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The World Council of Churches executive committee met virtually on 1-3 June. The work of the committee, in three intense sessions, focused on governance matters, giving consideration to the ways of working until face-to-face governance meetings can occur again; and to finance matters, with the need to address the requirement for a revised budget for this year. In addition, two public statements have been prepared, discussed and issued, the first concerning the role of churches as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, and the second a “Statement on Racial Justice in the USA.”

El Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias celebró una reunión por videoconferencia del 1 al 3 de junio. En estas tres intensas sesiones, la labor del Comité se centró en cuestiones de gobernanza, reflexionando sobre las posibles maneras de trabajar hasta que puedan volver a celebrarse reuniones presenciales de los órganos rectores. Por otra parte, planteó cuestiones relacionadas con el financiamiento, con la tarea de abordar la necesidad de un presupuesto revisado para este año. Además, se han preparado, discutido y emitido dos declaraciones públicas, la primera sobre el papel de las iglesias en el contexto de la pandemia de la COVID-19, que sigue propagándose, y la segunda, una “Declaración sobre la justicia racial en los Estados Unidos”.

The worldwide ecumenical family came together to celebrate the life of African bridge-builder, transformer, and social justice champion, Rev. Prof. Dr Mary-Anne Plaatjies-van Huffel at an online service led by the World Council of Churches (WCC).

The World Council of Churches (WCC) will remember the life and work of Rev. Prof. Dr Mary-Anne Plaatjies van Huffel with an online memorial service on 4 June at 4pm CET.

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) recordará la vida y la obra de la Rev. Prof. Dra. Mary-Anne Plaatjies van Huffel con un servicio religioso conmemorativo en línea el 4 de junio a las 16:00 CET.

An online memorial service for Rev. Prof. Dr Mary-Anne Plaatjies-van Huffel drew family members, friends, colleagues and students who mourned the passing of the World Council of Churches (WCC) president for Africa. Plaatjies van Huffel, known as a transformative church leader in sub-Saharan Africa, passed away on 19 May.

Familiares, amigos, colegas y estudiantes de la Rev. Prof. Dra. Mary-Anne Plaatjies-van Huffel participaron en un servicio conmemorativo virtual en su honor en el que lamentaron el fallecimiento de la presidenta del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) para África. Plaatjies van Huffel, conocida como una líder eclesial transformadora en el África subsahariana, falleció el 19 de mayo.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is mourning the death of Rev. Prof. Dr Mary-Anne Plaatjies van Huffel, a South African pastor and academic who was currently serving as the WCC president from Africa since 2013. She passed away on 19 May.

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) está de luto por el fallecimiento de la Rev. Prof.ª Dra. Mary-Anne Plaatjies van Huffel, pastora y académica sudafricana quien, desde 2013, ocupaba el puesto de presidenta del CMI para África. La Rev. Prof.ª Dra. Mary-Anne Plaatjies van Huffel falleció el pasado 19 de mayo.

As we mourn the passing of Rev. Dr James Hal Cone, who died on 28 April, the World Council of Churches (WCC) also commemorates his great academic and church leadership contributions. Cone, known as the founder of black liberation theology, was also the Bill and Judith Moyers Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary.
We also recognize that he was a member of one of our founding churches, the African Methodist Church, a church that has carried the globally-known vision and legacy of freedom and justice, a legacy that is now just as living and important as ever.