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There’s still time to join a landmark moment in global ecumenical reflection and justice advocacy. 

Under the theme, “Mission in the Contexts of Empire,” the World Council of Churches journal International Review of Mission examines issues of Christian mission and empire in the history of key events being marked in 2025 and the mission systems, assumptions, mindsets, and practices they created. 

The Second Africa-Europe Ecumenical Forum on Migration was held 17-21 March in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, organized by the All Africa Conference of Churches and the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME). 

A conference from 17-21 May in Berlin will invite global ecumenists to intentionally engage the outcomes of the Berlin conference in 1884-85, develop a response to the historic and continuing legacies of colonization, and collectively re-envision a de-colonial Africa in a concrete “Anti-Racist Ecumenical Action Plan for Decolonization and Reparations.”

A WCC staff visit will take place from 12-21 January, aimed at empowering faith communities in Jamaica to take action on sexual and gender-based violence, racism, reparations, and climate justice.

World Council of Churches (WCC) moderator Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm spoke at a conference on racial justice hosted by the Diocese in Europe of the Church of England from 4-7 December. 

World Council of Churches moderator Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm addressed the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe on 2 December, during a conference in Frankfurt commemorating the 60th anniversary of the commission.

Black Awareness Day in Brazil is observed annually on 20 November. It is a day to reflect on the contributions, culture, and history of Afro-Brazilians and to address the ongoing fight against racial inequality in Brazil. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has released new resources to combat racism and bias.