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The World Council of Churches central committee released seven minutes addressing  serious concerns across the globe. These include:

The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee, in its business proceedings, appointed 17 youth advisors; elected leaders for its commissions; and revised bylaws for the new WCC Commission on Climate Change and Sustainable Development.

The World Council of Churches central committee approved the applications of four churches for an interim period of participation in the work of the WCC and for interaction with the fellowship of member churches.

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.

Church leaders from Canada, the Holy Land, and South Africa have addressed the central committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva on reconciliation, explaining that the process involving communities is not easy and needs hard work and responsibility.

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

A global call for prayers and support for the Democratic Republic of Congo has amplified as floods and landslides left hundreds of people dead in South Kivu, a province in the east of the country.

In a letter to Rev. Dr Billy Gama, general secretary of Blantyre Synod of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed deep sadness over the loss of life and destruction left by Cyclone Freddy.

Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay was installed as the ninth general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) during a service in the Ecumenical Centre Chapel on 17 February.