A World Council of Churches (WCC) delegation led by WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca visited Jerusalem and the West Bank from 14-17 July, meeting with patriarchs and heads of Christian communities as well as local clergy and laity.
In a bridge-building visit to member churches in Lebanon, a World Council of Churches (WCC) delegation visited Beirut on 7 July, meeting with church leaders as well as the Middle East Council of Churches to hear and carry a message for the upcoming WCC 11th Assembly, to be held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August-8 September.
„Für uns baptistische Gläubige ist es ein Anliegen, unsere Stimme und unser Zusammengehörigkeitsgefühl zum Wohl der ökumenischen Vision zu stärken. Und unsere Teilnahme an der anstehenden Versammlung des Baptistischen Weltbundes ist in unseren Augen eine gute Gelegenheit dafür“, sagte Pastorin Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith von der National Baptist Convention USA, Inc. und Bread for the World in Washington, DC, während der konfessionsgebundenen Sitzung der Baptistengemeinden im Rahmen der Tagung des Zentralausschusses des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) vor Kurzem.
Rev. Dr Hanns Lessing, from the Evangelical Church of Westphalia, is acting general secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. He moderated a confessional meeting of reformed and united churches at the meeting of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee. Below, he shares highlights from the meeting.
Constitution and Rules of the World Council of Churches, as amended by the Central committee of the WCC in Geneva, Switzerland, June 2022 and Supplement to the WCC Rules as confirmed by the 11th WCC assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany, September 2022.
Das Ermächtigen von benachteiligten Frauen und ihren Kindern zur Linderung der Armut war das Hauptthema von einer der konfessionellen Sitzungen im Rahmen der Zentralausschusstagung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) Mitte Juni.
“As Baptists, we are concerned to strengthen our voices closer together and be in closer fellowship for the ecumenical vision. We see our presence in the Baptist World Alliance gathering coming up as a possible forum to do this,” said Rev. Dr Angelique Walker-Smith of the National Baptist Convention USA, Inc. and Bread for the World in Washington, DC, during the Baptist confessional meeting that took place at the recent World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee meeting.
Empowering underprivileged women and their children to alleviate poverty was the main topic of one of the confessional meetings held during the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee meeting in mid-June.
Im Rahmen einer konfessionellen Sitzung während der jüngsten Zentralausschusstagung im Ökumenischen Zentrum in Genf tauschten sich die lutherischen Mitgliedskirchen des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) aus der ganzen Welt über ihre Anliegen aus.
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.
As the Green Village project—the future home of the World Council of Churches (WCC)—takes shape, WCC leaders, joined by leaders from development company Implenia, offered special prayers dedicated to a more sustainable way of working.
Sharing the concerns of World Council of Churches (WCC) Lutheran member churches around the world, a Lutheran confessional meeting took place during the recent central committee meeting at the Ecumenical Center in Geneva.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee elected Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay as the ninth general secretary at its 17 June meeting. Below, Pillay reflects on his longstanding passion for ecumenism and his expectations for the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe.
Erklärung zu den Bedrohungen für einen gerechten Frieden in Israel und Palästina und die christliche Präsenz im Heiligen Land des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen tagt vom 15. bis 18. Juni 2022.
Dr Elizabeth Joy was the first woman ever to be shortlisted as a nominee for the general secretary of the World Council of Churches. A director at Churches Together in England, she is from the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. She grew up in both India and the United Kingdom. Below, during an interview held the day after the WCC elections, she reflects on her roots in the ecumenical movement, and on her message to the WCC.
Während der Tagung des Zentralausschusses des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) im Juni haben sich die methodistischen Mitglieder des ÖRK-Leitungsgremiums zu einem Moment des Miteinanderteilens versammelt.
Erklärung zu sexueller Ausbeutung, Misshandlungen und Belästigung der Zentralausschuss des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen tagt vom 15. bis 18. Juni 2022.
Global Christian Forum sustains imperative role in a post-pandemic world and reaches out to new groups of people. Global meeting to be held in Ghana in 2024.
Erklärung zur Notwendigkeit einer wirksamen Reaktion auf den Klimanotstand Der Zentralausschuss des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen tagt vom 15. bis 18. Juni 2022.
