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The World Council of Churches and World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) launched a resource to address tech-facilitated gender-based violence.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is commemorating the life and legacy of Baldwin Sjollema, who died of heart failure at his home in Geneva, Switzerland at age 97 on 6 September. 

From 19-30 August, 27 church and youth leaders from 23 countries gathered in Limuru, Kenya, for the 7th edition of the Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics, and Management for an Economy of Life (GEM School). The participants included church leaders, pastors, theological students, finance, economics, and ecological justice experts.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) will host, for the next ten days, the Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics, and Management for an Economy of Life (GEM School) from 19-28 August, in Limuru, Kenya. The event will bring together 20 current and future church leaders worldwide to deepen their understanding of global economic systems and empower them to advocate for transformative change.

African interfaith leaders convening in Kigali, Rwanda issued a statement on 19 July calling for forgiving debts, implementing responsible lending and borrowing principles, mainstreaming risk sharing between creditors and debtors, and scaling up access to resources for development in affordable terms.

The Asian Ecumenical Institute began on 22 July in Chiang Mai, Thailand, opening a month-long exploration of the theme “Creation Care and Eco-Justice: Our Faith and With-ness.” 

As Kenyan youth anti-tax hike protests persisted, church leaders were suggesting measures to calm the country, amidst fears of further chaos in the near future.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) and Christian Conference of Asia hosted a regional training program, “Ecumenical Diakonia and Sustainable Development,” in Medan, Indonesia, from 29 April to 2 May.