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The WCC Executive Committee Statement: Commemorating The 2019 Quad-Centennial of the Forced Transatlantic Voyage of Enslaved African Peoples from Angola to Jamestown, Virginia (USA)

The WCC has acknowledged that racism is a church-dividing issue and has underlined the importance of continuing the discussion on restorative justice to people of African descent and Indigenous Peoples. Racism and racial justice is the global theme for the year of 2019 in the common journey of the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace (PJP).

27 May 2019

Statement: public statement

Der ÖRK-Exekutivausschusses erinnert daran, dass vor 400. Jahren mit Ankunft der ersten Schifflsladung aus Angola im Hafen von Jamestown, Virginia (USA) die Versklavung afrikanischer Völker begann (USA)

Der ÖRK-Exekutivausschusses erinnert daran, dass vor 400. Jahren mit Ankunft der ersten Schifflsladung aus Angola im Hafen von Jamestown, Virginia (USA) die Versklavung afrikanischer Völker begann (USA)

27 May 2019

Statement: public statement

Déclaration du Comité exécutif du COE: Commémoration du 400e anniversaire de l'arrivée du premier contingent d'esclaves africains sur le sol américain à Jamestown (Virginie)

27 May 2019

Botschaft der Regionalpräsidenten/innen: Pfingstbotschaft 2019

Als regionale Präsidenten/innen des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen senden wir Ihnen und der gesamten Gemeinschaft der Kirchen auf der ganzen Welt zum Geburtstag der Kirche an Pfingsten besondere Grüße.

23 May 2019

WCC Presidents

Pentecost message from the WCC presidents

Greetings from the World Council of Churches regional presidents to the fellowship of churches around the world celebrating the birthday of the church on Pentecost.

23 May 2019

WCC Presidents

Message des présidents: Pentecôte 2019

En tant que présidents régionaux du Conseil œcuménique des Églises, nous vous adressons, ainsi qu'à l'ensemble de la communauté mondiale des Églises, nos vœux les plus sincères à l'occasion de l'anniversaire de l'Église, que l'on célèbre le jour de la Pentecôte.

23 May 2019

WCC Presidents

What’s Love Got to Do with It? The Ecumenical Future of the Churches

"What’s Love Got to Do with It? The Ecumenical Future of the Churches", Inaugural Michael Huffington Lecture by Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit World Council of Churches general secretary on 3 April, 2019

01 April 2019

Letter

Taizé Greetings WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit 28 December 2018

27 December 2018

ÖRK-Generalsekretär Philip Potter nimmt die junge Mwuselele Nyoni in seine Armen bei der 6. Vollversammlung in Vancouver. Foto: ÖRK

#WCC70: Kinder in der ökumenischen Bewegung

Viele ökumenische Pioniere, darunter der ehemalige ÖRK-Generalsekretär Philip Potter, waren in einem gewissen Sinne ein Produkt der Sonntagsschulbewegung. Ulrich Becker erzählt eine Geschichte, die in Vergessenheit zu drohen scheint.

20 December 2018

WCC general secretary Philip Potter takes the young Mwuselele Nyoni into his arms at the VIth Assembly in Vancouver.

#WCC70: Children in the Ecumenical Movement

Many ecumenical pioneers, including former WCC general secretary Philip Potter, were in a sense a product of the Sunday School movement. Ulrich Becker tells a story that seems to be in danger of being forgotten.

20 December 2018

El secretario general del CMI, Philip Potter, cogiendo al bebé Mwuselele Nyoni en la VI Asamblea, en Vancouver. Foto: CMI

#WCC70: Los niños en el movimiento ecuménico

Muchos pioneros ecuménicos, entre ellos el exsecretario general del CMI, Philip Potter, fueron en cierto modo producto del movimiento de la escuela dominical. Ulrich Becker cuenta una historia que parece correr el peligro de ser olvidada.

20 December 2018

e secrétaire général du COE Philip Potter prenant dans ses bras Mwuselele Nyoni durant la sixième Assemblée à Vancouver. Photo: © COE

#WCC70: Les enfants dans le mouvement œcuménique

Bon nombre de pionniers de l’œcuménisme, dont l’ancien secrétaire général du COE Philip Potter, furent en un sens un produit du mouvement des écoles du dimanche. Ulrich Becker raconte une histoire qui risquerait de tomber dans l’oubli.

20 December 2018

Address to the Czechoslovak Hussite Church

By World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, on 17 December.

17 December 2018

(Left to right) Mr. Jim Winkler, Dr. Ani Ghazaryan Drissi, Dr. Mathews George Chunakara and Rev. Dr. Daniel Buda. Photo: courtesy of CCA

Conciliar Unity: Whither Vision and Direction?

In a recent interview for Christian Conference of Asia News, four ecumenists from regional and international conciliar fellowships from Asia, North America and the WCC, responded to questions about the role and challenges of ecumenical councils and the importance of conciliar unity in a changing ecumenical and ecclesial context.

14 December 2018

A Fellowship of Love: Transformation for Christ’s Sake

Convocation Address by Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in Serampore College, Serampore, 4 December 2018

06 December 2018

Younger theologians mark WCC 70th anniversary in The Ecumenical Review

The latest issue of The Ecumenical Review, the quarterly journal of the World Council of Churches, contains a selection of articles received in response to a call for contributions by younger theologians and researchers to mark the WCC’s 70th anniversary.

22 November 2018

What Does Mutual Accountability Mean for Christians and the Christian Life?

What Does Mutual Accountability Mean

for Christians and the Christian Life?

Olav Fykse Tveit

General Secretary, World Council of Churches

Centro Pro Unione, 15 November 2018

15 November 2018

Prospects and Challenges for Ecumenism and the Ecumenical Movement

Address to the Swedish Ecumenical Weekend, Uppsala, Sweden, 4 November 2018

04 November 2018

Greetings of the WCC General Secretary to the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe General Assembly

Greetings of the WCC General Secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit to the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe, General Assembly,
13-18 September, Basel

14 September 2018