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A Church of All and for All - An interim statement

Reflection of Wong Wai Ching Angela on Challenges of Mission in the Pluralistic World at the WCC Central committee, 2003

Background Document on Re-configuration of the Ecumenical Movement presented at the WCC central Committee, 2003

A report to the WCC Central Committee meeting in 2003, from the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA) on the follow-up of the 2001 WCC Central Committee document "The protection of endangered populations in situations of armed violence"

Sermon by WCC general secretary Konrad Raiser at the service of induction of Bishop M. Dandala as General Secretary of AACC, Johannesburg, 10th August 2003

Consultation of churches from Latin America and Europe

The initial draft of this text was produced by an ecumenical group of biblical scholars, priests, pastors and lay persons in Argentina.

The third annual meeting of the Joint Consultative Group, a discussion between members of the World Council of Churches and the global Pentecostal Movement was held in Kwang Lim Seminar House outside of Seoul, Korea, November 8-13, 2002. The group, established in Harare at the Eighth Assembly of the WCC, had met previously in France and in Ecuador. The theme for the week was the "Unity of the Church" and it was rooted in daily bible studies based upon the New Testament book of Ephesians.

Dr Chiara Lubich, the founder and president of the Focolare movement for spiritual and social renewal, visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) on October 28 for worship and discussions on the "spirituality for unity" in all areas of life and humanity. After a rich exchange, Dr Lubich and Rev. Dr Konrad Raiser, WCC general secretary, issued a joint reflection on the theme to emphasize the "renewed hope for our common ecumenical journey".

This brief text gives general information on the united and uniting churches, their achievements and the special challenges which they face today, as well as background information on their 7th International Consultation.