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Churches march in New York City to declare no faith in fossil fuels

Representatives of the World Council of Churches (WCC) joined tens of thousands of demonstrators in New York City for the "March to End Fossil Fuels." This powerful protest took place just before the United Nations General Assembly, where world leaders gathered for crucial climate discussions.

18 September 2023

Moderator of Central Committee

Sermon

Sermon by Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm at St. Egidio in Berlin

Sermon by the WCC moderator Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm during at the International Meeting for Peace / St. Egidio community on 12 September in Berlin, Germany.

13 September 2023

Lecture - Speech

A World Free From Nuclear Weapons is Possible: Remarks by Peter Prove at "The Audacity of Peace" meeting

A World Free From Nuclear Weapons is Possible: remarks by Peter Prove, Director of the WCC's Commission of the Churches on International Affairs at the International Meeting for Peace: Religions and Cultures in Dialogue "The Audacity of Peace", Berlin, 10-12 September 2023.

11 September 2023

WCC Programmes

Letter

WCC general secretary solidarity letter to the Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil

In the wake of severe flooding in the Taquari Valley, Brazil, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed sorrow and concern for the people affected.

09 September 2023

General Secretary

Lecture - Speech

Keynote address by Rev Dr Kenneth Mtata: Diakonia of Hope in a fragile world

"Diakonia of Hope in a fragile world", keynote address by Rev Dr Kenneth Mtata at the Regional Conference for the DRAE (Africa and Europe) region in Neuendettelsau, Germany, 06 - 10 September 2023

08 September 2023

WCC Programmes

computer screen shows participants of the opening prayer of Season of Creation

Season of Creation opens with prayers to “let peace and justice flow”

The Season of Creation officially began with a global ecumenical prayer on 1 September.

01 September 2023

At European Christian Environmental Network Assembly, Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata reflects on climate justice

World Council of Churches (WCC) progamme director for Public Witness and Diakonia Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata spoke at the European Christian Environmental Network Assembly, currently convening in Roskilde, Denmark.

01 September 2023

Tiempo de la Creación 2023

01 September - 04 October 2023

Del 1 de septiembre al 4 de octubre, los cristianos de todo el mundo oran por la creación y cuidan de ella. Es el “Tiempo de la Creación”. Las fechas del inicio y el fin del Tiempo de la Creación están relacionadas con la preocupación por la creación en las tradiciones orientales y occidentales del cristianismo, respectivamente.

Zeit der Schöpfung 2023

01 September - 04 October 2023

Vom 1. September bis zum 4. Oktober beten christliche Gläubige in aller Welt für die Bewahrung der Schöpfung und setzen sich für diese ein. Es ist die so genannte Zeit der Schöpfung. Das Anfangs- und das Enddatum stehen symbolisch für die Sorge der östlichen bzw. der westlichen Glaubenstradition innerhalb des Christentums um die Schöpfung.

Temps pour la Création 2023

01 September - 04 October 2023

Du 1er septembre au 4 octobre, les chrétiennes et les chrétiens du monde entier prient pour la création et en prennent soin lors du «Temps pour la Création». Les dates de début et de fin de cette période sont liées aux préoccupations pour la création dans les traditions orientales et occidentales respectivement du christianisme.

Remembering the WCC 11th Assembly: one year later

As the World Council of Churches (WCC) observes one year since the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany, many resources can help the global fellowship, friends, and partners take a reflective look back at a gathering that drew more than 4,500 people, including 659 official delegates from the WCC’s 352 member churches.

31 August 2023

NIFEA Consultation on Labour 2023 group photo

Exploring the heart of Labour: Insights from the NIFEA Consultation on Labour

In the lively urban setting of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, theologians, church delegates, activists, and individuals attending the Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics, and Management for an Economy of Life (GEM School) came together between August 21 and 23. They convened for a deep and meaningful discussion at the NIFEA Consultation on Labour.

31 August 2023

Blog post

Doing local theology for ecological justice - a short story from Maluku

We call it Marafenfen, a small village in the South Aru Island. A small village inhabited by Indigenous people in Aru. We are also a small congregation in The Protestant Church in the Moluccas (GPM). In the midst of savannah we hunted, in the vastness of our land we cultivated. We live in harmony with the nature given by God.

24 August 2023

Rev. Agnes Souisa

Season of Creation 2023

01 September - 04 October 2023

From September 1 to October 4, Christians around the world are praying and caring for creation. It’s the “Season of Creation”. The beginning and the end date of Season of Creation are linked with the concern for creation in the Eastern and the Western traditions of Christianity, respectively.

Online global ecumenical prayer marks the start of Season of Creation 2023

The World Council of Churches (WCC) invites all member churches to join a global ecumenical prayer service online on 1 September, Creation Day, which will open the Season of Creation 2023.

24 August 2023

On an anonymous layman and how Lukas Vischer supported Paul Couturier’s view on praying together for unity

Who could have been the author of a paper on the relation of prayer to Christian unity published by the movement for a world conference on Faith and Order in its early years?

23 August 2023

Ecumenism in the Philippines means hope and resilience

As the World Council of Churches celebrates its 75th anniversary, a series of feature stories from different regions of the world will portray ecumenism at the local level—within churches, communities, and individuals who embody the spirit of ecumenism in unique ways. The feature story below offers a glimpse of some facets of ecumenism present in the Philippines.

22 August 2023

WCC inspires “Theology of Work” discussion for churches in Malaysia

World Council of Churches (WCC) programme director for Public Witness and Diakonia Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata delved into the heart of “Theology of Work” in a keynote address during the opening of the New International Financial and Economic Architecture (NIFEA) Consultation on Labour, being hosted 21-23 August by the National Council of Churches in Malaysia.

22 August 2023