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Greetings to the 4th Global Gathering of the Global Christian Forum in Accra, Ghana by Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, general secretary of the World Council of Churches.

"The Council of Nicaea and its meaning for the today’s world”, message by Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, WCC General Secretary at the webinar “From Nicaea, Walking Together to Unity: The Beginning of a New Beginning”, 8 February 2024.

Speaking to the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Faith and Order during the commission’s historic meeting in Indonesia, WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed gratitude for the commission’s work, and hope for the ecumenical journey in 2025.

Address by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the WCC Town-Hall Discussion on Interfaith Dialogue, Climate Change, and Refugee Displacement - at the Religious Leaders Unite for Climate Peace in Solidarity with Refugees, Ecumenical Center, Geneva, Switzerland 12 December 2023.

Message of the H.E. Archbishop Dr Aykazian Vicken, Vice-moderator of the WCC central committee at the "Religious Leaders Unite for Climate Peace in Solidarity with Refugees" event at the Ecumenical Center, Geneva, Switzerland 12 December 2023.

Address of the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay at the All Africa Conference of Churches 12th General Assembly, "Christ`s Love Compels Us to Justice, Reconciliation and Unity". 

Address of Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, World Council of Churches general secretary at the  United Bible Societies World Assembly, Amsterdam, 13 October 2023.

Message of greetings at the 16th General Assembly of the Conference of European Churches from Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, general secretary of the World Council of Churches.

Dear Buddhist friends,

On behalf of the World Council Churches I send cordial greetings to you as you, the Buddhist community around the world, celebrates the Vesak festival.

The annual meeting of the staff members of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue (DID), Vatican, took place at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey on 26-27 April 2023.

I remember hearing about “Faith and Order” for the first time. I was a freshman in theology reading Fr Georges Florovsky’s biography, and the phrase stuck in my mind.

Address by Marianne Ejdersten, communication director of the WCC at the side-event of the 52^nd session of the UN Human Rights Council, launching the report on the impact of sanctions on humanitarian work.

Conference at the University of Fribourg

23 February 023

Metropolitan Job of Pisidia

On 23 February 2023, Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay shared a video message at a special event at the University of Fribourg honoring the work of former acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches, Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca.

Statement of Solidarity with the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church by Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, general secretary of the World Council of  Churches

Statement of the National Council of Churches in Korea, 3 January 2023.