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Rev. Lynda Susan Katsuno died on 28 August at age 72 after a yearlong struggle with cancer. She was a pioneer of what is now the Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network. 

Archbishop Ezekiel Kondo of the Episcopal (Anglican) Church of Sudan called for end to the ongoing war in the country, as humanitarian agencies flagged a hunger crisis of epic proportions.

As part of this year's Season of Creation, the World Council of Churches (WCC) will co-host a high-level webinar on 10 September. This event will bring together faith leaders, government officials, and climate advocates to discuss the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty (FFNPT) and its role in securing a just energy transition.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay met with His Holiness Patriarch Porfirije of the Serbian Orthodox Church at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade. The meeting marked a significant moment in strengthening the ties between the WCC and the Serbian Orthodox Church, focusing on the challenges facing the global Christian community and exploring ways to enhance inter-church cooperation.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Serbian Orthodox Church opened an exhibition titled, “World Council of Churches and the Serbian Orthodox Church (1948-1991): Exhibition of Archival Materials,” at the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Zemun, Serbia, on 3 September.

As a national ecumenical campaign “Living hope for the earth: Justice. Peace. Creation” is set to begin in Dresden, Germany, the World Council of Churches (WCC) shared a warm message of greeting.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay received the mayor of Le Grand-Saconnex, Mr. Laurent Jimaja, who was accompanied by Rev. Dr Carlos Sintado, member of the council

The World Council of Churches (WCC) met with the leadership of the Churches' Commission for Migrants (CCME) to strengthen regional and global collaboration. 

In the opening event for the global Season of Creation, faith leaders from diverse Christian traditions gathered to reflect on the 2024 theme, “To Hope and Act with Creation,” focusing on humanity's relationship with nature and the urgent need for environmental justice.

From 19-30 August, 27 church and youth leaders from 23 countries gathered in Limuru, Kenya, for the 7th edition of the Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics, and Management for an Economy of Life (GEM School). The participants included church leaders, pastors, theological students, finance, economics, and ecological justice experts.

The benediction of the staff and new offices of the World Council of Churches (WCC) located in the Green Village in Geneva took place after the morning prayer on 2 September.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay joined all those grieving the loss of six hostages whose bodies were recovered from the Gaza Strip on 31 August.