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New global alliance of churches working on development launched in Nairobi

"The capacity of the ecumenical movement to respond to the challenges of today's world depends to a large extent on more creative and future-oriented forms of co-operation and networking," said World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia today. Kobia was speaking at the first assembly of ACT Development, a new alliance of churches and related organizations working on development.

06 February 2007
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Frequently asked questions about the date of Easter

In 2007 Christians from all traditions will celebrate Easter on the same day, April 8. But in many years major Christian traditions celebrate Easter on different dates, thus giving the impression of a divided witness to this fundamental aspect of the Christian faith. In recent years the desire to find a common date for the celebration of Easter, the Holy Pascha, the feast of Christ's resurrection, has become more and urgent. Initiatives by the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches have urged churches to address this issue. This page seeks to provide some answers to frequent questions asked about the date of Easter.

01 February 2007
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WCC welcomes LWF-WARC views on feasibility of an "ecumenical assembly"

In a statement released today, the World Council of Churches (WCC) has welcomed the affirmation that, after 2010, the "LWF and WARC would no longer hold global assemblies of their own, given a satisfactory development in this area". The affirmation was made by a joint meeting of the officers of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) with the executive committee of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF).

29 November 2006
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WCC general secretary to visit Taiwan

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia heads an ecumenical delegation that will visit Taiwan from 23-26 November at the invitation of the Presbyterian Church of Taiwan (PCT), the WCC's member church in the country.

22 November 2006
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Blake speaking at an open-air worship service during the WCC's 4th Assembly in Uppsala, Sweden, 1968.

Eugene Carson Blake 1906-1985

The second general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Eugene Carson Blake, would have been 100 years old on November 7, 2006.

09 November 2006