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Cf. Upcoming events June 2004

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Cf. WCC Upcoming Events May 2004

Cf. Press release PR-04-04 of 5 April 2004

Lisa Yablonsky

Middle East: Inter-religious youth workshop for peace

WCC delegation attends UN conference on climate change

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Konrad Raiser today congratulated Berlin bishop Wolfgang Huber on his election as new president of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) Council. In his letter, Raiser said that the choice of Bishop Huber was a fortunate one for the WCC in view of the latter's long-standing commitment to the ecumenical movement. This commitment had been evident in his contribution to reflections on human rights questions, peace ethics and ecclesiology, Raiser said. The WCC general secretary wished Huber well as he "takes on his new role in a time of uncertainties, but also of growing expectations towards the churches".

A memorable Central Committee meeting saw the election of the World Council of Churches' (WCC) first African general secretary, a commitment to explore new ways of configuring the whole ecumenical movement, and an in-depth examination of the place of disabled people in the life of the churches.

The World Council of Churches' Commission on Faith and Order is preparing itself "to make its call to visible unity more audible to the churches".

Cf. Press Release, PR-03-20, of 28 May 2003

Questions on the future shape of the ecumenical movement and of the World Council of Churches (WCC) dominated this year's WCC Central Committee meeting in Geneva. The meeting adjourned on Tuesday, 3 September. Â

Bob Scott

The Special Commission on Orthodox Participation in the World Council of Churches (WCC) will shortly hold its final plenary meeting. The Commission will meet 27 May - 2 June in Järvenpää, Finland, not far from Helsinki. The results of three years of work will be presented by the Special Commission in a final report to the WCC Central Committee, which meets this year 26 August - 3 September in Geneva, Switzerland.