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Invitation to participate in the World Council of Churches 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe by the WCC Central committee moderator Dr Agnes Abuom, presented at the 102nd Katholikentag in Stuttgart, Germany.

World Council of Churches moderator Dr Agnes Abuom reflects on the theme of the WCC 11th Assembly, “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity” at the 102nd Katholikentag in Stuttgart, Germany.

Opening remarks by Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the  World Council of Churches central committee at a WCC and All Africa Conference of Churches Africa regional consultation on the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Memorial to Rev. Prof. Dr Mary-Anne Plaatjies-van Huffel by Dr Agnes Abuom, Moderator of the WCC Central Committee

Remarks of Dr Agnes Abuom, Moderator of the WCC Central Committee at the at the Farewell prayer for the outgoing WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit

Speech by Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, General Secretary, World Council of Churches, 15 October 2019, Hampton, Virginia, USA

"We Are Church, Journeying toward Justice", address by WCC moderator Dr Agnes Abuom to the Fifteenth ELCA Churchwide Assembly, 8 August 2019

Brothers and sisters, welcome to the Executive Committee meeting. It is a joy to see each one of you. A lot has happened both positive and not so good, since we last met at the stop in our pilgrimage together in Uppsala, Sweden; this stop for was a moment to learn and be exposed to the Swedish ecclesial landscape and we are grateful to the Church of Sweden for their support and solidarity.

Dr. Agnes Abuom, moderator of the World Council of Churches Central Committee, offered a speech entitled “A Clarion Christian Call to Justice and Peace: Ending Global Inequality and Climate injustice” at the Justice Conference in Oslo, Norway on 9 November.

Address to the Swedish Ecumenical Weekend, Uppsala, Sweden, 4 November 2018

Commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Ecumenical Decade of Churches in Solidarity with Women

Message of Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the WCC central committee, to the WCC 70th Anniversary Symposium in Amsterdam

Speech of the Pope Francis during the Ecumenical meeting at the WCC Ecumenical Centre, 21 June 2018

Fraternal greetings from the moderator of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches to the Episcopal Church of South Sudan at the installation of the fifth Archbishop the Most Rt. Rev. Justin Badi Arama (22 April 2018)

Greetings from the World Council of Churches (WCC) delivered to National Council of Churches - USA -- A.C. T. Now! Unite to End Racism, 03 April 2018, Washington, St. Sophia Cathedral, by Dr Agnes Abuom, WCC Central Committee moderator

The ecumenical chance of the year 2017 - review - proposals - perspectives, by Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, WCC General Secretary.

Reformation in our world today: Ecumenical Conversation

Dr Agnes Abuom

Moderator of the World Council of Churches Central Committee

Talking Points shared at a seminar during St Olav’s Festival in July 2017

Dr Agnes Abuoum, moderator of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches, words of welcome to the meeting of the Executive Committee, 7-12 une 2017.

Reflection at the World Council of Churches Staff Planning Days 6-9 March by the WCC General Secretary, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.

The second of the seven reflections of the Lenten Campaign: Seven Weeks for Water 2017 of the Word Council of Churches’ (WCC) Ecumenical Water Network (EWN) is by Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the WCC’s Central Committee. 

Dr Abuom is the first woman and first African to hold this important position. She is also the Executive Director of TAABCO Research and Development Consultants, based in Nairobi, Kenya. In her reflection, being an African woman on the eve of International Women’s Day, she explores the linkages between poverty, water scarcity and its impact on women.  It is also contextual in that today Kenya is reeling under a serious drought which is deteriorating the situation for women as they are mostly responsible for fetching water for their families.