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WCC mourns loss of Archbishop Abune Aregawi, peace-builder in Ethiopia and beyond

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is mourning the loss of Archbishop Abune Aregawi, who was an inspiring peace-builder in Ethiopia and beyond, as well as a former member of the WCC central committee.

24 March 2023

Across the globe, Christians pray for peace in a broken world

During a Global Peace Prayer on 22 March, Christians across the world drew together to pray for peace in a broken world, and to listen to voices from people suffering in Ukraine and other conflict-ridden areas.

23 March 2023

Global Peace Prayer will draw Christians together in hope for better future

A Global Peace Prayer on 22 March will draw Christians together in hope for a better future. A communique from a prayer planning committee explained that Christians are called into prayer and advocacy for peace. “In a global context where war and violence abound, the practice of peace has become even more urgent,” reads the message.

21 March 2023

Bible studies

Seven Weeks for Water 2023, week 3: "Feminization of water poverty in Africa", by Dr Agnes Abuom

Originally written in 2017, The third of the seven reflections of the Lenten Campaign: Seven Weeks for Water 2023 of the Word Council of Churches’ (WCC) Ecumenical Water Network (EWN) is by Dr Agnes Abuom, former moderator of the WCC’s central committee.

Dr Abuom was the first woman and first African to hold this important position. She is also the Executive Director of TAABCO Research and Development Consultants, based in Nairobi, Kenya. In her reflection, being an African woman on the eve of International Women’s Day, she explores the linkages between poverty, water scarcity and its impact on women. It is also contextual in that today Kenya is reeling under a serious drought which is deteriorating the situation for women as they are mostly responsible for fetching water for their families.

06 March 2023

Event

Global Peace Prayer

22 March 2023

A Global Peace Prayer on 22 March will draw Christians together into prayer and advocacy for peace, and in hope for a better future.

Online

Lecture - Speech

"What Future for the Ecumenical Movement?", by Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca

On 23 February 2023, at a special event at the University of Fribourg honoring his work, former acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches, Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, delivered a lecture exploring the question: “What future for the ecumenical movement?”

23 February 2023

General Secretary

Cross on the church tower in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

WCC expresses solidarity with Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Prof. Rev. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed deep concern about recent developments that massively affect the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and threaten its unity.

03 February 2023

Message

Statement of Solidarity with the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church

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

03 February 2023

General Secretary

Atap, Atouc Dut carries home with the help f her 8 years Daughter

Eastern Africa drought is still marching on, church leaders warn

As severe drought and food shortages march on in eastern Africa, church leaders are calling for increased humanitarian aid to avert the possible starvation of millions..

12 January 2023

Interview

Pandemic and pedagogy: what are the valuable lessons?

Rev. Prof. Dr Benjamin Simon, World Council of Churches programme executive for Ecumenical Theological Education, offered reflections after a December hybrid conference entitled “Theological Education: Pandemic and Pedagogy,” held at the Trinity Theological Seminary in Accra, Ghana. The conference was co-organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC), World Communion of Reformed Churches, Lutheran World Federation, and Evangelische Mission Weltweit. The conference drew more than 80 participants from all over the world.

21 December 2022

Arusha, Tanzania: Plenary session on Mission from the Margins. From 8-13 March 2018, the World Council of Churches organizes the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism in Arusha, Tanzania.

“Love Matters” webinar gives young people chance to explore mental health, trauma management

During a webinar in the “Love Matters” series, young people explored mental health and trauma management in the context of HIV, sexual and gender-based violence, and COVID-19.

01 December 2022

As climate-linked drought traps more people, Kenyan church leaders urge permanent solutions

Church leaders in Kenya were reiterating the call for solutions to the country’s food crisis, even as rain brought some hope for communities battered by a severe drought.

17 November 2022

African churches and humanitarian agencies urge foreign debt suspension to help countries tackle drought crisis

As a severe drought triggered a humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa, churches and several humanitarian organizations there urged foreign debt suspension to enable the countries to tackle the catastrophe.

13 October 2022

help from her 8-year old daughter Atap, Atouc Dut carries home water from a well in Malek Miir, a village in South Sudan's Lol State where a persistent drought has destroyed crops and left people hungry, Photo: Paul Jeffrey/Life on Earth Pictures

Church leaders assess solutions beyond eastern Africa’s severe drought

Amid a warning that a famine is “at the doorstep” in eastern Africa, church leaders are re-stressing urgent action to save millions of people caught in a drought described as the worst in 40 years.

07 October 2022

Statement: public statement

The Things That Make For Peace: Moving the World to Reconciliation and Unity

"The Things That Make For Peace: Moving the World to Reconciliation and Unity", Statement of the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany

08 September 2022

Assembly

Tahiti holds ashes in his hand as he reads from scripture

Island nations and churches provide leadership in prayers concerning the climate crisis

The groaning of a Creation awaiting renewal provided context for ecumenical common prayer at the 11^th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Karlsruhe, Germany on the morning of Monday 5 September. The theme for morning prayers was “Christ’s love means compassion for life”.

05 September 2022

Members of World Methodist Council denominations

Assembly participants come together as church families

With over 3,500 participants from all over the world, opportunities for “encounter” are rich and continuous at the 11^th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) taking place in Karlsruhe, Germany. Intentional gatherings – from small “home” groups to regional meetings also help to connect participants and bring different perspectives to the concerns and hopes being raised under the Assembly theme, “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity”.

04 September 2022

Message

Inaugural Address of Professor Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri - International Seminar commemorating the 100th Birth Anniversary of His Eminence Dr Paulose Mar Gregorios

Opening an online international seminar commemorating the life of Dr Paulose Mar Gregorios, World Council of Churches (WCC) deputy general secretary Prof. Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri shared thoughts on his ecumenical contributions.

10 August 2022

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