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As wildfires destroyed thousands of structures in the Los Angeles area of California (USA), killing 10 people, and causing nearly 200,000 residents to evacuate, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended condolences to affected communities. 

In the wake of an attack involving a truck plowing into a crowd in New Orleans, Louisiana (US) on 31 December, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay condemned the violence against innocent people, and expressed solidarity with the churches and the communities within New Orleans.

The North America-Turtle Island regional gap-year session, a critical convening between World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee meetings, took place online 12-14 November. 

During a multi-faith reception to mark the close of the UN Summit for the Future, Rev. Dr Angelique Keturah Walker-Smith, World Council of Churches president from North America, offered a perspective on taking the UN Pact for the Future forward.

The annual Communities of Faith Breakfast will be held in New York City on 26 September with the theme “Building Partnerships to Sustain the HIV response Through 2030 and Beyond.”

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay will attend the Presbyterian Church (USA) 226th General Assembly, convening under the theme “Live into Hope” in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, from 29 June to 4 July.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay shared greetings on the occasion of the 81st General Convention of The Episcopal Church, being held in Louisville, Kentucky (USA) on 23-28 June.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is bringing prayers and expertise to the 23rd session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples, which is running in New York from 15-26 April. 

Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm and H.E. Archbishop Dr Vicken Aykazian, moderator and vice moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee, respectively, traveled to New York City on 3-4 April to deepen the WCC’s engagement with the United Nations.