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Yusef Daher earns Menno Simons Sermon Award

Yusef Daher, coordinator of the Jerusalem Liaison Office of the World Council of Churches in Jerusalem, earned the Menno Simons Sermon Award for 2025.

15 April 2025

WCC general secretary to visit churches and communities in Bangladesh

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay will visit Bangladesh from 10-14 April for meetings with churches, interfaith leaders, and faith-based organisations. He will also have a dialogue with theological teachers and students.

08 April 2025

Swedish coordinators reflect on lifelong advocacy for peace and justice in Palestine and Israel

Erik Svanberg and Maria Bäcklund, through the Christian Council of Sweden, have served as national coordinators with the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel. They both are losing their jobs, as the programme has been paused because of changes by the Swedish government in funding priorities. Svanberg and Bäcklund reflected on the life-changing aspects of their work, and their wish that the programme will continue.

03 April 2025

Lecture - Speech

Prophetic Theology, Prophetic Church – in Times of Multiple Crises

By Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata.

28 March 2025

WCC Programmes

WCC presentation raises awareness on protecting Jerusalem as a city holy to the three monotheistic religions

The World Council of Churches (WCC), in a briefing organized by Sabeel, raised awareness of freedom of worship and the need to protect the Status Quo in Jerusalem.

25 March 2025

National Council of Churches in Australia welcomes WCC in praying for unity

The National Council of Churches in Australia welcomed the World Council of Churches (WCC) for a visit that focused on the Pilgrimage of Justice, Reconciliation, and Unity.

25 March 2025

EAPPI programme coordinator reflects on faith, action—and hope

Iskandar Majlaton is local programme coordinator for the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI). Operating in extraordinary circumstances that include the start of the war between Israel and Palestine that began in October 2023, the continued occupation of Palestinian land, and the increasing insecurity and violence that threatens the region.

24 March 2025

Woman wearing a vest reading 'EAPPI' viewed from behind walking along an asphalt road in the countryside, some school children visible blurred out in the distance.

Accompaniers in Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Jordan Valley, and South Hebron Hills show “someone from the international community cares”

A new group from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel have released a report on incidents in Bethlehem, Jerusalem, the Jordan Valley, and South Hebron Hills.

20 March 2025

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Young Armenians with deep roots in Jerusalem work to preserve their land

Hagop Djernazian, with other young Armenians from Jerusalem, has just returned from a global US tour that included the cities of New York, Boston, Detroit, Chicago, and Washington, DC. He took time to describe their 10 days of raising awareness to protect Armenian land in Jerusalem.

20 March 2025

Two people seen from behind as they walk towards a village on a gravel road.

Back from Jerusalem, accompanier is ready to share stories

Celia served with the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel from September-December 2024. She was stationed in East Jerusalem. Now that she has returned home to Denmark, she works in an agency under the Ministry of Immigration and Integration. She is also sharing her stories of what she witnessed as an ecumenical accompanier.

13 February 2025

Dr Tarek Mitri And Dr Nora Bayrakdarian-Kabakian

Former and current WCC leaders appointed ministers in Lebanese government

Dr Nora Bayrakdarian, current vice moderator of the WCC Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, and former member of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee, has been appointed Minister of Youth and Sports in the Lebanese Republic; and Dr Tarek Mitri, former WCC staff, has been appointed deputy prime minister.

11 February 2025

Letter

WCC letter to church leaders and communities in Sweden over reports of a deadly assault at the Campus Risbergska

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, in a letter to church leaders and communities in Sweden, expressed grief over reports of a deadly assault at the Campus Risbergska educational complex in Orebro.

06 February 2025

General Secretary

Anastasios Yannoulatos, Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania

The interfaith action and ministry of Archbishop Anastasios of Albania

In our brief article, as an expression of love and deep appreciation for the esteemed Archbishop of Tirana, Anastasios, we present, as much as possible, his significant contribution to interfaith dialogue and his active involvement in actions and initiatives aimed at establishing peaceful and just coexistence among all people, regardless of their cultural backgrounds, religious beliefs, or cultural identity.

06 February 2025

WCC, Armenia Roundtable Foundation explore stronger collaboration

The World Council of Churches (WCC) welcomed Prof. Dr Karen Nazaryan, executive director of the Armenia Roundtable Foundation, to the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva for a series of strategic meetings aimed at strengthening cooperation in ecumenical diakonia and social development.

05 February 2025

Rabbis for Human Rights: “We want to slowly rehabilitate our path towards a just and peaceful future”

Anton Goodman is director of Partnerships for Rabbis for Human Rights. He took time to reflect on how and why Rabbis for Human Rights values its partnership with the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel; the challenges ahead; and ultimately the vision for a just and peaceful future.

30 January 2025

Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm preaching

WCC moderator: Nowhere in the world will we apologize for preaching the gospel

Gospel must not be instrumentalized by politics – and churches should never apologize for reading the Bible or for preaching the Gospel, said moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee Bishop Prof. Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm during his reflection at a morning prayer on 27 January.

29 January 2025

Moderator of Central Committee

Sermon

Sermon by bishop Prof. Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm on Luke 4:14-21

Sermon by bishop Prof. Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm on Luke 4:14-21 at the Ecumenical Centre morning prayer on 27 January 2025.

29 January 2025

Background document

Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches'

Easter 2025: Celebrating together to strengthen unity

In 2025, when Christians of all traditions share the same Easter date, this webinar will explore Coptic, Eastern Orthodox, Catholic, and Lutheran perspectives on how such a common celebration can advance Christian unity.

23 January 2025

WCC Programmes