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The World Council of Churches (WCC) congratulates the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) on its 50th Jubilee. 

World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca extended condolences upon the passing of Dr Gabriel Habib, who served the Middle East Council of Churches as secretary general from 1977 to 1994.

"Seeking Justice and Peace for All in the Middle East", statement of the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany

by Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches

The World Council of Churches (WCC), ACT Alliance and the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) present their condolences to all Lebanese people who lost their loved ones in the catastrophic explosion that ripped through the heart of Beirut on 4 August 2020.

World Council of Churches, Middle East Council of Churches write letter appealing to EU for firm stance against annexing occupied Palestinian territory.

WCC, ACT Alliance and MECC statement on Gaza

With deep concern over the latest hostilities in the Gaza Strip, the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) and ACT Alliance express their belief that the present situation in the Gaza Strip is morally and ethically untenable. We offer our heartfelt sympathies to all the victims, killed and injured and their families, of the recent intense spate of violence.

Message to the Middle East Council of Churches on 8 September 2016, delivered by WCC associate general secretary Prof. Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri, representing the WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.

A letter of solidarity following terrorist attacks in Beirut.

Church leaders and representatives from Syria, the Middle East Council of Churches, the WCC, the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and the Holy See gathered in Etchmiadzin for a consultation to address the challenges for faith communities in the ongoing crisis in Syria.

Adopted by the WCC 10th Assembly as part of the Report of the Public Issues Committee.

A statement issued by the World Council of Churches and the Middle East Council of Churches at the international and ecumenical conference on "Christian Presence and Witness in the Middle East" from 21 – 25 May 2013 at the Notre-Dame du Mont Monastery, Lebanon.

Speech of Bishop Munib Younan of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) at the WCC conference on Christians in the Middle East

Condolence letter to the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church

Message from the conference on "Violence in the Name of God? Joshua in changing contexts" in Hofgeismar, Germany, 23 to 27 February, 2012

A Christian-Muslim Consultation on Christian Presence and Witness in the Arab World, in the light of what has come to be currently known as the "Arab Spring" was held between the 24- 27 January 2012. The meeting was organized by the World Council of Churches, in collaboration with the Middle East Council of Churches and hosted by the Armenian Catholicosate in Antelias, Lebanon.

Welcome Speech at Antelias Consultation, by Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, WCC general secretary