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WCC Eco-School 2022 postponed to November 2022

Applications are still open for the fifth edition of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Eco-School on Water, Food and Climate Justice. The new dates are 20-26 November 2022. Convening in-person at the Stony Point Center in New York, the event is open to young people under 30 years of age from the North America region only.

31 March 2022

News

WCC will share regional prayers in lead-up to UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

The World Council of Churches (WCC) will share regional daily prayers on antiracism in the week leading up to the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on 21 March.

10 March 2022

News

An image of diverse women's hands coming together.

Involving everyone, breaking the silence, building resiliency as we work toward gender justice

During a Women’s Pilgrim Team Visit held on 8 March—International Women’s Day—women from North America and other parts of the globe continued to explore the theme “Stony the Road: Women’s Voices of Faith, Courage, Resistance & Resilience.”

The visit was organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC) in collaboration with the National Council of Churches (USA).

10 March 2022

Prayer

North America Regional Prayer UN International Day Against Racism March 21, 2022

10 March 2022

News

A woman holds a sign that reads "divest from fossil fuels" during a march at COP26

Online panel looks back to 50 years of environmental concerns

Titled “Faith for Stockholm+50,” a panel convened on 4 March by the World Council of Churches (WCC) in partnership with the Centre for Earth Ethics and the Swedish Ministry of Environment brought together faith leaders to reflect on the achievements and challenges of attaining sustainable development.

10 March 2022

Feature story

During the World day of prayer 7 Candles where lit as a symbol of Hope.

World Day of Prayer highlights voices of women in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Focusing on God’s promise in the book of Jeremiah—"“I know the plans I have for you”—the World Day of Prayer, observed annually on 4 March, highlighted voices of women who had to flee their homeland.

09 March 2022

News

Applications open for WCC Eco-School 2022 with focus on North America

Applications are open for the fifth edition of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Eco-School on Water, Food and Climate Justice, to be held 24 April-1 May 2022 in the North America region. Convening in-person at the Stony Point Center in New York, the event is open to young people under 30 years of age from the North America region only.

03 March 2022

Document

Background document

Brochure - WCC Eco School 2022 North America

03 March 2022

WCC Programmes

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WCC training focuses on achieving racial justice through UN human rights mechanisms

A five-day online training workshop, “Achieving Racial Justice Through Human Rights Mechanisms,” from 21-25 February, drew over 30 participants from 13 different countries.

03 March 2022

News

North America Women’s Pilgrim Team Visit: “If one among us is not well, we are all not well”

A North American Women’s Pilgrim Team Visit on 28 February brought together poetry, prayer, very difficult questions, and, most of all, the impact—and pain—of telling the truth.

03 March 2022

Feature story

A woman prays in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Thousands of Christians march the Via Dolorosa on Good Friday, marking the stations of the cross in the Jerusalem Old City, in memory of the path Jesus walked carrying his cross towards his crucifixion.

How do churches address racism, really?

Although America’s Historic Black Churches were on the vanguard of racial change a generation ago, black church leaders today confront a more complex, variegated and frustrating situation.

15 February 2022

Feature story

Vigil outside the McKendree United Methodist Church in Nashville, USA

Wrestling with the racial pandemic

How are churches in North America dealing with issues of race, recently so conspicuous and contested in US and Canadian society?

15 February 2022

Event

Voices of hope and faith - Sharing visions of living in harmony with nature

28 February 2022

The World Council of Churches, ACT Alliance, Lutheran World Federation and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America are proposing a panel discussion to highlight the work of faith communities and especially indigenous, women and young faith leaders in mobilizing collective global action to protect nature and biodiversity and deliver critical reflections on enhanced biodiversity governance for climate resilience and posterity.

News

Religious leaders reiterate calls for closing prison at Guantanamo Bay, seeking justice for those held

The World Council of Churches (WCC) supports a renewed call issued by interreligious leaders from the United States for the prison at Guantanamo Bay to be closed, and for justice for those being held.

20 January 2022

Event

8th Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-Based Organizations in International Affairs

25 January 2022

The 8th Annual Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-based Organizations in International Affairs, entitled "Mobilizing Moral Influence and Governance to End the Systemic Injustices of Racism, the legacy of Colonialism and Slavery", will be held virtually 8:00 – 12:30 EDT on Tuesday 25 January 2022.

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African farmer man's hand touches a green plant.

'Racism, Land and Food' seminar dissects how dispossession negates food sovereignty

As many communities worldwide battle to get food to the table, a World Council of Churches (WCC) webinar titled ‘Racism, Land and Food' highlighted the intersections of food, land, and racial injustices on food sovereignty over generations of dispossessed groups.

17 December 2021

Document

Letter

Faith Global Vaccine Statement

A letter signed by 115 organizations, representing five world faith traditions, called on World Trade Organization member countries to act before year’s end to waive Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights rules.

14 December 2021

Ecumenical movement

Feature story

Rev. Lamont Anthony Wells: “The greatest gift is that I don’t have to do it alone”

When Rev. Lamont Anthony Wells, African Descent Lutheran Association national president, reflects on his experience as one of 18 participants from around the world to participate in the United Nations' Fellowship Programme for People of African Descent, he thinks of it as a unique opportunity to advocate for racial justice.

14 December 2021

News

Circle of accompaniment seeds hope amid desperate stories of femicide

An online webinar held 2 December brought a moving circle of hope to life even as women and men shared their tragic experiences of femicide and domestic violence in North America, Latin America and the Caribbean.

03 December 2021

Blog post

Stop Hoping. Start Resisting.

If you try hard and believe in the power of positive thinking, you may be able to take comfort that COP26 provided some hope. But if you remove the rose-colored spectacles, it becomes clear that we should abandon the sentiment of hope and commit to lives of faithful resistance.

23 November 2021

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