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The Prophetic Witness for Life, Justice, and Peace Conference and Seminars concluded in Johannesburg on 16 June, marking a moment of reawakening and recommitment for church leaders and partners across southern Africa. Participants pledged to transform the insights and prophetic calling of their gathering into tangible action within their congregations, communities, and countries.

On 15 June, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Kairos Document and the 1976 Soweto Uprising, church leaders from across denominations and southern African countries embarked on a pilgrimage of reflection, lament, and discernment.

Participants in an ongoing “Prophetic Witness for Life, Justice, and Peace Conference” on 14 June in Johannesburg, South Africa, broke into seminars focusing on many facets of justice—climate, economic, racial, gender, and health.

More than 80 representatives from national councils of churches in southern Africa, the All Africa Conference of Churches, World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee members from Africa, and partners are meeting in Johannesburg for a conference inspired by the centenary of the 1925 Life and Work inaugural conference.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive and central committees are about to convene in Johannesburg, South Africa, with the central committee meeting 18-24 June, and the executive committee 16-17 June. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC), in collaboration with the Fellowship of Christian Councils in Southern Africa and the South African Council of Churches, is organizing from 12-16 June a conference and seminars inspired by the centenary of the 1925 Life and Work inaugural conference, which emphasized the church’s role in addressing social, political, and economic injustices.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee will convene 18-24 June in Johannesburg, South Africa for important encounters on the Pilgrimage of Justice, Reconciliation, and Unity, particularly with South African churches. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) extended condolences to the Pillay family upon the passing of Annapurani Pillay, mother of WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay. 

Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata, WCC programme director for Life, Justice, and Peace, reflected on “Prophetic Diakonia and Vulnerability in the 21st Century” during a conference hosted by the International Society for the Research and Study of Diaconia and Christian Social Practice, being held in South Africa 1-4 April. 

Media accreditation is now open for the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee, which will convene in Johannesburg, South Africa, 18 – 24 June. Media accreditation is mandatory for access to open sessions, press conferences, briefings, and seminars – onsite, as well as online.

The World Council of Churches (WCC), with the University of the Western Cape, will hold a joint seminar from 18-23 November, in Cape Town, South Africa. 

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay sent greetings to the 42nd General Assembly of the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa, gathering under the theme "Reaching New Frontiers: Hope and Healing.”

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay delivered a public lecture, “A Christian Voice in a World of Conflict,” at the University of South Africa on 27 November.