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Moved by The Holy Spirit - WCC General Secretary sermon for the Centennial Celebration of the United Church of Canada, June 2025

09 June 2025

General Secretary

Video feature

Adele Halliday, the Anti-Racism and Equity lead at The United Church of Canada, delivered a keynote speech entitled “The State of Racism and Anti-Black Racism in the World Today”, 19 May, Berlin, Germany, Photo: Anna Rozkosny/Bread for the World

“Friends in church, let’s talk…” about anti-Black racism

Adele Halliday, the Anti-Racism and Equity lead at The United Church of Canada, raised questions that served as touchstones for further conversation during an ongoing international conference “Berlin 1884–1885 and Anti-Black Racism: In Search of a Shared Anti-Racist Ecumenical Vision.”

06 June 2025

Message

Speech by Rev. Rita Famos, president of the Protestant Church in Switzerland, at the Armenia Heritage Conference

Speech by Rev. Rita Famos, president of the Protestant Church in Switzerland, at the Conference on the Preservation of Armenian Religious, Cultural and Historical Heritage in Artsakh/Nagorno Karabakh

27 May 2025

Member church

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WCC executive committee closes with renewed commitment to unity and strength

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee convened 12-16 May via video conference to complete regular business of the first half of the year; review preparations for the WCC central committee meeting, which will convene 18-24 June in Johannesburg, South Africa; and issue public statements and minutes about some of the world’s most pressing issues.

22 May 2025

Report

Report of the WCC general secretary to the executive committee, 12 May 2025

In his report to the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay reflected on what it means—amid wars, rumours of wars, violence, trade wars, climate catastrophes, retaliations, and the quest for self-protection and preservation of identity—to be God’s family.

12 May 2025

General Secretary

WCC executive committee to convene with vision for future

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee will convene 12-16 May via video conference to conduct the regular business of the first half of the year. The executive committee will also review preparations for the WCC central committee meeting, which will convene 18-24 June in Johannesburg, South Africa.

12 May 2025

Letter

WCC letter to the Constitutional Court of Korea

Letter to His Honour Justice Moon Hyung-bae, acting president of the Constitutional Court of Korea, from the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay.

02 April 2025

General Secretary

WCC Central Committee Potsdam, worship service celebrated in Berlin for the launch of the Decade to overcome Violence, Sunday 4 February 2001, Photo: WCC

Archbishop Anastasios of Albania, an Orthodox Hierarch of International Recognition

Upon the admission of Archbishop Anastasios of Albania to “Evangelismos” Hospital in Athens at the beginning of January 2025, expressions of widespread acceptance and appreciation emerged from people of all educational backgrounds and ages, from various societal circles (ecclesiastical, academic, political, journalistic), as well as from international inter-Christian and interfaith communities and beyond.

27 February 2025

Interview

Roland Fernandes: “We have been called by God for a time such as this”

Roland Fernandes is general secretary of the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries and UMCOR, Higher Education and Ministry. He reflects on cooperative work with the World Council of Churches (WCC), and why ecumenism is so necessary in today’s world.

17 January 2025

WCC welcomes visitors from Church of Sweden in Germany, Christian Council of Norway, and Norwegian Church Aid

The World Council of Churches (WCC) welcomed visitors from the Church of Sweden in Germany, Christian Council of Norway, and Norwegian Church Aid in mid-January.

17 January 2025

Interview

Churches in Finland are “part of a much bigger movement: the church of Christ in all the world”

Dr Kimmo Kääriäinen, executive director of the National Church Council, Department for International Relations for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, reflected on the relevance of the ecumenical movement today, as well as how churches in Finland will observe the upcoming Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

09 January 2025

Training in Guyana brings action plan for rights for persons with disabilities

An advocacy training focusing on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the Caribbean brought a one-year action plan on engaging the UN process.

03 January 2025

an orthodox priest reads the Holy Scripture at the altar of a church during a prayer of the WCC Executive committee meeting in Cyprus

WCC executive committee radiates hope amid world’s darkness

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee concluded its meeting in Cyprus with inspiration and practical plans for a way forward with hope, even in a challenging world.

28 November 2024

Report

Report of the WCC general secretary at the executive committee in Paralimni, Cyprus

Report of the WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay at the WCC executive committee meeting convening in Paralimni, Cyprus, 21-26 November 2024.

21 November 2024

Executive committee

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Collaboration at ACT Alliance assembly deepened understanding of putting hope into action

As World Council of Churches (WCC) staff participated in the ACT Alliance General Assembly in Indonesia, they collaborated to help send a message of both urgency and hope across the world. As with many other assemblies across the world, the ecumenical family came together to support the gathering, joining hands to support logistics, communications, and governance.

12 November 2024

Protestinfo and Le Temps present WCC general secretary Jerry Pillay

The newspaper Le Temps recently published a portrait written by Protestinfo on the general secretary of the World Council of Churches, the Reverend Professor Jerry Pillay. In the article, Pillay shares stories from his childhood and also reflects on what motivates him today: his desire to heal a broken world. The article is written by journalist Lucas Vuilleumier from Protestinfo.

05 November 2024

People of all faiths praying, Interfaith vigil held at George Square on the opening day of the United Nations climate change conference COP26 in Glasgow, Photo: Albin Hillert/Life on Earth pictures

WCC Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation Reference Group holds first online meeting

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation Reference Group held its first online meeting on 15 October.

24 October 2024

Interview

Storyteller and playwright shares the mind and faith behind her craft

Kristine Greenaway, who has held many roles with the World Council of Churches (WCC) communications team, is a playwright and producer who is currently co-producing, with Nicole Arends, Shadows in the Nooks: Spirited Women in Theatre. She is member of Alumnae Theatre, a nonprofit theatre in Toronto, Canada that was created more than 100 years ago and is the oldest women-run theatre company in North America.

09 October 2024