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A book discussion on “Ahead of Her Time: Pan-African Women of Faith and the Vision of Christian Unity, Mission, and Justice,” showed how women of pan-African descent are bringing the wisdom and fire of ecumenism into the hearts and minds of the next generation.

The latest issue of The Ecumenical Review, the quarterly journal of the World Council of Churches (WCC) is titled “A Living Fellowship of Churches” and marks the 75th anniversary of the WCC, which was founded in 1948 at its 1st Assembly in Amsterdam.

A new book, "Ahead of Her Time: Pan-African Women of Faith and the Vision of Christian Unity, Mission, and Justice,” authored by World Council of Churches (WCC) president from North America Rev. Dr Angelique Walker-Smith, debuted on 1 November, All Saints Day, during an online and in-person reception and awards ceremony of pan-African women of faith represented in the book. The event took place at Bread for the World (USA) in Washington, DC.

Le recteur iranien Ayatollah M. Seyyed Abolhassan Nawab et Mme Zahra Sedigh, de la mission iranienne auprès des Nations Unies, ont visité le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le 27 juillet, pour évoquer l’éducation et la formation ainsi que l’importance du renforcement du rôle de la coopération interreligieuse.

Iranian rector Ayatollah M. Seyyed Abolhassan Nawab and Ms Zahra Sedigh, from the Iranian Mission to the UN, visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 27 July, discussing education and formation, as well as the importance of strengthening the role of interreligious cooperation.  

La célébration du 75e anniversaire du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) s’est déroulée dans la joie au Centre œcuménique par un chaud après-midi de juin. Des personnalités œcuméniques - jeunes et moins jeunes - se sont remémorées des moments inoubliables, accompagnés de chants et d’une réflexion joyeuse sur leur travail.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) 75th anniversary celebration was joyous in the Ecumenical Centre on a hot June afternoon where ecumenical figures—young and old—reminisced on memorable occasions, highlighting with singing and happiness ruminating on their work.

Une vague mondiale d'hommages et de condoléances déferle lors d'un service commémoratif afin de célébrer la chanoine Agnes Regina Murei Abuom comme une chrétienne audacieuse, une pèlerine de la paix et une meneuse œcuménique.

Amidst a global outpouring, tributes and condolences at a memorial service, Canon Dr Agnes Regina Murei Abuom was celebrated as bold Christian, peacemaker, and resolute ecumenist.

Three memorial services and a funeral have been set for Dr Agnes Abuom, former moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC).

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay served as a keynote speaker at the Ninth Conference for Research in Diakonia and Christian Social Practice, hosted by the International Society for the Research and Study of Diakonia and Christian Social Practice and VID Specialized University. The theme of the conference was “Contested Spaces of Diaconia – Seeking Justice, Safety and Well-Being.”

At an Anglican Church in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, rhymes, children’s songs, and noises in a school are constant reminder of Dr Agnes Regina Murei Abuom, the global ecumenist and peacemaker who died on 31 May at age 73.

Agnes Abuom, meneuse œcuménique très appréciée et inlassable défenseuse de la paix, est décédée à l’âge de 73 ans au Kenya des suites d’une courte maladie.

Beloved ecumenical leader and indefatigable peacemaker Dr Agnes Abuom has died at the age of 73 in her native Kenya, following a short illness.

Du 31 août au 8 septembre, des milliers des chrétiennes et de chrétiens ont convergé dans la ville allemande de Karlsruhe pour la 11ᵉ Assemblée du Conseil œcuménique des Églises, la première en Europe depuis l’Assemblée d’Uppsala en 1968.

From 31 August to 8 September, thousands of Christians converged on the German city of Karlsruhe for the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, the first in Europe since Uppsala in 1968.

«Pour la première fois depuis longtemps, cette 11e Assemblée a offert des espaces sûrs pour prendre un engagement sérieux, mener des réflexions, prier, s’interpeller mutuellement [et] se rencontrer», a déclaré Agnes Abuom, présidente du Comité central du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE). Elle a détaillé ce que l’Assemblée du COE lui avait apporté, notamment «l’engagement à rechercher l’unité – une vision et une conception commune», qui, selon elle, constitue le pilier du COE.

“For the first time in a long while, this 11th assembly provided safe spaces for serious engagement, reflections, prayer, challenging one another, [and] encounters.” said Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee. She spoke of her take-aways from the WCC assembly, including the “commitment to the search for unity – common vision and understanding,” which she referred to as the cornerstone of the WCC.

Le 5 septembre, lors d’un vote, en présence de 574 délégué-e-s, la 11ᵉ Assemblée du COE a élu huit nouveaux et nouvelles président-e-s, six régionaux et deux d’Églises orthodoxes.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly elected eight new presidents, six regional and two from Orthodox churches, in a vote on 5 September with 574 delegates present.