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The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee built momentum toward the WCC’s 11th Assembly by creating assembly committees, planning thematic plenaries, and detailing ecumenical conversations.

On 20 January, World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca reflected on “The Pandemic, the World Council of Churches, and Global Health,” as part of a discussion hosted by the Institute for Ecumenical Studies of Angelicum University.

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.

As the Reformed Churches of Switzerland gathered in Bern on 6 November, World Council of Churches (WCC) moderator Dr Agnes Abuom offered reflections on “Churches as Communities of Reconciliation.”

The application deadline has been extended for the World Council of Churches (WCC) Global Ecumenical Theological Institute (GETI) 2022, which will take place in two phases—online and residential—under the theme “Christ’s Love (Re)moves Borders.”

The World Council of Churches (WCC) hosted an interface conference on 13 October between the WCC, EKD, German Federal Foreign Office, Trans-Atlantic Network and Berlin-based diplomats to discuss the vital role that the WCC, churches and faith communities around the globe play in advancing people’s health and healing, particularly in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a accueilli le 13 octobre une conférence d’interface entre le COE, l’Église évangélique en Allemagne (EKD), le ministère fédéral allemand des Affaires étrangères, le Réseau transatlantique et divers diplomates basés à Berlin pour discuter du rôle vital que le COE, les Églises et les communautés religieuses du monde entier jouent dans la promotion de la santé et de la guérison des personnes, en particulier dans le contexte des suites de la pandémie de COVID-19. 

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) acogió el 13 de octubre una conferencia intersectorial entre el CMI, la EKD, el Ministerio Federal de Asuntos Exteriores de Alemania y la Red Transatlántica, y diplomáticos con sede en Berlín para debatir el papel vital que desempeñan el CMI, las iglesias y las comunidades religiosas de todo el mundo en la promoción de la salud y la sanación de las personas, especialmente tras la pandemia de la COVID-19.

Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) veranstaltete am 13. Oktober eine Schnittstellenkonferenz zwischen ÖRK, EKD, dem deutschen Auswärtigen Amt, dem Transatlantiknetzwerk und in Berlin ansässigen Diplomatinnen und Diplomaten, um über die wichtige Rolle zu sprechen, die der ÖRK, die Kirchen und die Glaubensgemeinschaften weltweit bei der Förderung von Gesundheit und Heilung, vor allem im Hinblick auf die Nachwirkungen der COVID-19-Pandemie, spielen.