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Metropolitan Gabriel on refugees in Greece: 'The stranger is an opportunity to see God'

Dealing with people on the move is crucial to the work of the Church in the 21st century says Greek Metropolitan Gabriel of Nea Ionia and Filadelfia. More than 31,000 irregular migrants arrived in Greece by sea in 2018 and almost 17,000 arrived by land, according to the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM).

01 January 2019

Celebration Ceremony: 100 years of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren

Greetings from World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.

17 December 2018

"What matters is winning the peace in Syria," UN envoy says

WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit hosted a lunch on 12 December in gratitude to the services rendered by the United Nations special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura at the Château de Bossey with ambassador Heidi Grau, Head of the human security division at the Swiss FDFA, and the UN and WCC teams on Syria.

13 December 2018

Education for Peace seen in the light of the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and of the World Council of Churches

Speech by Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit at the UN Geneva, 10 December.

10 December 2018

Judith Johnson-Grant, Jamaica, and other participants perform a stretching exercise to keep their bodies activated through a long day of meetings. Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC

Momentum grows for health-promoting churches

“I see this approach of ‘a healthy church’ as a setting that will hopefully go global,” says Dr Suzanne Jackson of the University of Toronto, who directs the World Health Organization’s Collaborating Centre for Health Promotion.

07 December 2018

A Fellowship of Love: Transformation for Christ’s Sake

Convocation Address by Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in Serampore College, Serampore, 4 December 2018

06 December 2018

Ambassador Idriss Jazairy, executive director of the Geneva Centre for Human Rights Advancement and Global Dialogue. Photo: Ivars Kupcis/WCC

Panel on education and peace at UN in Geneva draws faith and secular sectors together

Peace education to promote mutual understanding and cooperation between people involving the religious and secular sectors is needed to counter uncertainty fed by radicalization and xenophobia, says a leading human rights advocate.

04 December 2018

Hunger for Justice – the 60th anniversary of Bread for the World

Greetings of the WCC General Secretary at the 60th anniversary of Bread for the World, Berlin, Germany, November 28, 2018

29 November 2018

Message

Welcome address of WCC general secretary on the World Children’s Day introducing His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

Welcome address of Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, World Council of Churches general secretary at the World Children’s Day event in Ecumenical Centre, Geneva, 21 November 2018, introducing His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.

21 November 2018

Message

Keynote Address by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the World Children’s Day

Keynote Address by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the World Children’s Day Celebratory Event in Ecumenical Center, Geneva, November 21, 2018

21 November 2018

Ecumenical movement

Moderator of Central Committee

Message

Dr Agnes Abuom: "Life in Fullness: Challenges and Prospects for Church/Mission"

"Life in Fullness: Challenges and Prospects for Church/Mission", acceptance address of Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the WCC Central Committee for award of Honorary Doctorate VID – Stavanger, 10-11-2018

13 November 2018

A Clarion Christian Call to Justice and Peace: Ending Global Inequality and Climate injustice

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.

09 November 2018

Central Committee

Ecumenical prayer service in Uppsala Cathedral, November 2018. Photo: Mikael Stjernberg/Christian Council of Sweden

WCC Executive Committee envisions future for one ecumenical movement

The WCC Executive Committee met in Uppsala, Sweden from 1-8 November to approve the 2019 programme plans and budget, follow up and decide on a variety of assembly matters, review the WCC strategic plan, discuss world affairs and issue seven statements in response to current situations. The Executive Committee also discerned the way forward for the WCC’s Communication Strategy.

08 November 2018

Statement: public statement

Statement on People on the Move: Migrants and Refugees

Statement by WCC Executive Committee, November 2018

07 November 2018

Statement: public statement

Statement on Ecumenical Witness and Action for Primary Health Care for All

Statement by WCC Executive Committee, November 2018

07 November 2018

Statement: minute

Minute on the impacts of nuclear weapons testing in French Polynesia (Maòhi Nui), and decolonization

Minute by WCC Executive Committee, November 2018

07 November 2018

Report

Report of the general secretary to the Executive Committee, November 2018

Report of the general secretary to the Executive Committee, November 2018.

04 November 2018

Report

Moderator’s Address: Praying, Walking, Working and Remembering Together

Dr Agnes Abuom, WCC – Executive Committee, Uppsala, Sweden - 1-8 November, 2018

03 November 2018