The World Council of Churches (WCC), in collaboration with Norwegian Church Aid and PaRD, will host a webinar on Menstrual Hygiene Day on 28 May to raise awareness against the stigma surrounding menstruation and promote gender equality in health and hygiene.
The World Council of Churches (WCC), in collaboration with Norwegian Church Aid and PaRD, will host a webinar on Menstrual Hygiene Day on 28 May to raise awareness against the stigma surrounding menstruation and promote gender equality in health and hygiene.
In a visit to London, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay had deep conversations with specialized ministries partner Christian Aid, focusing on how the global ecumenical movement is rooted in local connections that bring hope, help, and healing.
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, in a lecture on 15 May at an Evangelical Church in Germany ecumenical conference, spoke about “The role of anti-racism and the fight against discrimination in the work of the WCC today.”
Gaby Vela knows how to put training into practice. She thinks back to when she first learned about Women’s Human Rights Advocacy Training in Geneva, which is annually hosted by the World Council of Churches and its partners.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Education and Ecumenical Formation held its second meeting on 2 May, focusing on the relevance of theological education for churches and the ecumenical movement.
The latest issue of Current Dialogue, the journal of the World Council of Churches (WCC) on interreligious dialogue and cooperation, takes as its theme “Gender Justice and Interreligious Relations.”
As the “Waterfall of Solidarity and Resistance: sharing the stories” book made it into the hands of students at the Gender and Religion Program at Faculdades EST in São Leopoldo, Brazil, they saw firsthand how their artistic expressions about ending gender-based violence were being shared with the world.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) and Christian Conference of Asia hosted a regional training program, “Ecumenical Diakonia and Sustainable Development,” in Medan, Indonesia, from 29 April to 2 May.
The former head of the World Council of Churches (WCC) office for Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation, Canon Dr Clare Amos, offered the David Goodbourn lecture on Religion and Violence on 1 May for Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.
In a world often marred by religious strife and intolerance, there is an oasis of hope and understanding in Kaduna, Nigeria—the International Center for Inter-Faith Peace and Harmony (ICIPH). Established in 2016, this centre stands as a beacon of unity, dedicated to fostering dialogue, understanding, and cooperation among people of diverse faith backgrounds.
What is God calling Christians and the Christian Church to do today? Whose and what voices are we listening to?” asked Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in his sermon at the ecumenical worship of the General Conference of the United Methodist Church (UMC) on 30 April, in Charlotte, North Carolina (US).
The World Council of Churches (WCC) and its partners organized a side event on 23 April in conjunction with the UN Financing for Development Forum, which is occurring 22-25 April.
The World Council of Churches (WCC), a global fellowship of 352 churches representing more than half a billion Christians from around the world, has been deeply involved in the work of the United Nations from as early as 1946 through its Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA). The WCC is a platform for common action by churches on issues that negate or threaten the dignity of all people.
Linking with the theme of 68th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, “Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender perspective”, this hybrid session will bring a range of perspectives to bear on the questions: What can we do to address extreme wealth concentration? How can taxing the richest in our societies as well as addressing corporate tax evasion serve to advance the goal of gender equity? And why should faith-based organisations care?
Greetings to the 4th Global Gathering of the Global Christian Forum in Accra, Ghana by Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, general secretary of the World Council of Churches.
