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Opening press conference outlines high hopes for WCC 11th Assembly

An opening press conference for the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly was held on 31 August as the assembly began in Karlsruhe, Germany. Hundreds of media representatives were present both in person and online to listen to and interact with a panel comprised of WCC leadership and local hosts.

Ökumenisches Treffen junger Erwachsener feiert Gabenvielfalt

Am 27. August trug ein Ökumenisches Treffen junger Erwachsenen dazu bei, in einem Geist des Betens, Tanzens und Singens die 11. Vollversammlung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen einzuleiten. Über 200 junge Menschen versammelten sich in der Kirche St. Stephan in Karlsruhe, Deutschland, um die bevorstehende Vollversammlung als inklusiv zu erklären.

Diversity of gifts celebrated by Ecumenical Youth Gathering

An Ecumenical Youth Gathering held 27 August helped to usher in the World Council of Churches 11th Assembly with a spirit of praying, dancing, and singing, as more than 200 young people drew together at St Stephen’s Church in Karlsruhe, Germany, to assert an inclusive assembly ahead.

Dr Agnes Abuom reflects on “compassionate love, inclusivity and dignity”—for all

As the World Council of Churches (WCC) focuses on final preparations for the upcoming WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, WCC moderator Dr Agnes Abuom offered some personal reflections on her leadership role within the WCC, the importance of ecumenical work, the loss of ecumenical luminary Metropolitan Gennadios of Sasima, and the most vital part of her own Christian faith.