The spiritual life of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee meeting in Johannesburg from 18-24 June brought a sense of deep interconnectedness among those gathered.
At the closing prayer of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee on 24 June, the WCC governing body shared music, reflections, and movement after a weeklong gathering full of public statements, business decisions, and deep discernment.
A National Prayer Day for Healing and Reconciliation was held 22 June at Grace Bible Church in Soweto under the theme “Confronting the Past: Building a Reconciled Society for Restoration and Dignity.”
Hundreds of people gathered in St Mary’s Anglican Church in Bridgetown, Barbados, for a trip down memory lane on 27 May during the annual “Hymnspeak,” during which people of all ages lifted their voices in harmony, singing timeless hymns that have shaped their faith and experiences.
People in Ukraine observed their fourth Easter since the Russian invasion of their nation. Oleksandra Kovalenko, a member of the Ukrainian delegation at the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, and Valentyn Hrebennyk, a graduate of the WCC Ecumenical Institute at Bossey shares their Easter experience and encourages the WCC fellowship to continue praying for people of Ukraine.
During an ecumenical prayer service for the conclave, organized by the World Council of Churches and the Taize community on 6 May, those gathered reflected on the upcoming conclave, or the assembly of Roman Catholic cardinals who elect a new pope.
Marking the 200th anniversary of the Protestant Church in Ferney Voltaire, Dr Stephen Brown, editor of the World Council of Churches journal The Ecumenical Review, delivered a lecture at the church in the small French town on the Swiss border to Geneva.
Rev. Anatoliy Raychynets, head of external relations of the Ukrainian Evangelical Church and deputy general secretary of the Ukrainian Bible Society, is a chaplain sharing prayers and messages with Ukrainian men and women serving on the frontlines of the war.
The National Council of Churches in Australia welcomed the World Council of Churches (WCC) for a visit that focused on the Pilgrimage of Justice, Reconciliation, and Unity.
During a prayer held at the St Hippolyte Roman Catholic Church in Geneva, the World Council of Churches (WCC) and its ecumenical partners focused on the beginning of Lent for many western Christian traditions, as well as the Lenten campaign Seven Weeks for Water, led by the WCC Ecumenical Water Network.
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay welcomed Br Matthew, prior of the Taizé Community, as well as seven other Taizé brothers, who visited Geneva for three days this week.
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was observed across the world with services, prayers, and gatherings—all with a heart for bringing together people in profound ways. From 18–25 January, people were inspired by the 2025 theme, “Do you believe this?” (John 11:26), as they united in prayer and reflection.
Gospel must not be instrumentalized by politics – and churches should never apologize for reading the Bible or for preaching the Gospel, said moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee Bishop Prof. Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm during his reflection at a morning prayer on 27 January.
Members of various Geneva churches gathered this week for the celebration of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity at Saint Paul’s church in the Orthodox Centre of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy.
