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Pacific Islanders in kava ceremony meeting

Regional perspectives brought to the 11th Assembly

Participants of the World Council of Churches’(WCC) 11^th Assembly had the opportunity to meet and share with others from their regions on Friday, September 2. The format and discussions of the eight regions demonstrated the diversity of cultures from Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, and Pacific – and ranged from the issues they wished to make visible in the assembly to regional representation on committees and the election of the WCC presidents.

05 September 2022

Members of World Methodist Council denominations

Assembly participants come together as church families

With over 3,500 participants from all over the world, opportunities for “encounter” are rich and continuous at the 11^th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) taking place in Karlsruhe, Germany. Intentional gatherings – from small “home” groups to regional meetings also help to connect participants and bring different perspectives to the concerns and hopes being raised under the Assembly theme, “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity”.

04 September 2022

Woman holding open Bible during the prayer

Les prières du samedi matin appellent à agir pour la vérité et la droiture

«Seigneur, qui sera reçu dans ta tente?» interroge une lecture du psaume 15 au début des prières matinales, ce samedi 3 septembre, pendant la 11^e Assemblée du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) à Karlsruhe, en Allemagne.

04 September 2022

Saturday morning prayers invoke movement for truth and righteousness

“Lord, who may abide in your tent?” asked a reading from Psalm 15 at the start of morning prayers on Saturday 3 September during the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11^th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany.

03 September 2022

Al ver las multitudes - Estudios bíblicos

When He Saw the Crowds - Bible Studies

Und da er das Volk sah - Bibelstudien

Voyant les foules - Études bibliques

Al ver las multitudes - Estudios bíblicos

The plenary Bible studies are an important aspect of the work of the assembly. They give participants an opportunity to meet daily around a Bible passage to reflect on the theme and the experience of the assembly. Participants can discern together God’s purposes for themselves and the ecumenical movement. They meet in groups which are small enough to allow everyone to contribute and large enough to give a range of perspectives. The Bible study sessions provide an opportunity for participants to explore the assembly theme together in the light of the biblical texts, knowledge, and experience. To be involved in group Bible study is to be open to one another, to the Bible passage and to the Holy Spirit. It is not to win an argument or to persuade others to a particular point of view. These sessions should be a place where the participants can integrate all they have heard and done in the assembly and discover together the possibilities of transformation that God offers us.

15 August 2022

Oasis de Paz

Recursos para la vida espiritual

Oase des Friedens: Gottesdienstbuch

Oasis de paix: Ressources pour la vie spirituelle

Oasis de Paz: Recursos para la vida espiritual

This multilingual volume of spiritual life resources is meant to inspire the collective prayer and praise of participants at the WCC’s 11th Assembly, taking place in Karlsruhe, Germany, from 31 August to 8 September 2022, where Christians from around the world, the whole oikoumene, are uniting to rejoice in the love of God in Christ.

14 August 2022

Message

Joint Message of Thursdays in Black Ambassadors on Gender-based Violence, Sexual Abuse and Faith Communities

In a joint message on gender-based violence, sexual abuse, and faith communities, 26 World Council of Churches (WCC) Thursdays in Black ambassadors lament that the scourge of sexual and gender-based violence continues unabated—and call on faith communities to prevent such violence in their own spaces.

11 August 2022

WCC Programmes

Message

Inaugural Address of Professor Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri - International Seminar commemorating the 100th Birth Anniversary of His Eminence Dr Paulose Mar Gregorios

Opening an online international seminar commemorating the life of Dr Paulose Mar Gregorios, World Council of Churches (WCC) deputy general secretary Prof. Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri shared thoughts on his ecumenical contributions.

10 August 2022

WCC Programmes

Le COE fait part de sa grande joie à l’occasion de l’élection de la Pasteure Carmen Lansdowne en tant que présidente de l’Église Unie du Canada

Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) s’est vivement félicité à l’occasion de l’élection de la Pasteure Carmen Lansdowne comme 44e présidente de l’Église Unie du Canada.

02 August 2022

WCC expresses great joy upon election of Rev. Dr Carmen Lansdowne as United Church of Canada moderator

The World Council of Churches (WCC) expressed great joy over the election Rev. Dr Carmen Lansdowne as the 44th moderator of the United Church of Canada.

25 July 2022

Letter

WCC letter to Rev. Dr Carmen Lansdowne, Moderator Elect of the United Church of Canada

25 July 2022

General Secretary

Blog post

Borders and Migrants

On 20 May 2022, a group of us, 14 pilgrims from different parts of the world (Kenya, Brussels, Germany, Hong Kong, Philippines, Poland, Rome, Korea, Canada, Fiji, Australia, London, Scotland, and Geneva—a very diverse group) gathered in Palermo, Italy for a Pilgrim Team Visit on the theme of migration.

24 June 2022

Rev. Dr Seforosa Carroll

Quilt from the Global Mennonite Peace Festival in the Ecumenical Chapel

Le patchwork de la paix, «un symbole de notre détermination à nous réconforter mutuellement»

Lors de la bénédiction d’un patchwork de la paix offert par les femmes de la Conférence mennonite mondiale, le Comité central du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a affirmé sa détermination à prier et à plaider pour la fin des violences sexistes.

17 June 2022

Faith based organisations underline creation justice in Stockholm+50 webinar

The World Council of Churches (WCC) and International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD) co-hosted a hybrid event on 2 June at Stockholm+50. Exploring the theme “Climate Action and Water for Life towards Creation Justice!” the event reflected on the current scenario of the climate emergency and global water crisis which are interconnected and impact each other as well as the sustainability of the earth.

12 June 2022

Statement: public statement

Stockholm+50 Interfaith Statement - “Faith Values and Reach - Contribution to Environmental Policy”

03 June 2022

Ecumenical movement

O Amor de Cristo move o Mundo à Reconciliação e Unidade. Uma reflexão sobre o tema da 11ª Assembleia do Conselho Mundial de Igrejas Karlsruhe, 2022.

The result of the work of an international group drawn from different regions and confessional traditions, the text is intended as a resource for churches and Christians worldwide in advance of the WCC’s 11th Assembly, to take place in Karlsruhe, Germany, from 31 August to 8 September 2022. It offers biblical and theological reflections on the assembly theme, inspired by a biblical verse – “For the love of Christ urges us on” (2 Cor. 5:14) – against the backdrop of critical issues confronting churches and humanity as a whole. The text is available initially in four languages – English, French, German, and Spanish.

20 May 2022

Screenshort of the zoom meeting of the Thursdays in Blanch ambassadors, May 2022

Thursdays in Black ambassadors map how to keep moving toward a world free from violence

Eighteen Thursdays in Black ambassadors gathered on 12 May to discuss how to build on the momentum of many creative efforts across the world to move toward a world free from rape and violence.

19 May 2022