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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby addressed the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Karlsruhe, Germany on 7 September 2022.

Greeting to the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly by bishop Olav Fykse Tveit, presiding bishop of the Church of Norway and former WCC general secretary.

"Witnessing Together to Christ’s Compassionate Love": Report of the Dr Agnes Abuom, Moderator of the WCC Central Committee to the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Plenary on church unity, WCC 9th Assembly

"Final report of the Special Commission on Orthodox participation in the WCC" : The 60-member Special Commission was created by the WCC's eighth assembly in 1998 in response to mainly Orthodox concerns about participation in the Council. Composed of an equal number of representatives from Orthodox churches and from the other churches belonging to the WCC, the Commission submitted its final report to the central committee in September 2002.

These guidelines - covering the roles of moderators, delegates and participants; setting the agenda; making decisions by consensus and by formal vote; election process; language and other elements - apply to the Assembly and to meetings of all bodies of the WCC.

A joint consultative group between the WCC and Pentecostal churches was created in response to the mandate of the 1998 WCC Assembly in Zimbabwe. Excerpts from a report on their work from 2000-2005.

The WCC's constitution identifies the basis for, and the principles of membership, the purposes and functions, authority, and organization of the Council. Its rules give precise guidance concerning the roles, responsibilities and structure of the Council's various governing bodies, officers, committees, staff and partner organizations, the role of public statements, and the conduct of meetings. The constitution and rules will be submitted to the Assembly for amendment.