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World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed deep concern about the worsening security situation in Nigeria, and the impact on the people and churches of the country.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) fellowship has grown to 352 member churches in 120 countries after the WCC central committee welcomed new member churches, the First African Church Mission (Nigeria) and the Apostolic Faith Mission South Africa. Both churches were invited to send delegations to the WCC 11th Assembly.

A World Council of Churches (WCC) webcast on 3 December will introduce a new campaign guide for churches concerned about autonomous weapons systems, also known as “killer robots”.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA) has facilitated churches’ engagement in a wide range of critical issues of the world since the last WCC Assembly in Busan, concluded the 58th meeting of the WCC CCIA, gathering church representatives in Johannesburg and online in the 75th anniversary year of the Commission’s creation.

From peacebuilding to spiritual life, from children’s rights to planning for the 11th Assembly, the World Council for Churches (WCC) is a busy place, as students from the WCC Bossey Ecumenical Institute learned during a “Week of Focus” offered by WCC staff.

The Christian Council of Nigeria, Institute of Church and Society, based in Ibadan, recently commenced a second round of campaign initiatives to increase awareness of the threats posed by the development and production of killer robots.

Media and communicators are invited to an online “press club” event during which they can speak candidly on the theme “Digital instruments – Blessing or Curse?”