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Students in conversation outside the chapel of the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey. Photo: Peter Kenny/WCC

Teaching Ecumenism – International Conference

02 - 04 June 2021

From 2-4 June 2021, the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Institute at Bossey hosts an international conference on ‘Teaching Ecumenism in the Context of World Christianity’.

Online

Holy Eucharistic Service at the closing of AEWA led by Bishop Genieve Blackwell from Australia. Photo: CCA

Ecumenical Women's Assembly says repenting from greed opens path to justice

The Ecumenical Women's Assembly recently ended a weeklong meeting in Taiwan with calls to repent from greed and for Asian women to become advocates and catalysts of reconciliation, renewal, and restoration in the world, communities, and in churches.

03 December 2019

Keynote speech of the WCC general secretary at the NCCK General Assembly, Seoul, 2019

Keynote speech of the WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit at the NCCK General Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, 20 November 2019

15 November 2019

Tveit “Continue to be the light and the salt in this society”

Interview in written form with Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches. On the occasion of his farewell visit during the Fall Assembly of Delegates the general secretary of the World Council of Churches WCC, pastor Olav Fykse Tveit, gave the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches FSPC an exclusive and elaborate interview regarding the current ecumenical movement and its future prospects

08 November 2019

Photo: Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania

Lutheran-Orthodox dialogue commission meets in Albania

Discussions between Lutheran and Orthodox theologians on the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of the church have identified areas of agreement, though they agreed considerable open questions and differences merit further discussion.

11 October 2019

Photo: Église orthodoxe autocéphale d’Albanie

La Commission pour le dialogue luthérien-orthodoxe réunie en Albanie

Les discussions entre les théologiens luthériens et orthodoxes sur le rôle de l’Esprit Saint dans la vie de l’Église ont permis d’identifier des points d’entente, tout en reconnaissant que des questions ouvertes et des différences considérables appellent à de plus amples discussions.

11 October 2019

WCC general secretary greetings to the 64th General Conference and 70th Anniversary of the Christian Council of Mozambique (CCM)

Greetings for the 64th General Conference and 70th Anniversary of the Christian Council of Mozambique (CCM)
"God of love, guide us in the path of Reconciliation, Unity in Diversity, Justice and Peace". Read by Prof Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri, WCC Deputy General Secretary. 26-30 June 2019, Maputo province, Mozambique

25 July 2019

Event

‘Pursuing Peace in a Pluralistic World’ A Sikh-Christian Dialogue to commemorate the 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak

05 July 2019

To commemorate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak (1469), the first guru of the Sikhs, a Christian-Sikh dialogue will be organised in Geneva on the 5th of July 2019. The dialogue will focus on the theme ‘Pursuing Peace in a Pluralistic World’.

Ecumenical Centre, Geneva

WCC Faith and Order Commission, Nanjing, China, June 2019, Photo: WCC

WCC Faith and Order Commission completes meeting in China

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Faith and Order Commission completed its meeting, held 12-19 June, in Nanjing, China, the third major WCC meeting held in China over the last three years. Hosted by the China Christian Council, the commission met to discuss and make decisions about the results of the work of its three study groups on ecclesiology, moral discernment and the pilgrimage of justice and peace.

25 June 2019

Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit’s address to the Seminar on Food and Water for Life (Hong Kong, 4 May 2019)

Food is central to life and our faith. It is a blessing and a gift of God, in the form of the abundant creation which we depend on for our sustenance. Food is also a reflection of the quality of our relationships with each other- our caring for the other and the sharing of resources and the hospitality we show each other. Food is central to our worship life, our liturgy and the Eucharist, which helps us to be one with God and with each other.

04 May 2019

Ecumenical exhibition from Germany shows peace achieved in a ‘different way’

A group of churches from Germany’s west inspired by the quest for justice and peace presented an ecumenical exhibition showing how “Peace takes a different way” at the World Council of Churches in Geneva.

04 April 2019

Une exposition œcuménique venue d’Allemagne montre la paix réalisée «autrement»

Un groupe d’Églises de l’ouest de l’Allemagne, inspirées par la quête pour la justice et la paix, a présenté une exposition œcuménique montrant comment «La paix, ça marche autrement» au Conseil œcuménique des Églises à Genève.

04 April 2019

A facsimile of the Official Common Statement of the JDDJ. Photo: Stephane Gallay/LWF

From Conflict to Communion: The future of Christians together in the world

Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists, Anglicans and Reformed discern further steps towards deeper ecclesial communion and common witness during a consultation at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, United States from 26 to 28 March.

01 April 2019

A Clarion Christian Call to Justice and Peace: Ending Global Inequality and Climate injustice

Dr. Agnes Abuom, moderator of the World Council of Churches Central Committee, offered a speech entitled “A Clarion Christian Call to Justice and Peace: Ending Global Inequality and Climate injustice” at the Justice Conference in Oslo, Norway on 9 November.

09 November 2018

Central Committee

Prospects and Challenges for Ecumenism and the Ecumenical Movement

Address to the Swedish Ecumenical Weekend, Uppsala, Sweden, 4 November 2018

04 November 2018

Executive committee

Anglican–Orthodox International Commission releases communique

The International Commission for Anglican–Orthodox Theological Dialogue released a communiqué after a meeting in Larnaca, Cyprus from 13-20 October.

01 November 2018

Message

WCC general secretary message to public event in Uruguay on the legacy of Emilio Castro

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit sent a message to be read at a public event held on 15 October, in Montevideo, Uruguay, in Uruguay celebrating the legacy of Emilio Castro and the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

16 October 2018

Study document

Luke 24: 13-35 - "You'll Never Walk Alone", by Fernando Enns (Pilgrimage Bible study)

On 23 August 2018, a great ecumenical event took place in Amsterdam, the city where the World Council of Churches was founded 70 years ago. Many international ecumenical guests came to celebrate the birthday of that “privileged instrument” of the ecumenical movement. A symposium was held in the university, a great service was celebrated in the Nieuwe Kerk in the city center, and guests were welcomed by the mayor of Amsterdam and local church representatives. And many Amsterdamers came to join the festivities. Everything was livestreamed and broadcast.

12 September 2018

WCC Programmes

Sermon

“The Love of Christ Compels Us”: Sermon of the WCC General Secretary in Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam

“The Love of Christ Compels Us”: Sermon of the WCC General Secretary Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam on 23 August 2018

23 August 2018