United Nations, key UN agencies, and partner non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

22 November 2023

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As floods rage in eastern Africa, church acts to save the people

Amidst deaths and displacement, church leaders in eastern Africa are re-stressing a warning against floods, while appealing for support for communities displaced by the climate change disaster.

22 November 2023