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Le 24 avril, lors de l’ouverture de l’événement «Œuvrer ensemble», le secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le pasteur Jerry Pillay, a dit aux partenaires du COE toute sa reconnaissance pour leur soutien en vue de définir et d’orienter les programmes, d’instaurer la paix et de propager la vérité en prophètes.

As the “Working Together” gathering opened on 24 April, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed deep appreciation for WCC partners whose support has helped define and direct programs, peace-building, and prophetic truth-telling.   

In a special prayer for closure and transitions, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and World Council of Churches (WCC) reflected on the move of LWF out of the Ecumenical Centre after nearly 60 years.

H.E. Judge Mohammed Abdel-Salam, senior adviser of H.E. Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, secretary-general of the Muslim Council of Elders and co-president of Religions for Peace, visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva on 5 June.

S. E. le juge Mohammed Abdel-Salam, haut conseiller de S. E. le Grand Imam d’Al-Azhar, secrétaire général du Conseil des sages musulmans et coprésident de Religions pour la paix, s’est rendu en visite au Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) à Genève, le 5 juin.

Leaders from Nordic churches—including the Church of Sweden and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark—met with World Council of Churches (WCC) leadership and staff on 28 April, discussing preparations for the WCC 11th Assembly as well as directions for the next decade.

Le Comité exécutif du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) s’est réuni du 12 au 17 novembre et a achevé sa session avec un sentiment d’espoir, malgré l’expression de ses vives inquiétudes pour les nombreuses injustices auxquelles le monde est actuellement confronté.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee closed its meeting after convening from 12-17 November, leaving with a sense of hope, even while publicly expressing grave concern over many global injustices facing the world today.

Des responsables de l’Église évangélique réformée de Suisse (EERS) ont rendu visite au Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) à Genève le 1ᵉʳ octobre. Les échanges ont porté sur les temps forts des activités du COE au cours des deux dernières décennies et les préparatifs de la 11ᵉ Assemblée du COE, qui aura lieu à Karlsruhe (Allemagne) en 2022.

Leaders from the Protestant Church in Switzerland visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva on 1 October, focusing on highlights of the WCC’s work in the past two decades and looking ahead to plans for the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany in 2022.

Bishop Johan Tyrberg and a delegation from the Church of Sweden in Lund visited the World Council of Churches on 22-23 September, participating in a morning prayer for Christian unity, receiving a guided tour and discussing the theme of the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly, “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity.”

A delegation composed of the “collegial general secretariat” of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) visited the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on 17 September to discuss with World Council of Churches (WCC) leadership how to strengthen ties between the two organizations by connecting programmatically.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee will meet 15 July by videoconference to monitor plans for the 11th WCC Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany in 2022 in the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee will convene from 17-20 May, and if needed on 25 May, with a focus on preparing for the upcoming WCC central committee meeting, planning for the WCC 11th Assembly in Germany in 2022, and issuing a public statement on overcoming global injustice and inequity to defeat COVID-19.

During its online meeting, 9-13 November, the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee addressed vital international developments, approved plans for 2021 and pledged support and solidarity with churches across the world at a time of multiple concurrent crises.