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A tribute to remember and celebrate the lives of Rev. Norman Tendis (15 August 1967 – 11 March 2019) and Rev. Robina Winbush (16 July 1957 – 12 March 2019) . The executive committee members participated in this service along with the staff community.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) held Midday Prayer for those grieving after Ethiopian Airlines flight disaster on 20 March. Prayers focused on grieving families, friends and colleagues who lost loved ones from UN agencies, the WCC and other organizations who perished in the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash on 10 March.

During the week of 18-25 January, we celebrate two important events: the Week of Action to Fight Inequality and the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity which has as its theme for 2019, “justice and only justice you shall pursue” (Deuteronomy 16, 18-20). As Christians, we are a diverse, worldwide family. Jesus calls us to be the light of the world, to preach the good news to those that have less. Where can our worldwide network serve as a light in a world of tremendous inequalities? Where can the Holy Spirit help us to come together as one and discover our potential for enacting change?

The Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) has recently made available a discussion paper affirming the significance of Agenda 2030 and placing specific demands upon those in positions of responsibility within politics, civil society and churches. EKD Texte 130 - “Lent to us is the Star on which we live” The Agenda 2030: a Challenge to the Churches

Under the 2018 theme of "Know your status", World AIDS Day 2018 is an opportunity to remember the people who have been lost to the epidemic, to we give thanks for the progress made and make new commitments to ensuring no one is left behind.

Liturgy for an ecumenical prayer service in Uppsala Cathedral, 4 November 2018

Churches Week of Action on Food (15 - 22 October 2018)

Prayer for the Somali people written by Rev. Luiz Carlos Ramos, Methodist pastor from Brasil, October 2017

Justice and only justice you shall pursue

(Deuteronomy 16:18-20)

On 23 August 2018, a great ecumenical event took place in Amsterdam, the city where the World Council of Churches was founded 70 years ago. Many international ecumenical guests came to celebrate the birthday of that “privileged instrument” of the ecumenical movement. A symposium was held in the university, a great service was celebrated in the Nieuwe Kerk in the city center, and guests were welcomed by the mayor of Amsterdam and local church representatives. And many Amsterdamers came to join the festivities. Everything was livestreamed and broadcast.

Liturgy booklet for the Ecumenical prayer in De Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, Thursday 23 August 2018

A prayer written by Dr Agnes Abuom, from the Anglican Church of Kenya, WCC Central Committee moderator, for the WCC's 70th anniversary.

A prayer for unity written by Archbishop Dr Joris Vercammen, WCC Central Committee member from the Old-Catholic Church in the Netherlands, for the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches.

A prayer from the World Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) for the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches.

The Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace is dedicated to the accompaniment of persons as they move along their journey, regardless of what their current circumstance might be. At times persons may be so overwhelmed by their past and present that they are incapable to grasp the help which is at hand. Pilgrims often need a patient, listening ear before they can draw the strength to carry on with their physical and spiritual pilgrimages.

A prayer in the form of a litany of unity from the Anglican Church of Southern Africa for the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches.

The World Council of Churches invites member churches, faith-based communities, and civil society organizations around the world to join together for a week of prayer for just peace for all in Palestine and Israel on 16-23 September 2018.

Walking, Praying and Working Together: Ecumenical Prayer in the Chapel of the Ecumenical Centre, Geneva, on the day of the visit of His Holiness Pope Francis in the year of the 70th Anniversary of the World Council of Churches. Geneva, 21 June 2018

Walking Together, Serving Justice and Peace: A Service of celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the World Council of Churches at Saint Pierre cathedral, Geneva, Switzerland - 17 June 2018

Global Day of Prayer to End Famine - 10 June 2018 - Famine & Displacement