The World Council of Churches (WCC) is mourning the loss and celebrating the life of Rev. Dr Jose Belo Chipenda, an African theologian and ecumenical leader.
Chipenda passed away on 10 January in Canada at the age of 95.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is mourning the death of Rev. Dr Charles Adams, a former WCC central committee member and former head of church of the Progressive National Baptist Convention, a WCC member church.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is mourning the death of United Methodist Bishop Melvin George Talbert, who served on the WCC central and executive committees during the 1990s.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is mourning the loss of Rev. Bob Scott, whose ministry spanned more than 50 years and included work on a global level to overcome racism.
The life and ministry of Dr. Sylvia Ross Talbot, a church leader whose ecumenical dedication included service as the WCC’s vice-moderator in the 1980s and president of Church Women United, was celebrated last weekend in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) joins the Methodist family and people across the world who are mourning the death of Rev. Edgar Avitia Legarda, a passionate ecumenical bridge builder.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) has remembered the contribution of the Rev. Dr Reinhard Groscurth, who served the council’s secretariat on Faith and Order, and was the editor of many publications on the ecumenical movement and church unity.
Amidst a global outpouring, tributes and condolences at a memorial service, Canon Dr Agnes Regina Murei Abuom was celebrated as bold Christian, peacemaker, and resolute ecumenist.
At an Anglican Church in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, rhymes, children’s songs, and noises in a school are constant reminder of Dr Agnes Regina Murei Abuom, the global ecumenist and peacemaker who died on 31 May at age 73.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is mourning the death of Eden Grace, a member of the Religious Society of Friends and former member of the WCC central committee.
Agnes Abuom, querida dirigente ecuménica e infatigable pacificadora, ha fallecido a los setenta y tres años, en su Kenia natal, tras una breve enfermedad.
Die geliebte ökumenische Leiterin und unermüdliche Friedensstifterin Dr. Agnes Abuom ist im Alter von 73 Jahren in ihrem Heimatland Kenia nach kurzer Krankheit gestorben.
Agnes Abuom, meneuse œcuménique très appréciée et inlassable défenseuse de la paix, est décédée à l’âge de 73 ans au Kenya des suites d’une courte maladie.
Al cumplirse un año del fallecimiento del metropolitano Gennadios de Sassima, exvicemoderador del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), el CMI emitió un mensaje conmemorativo durante un servicio celebrado el 28 de mayo en el monasterio de Timios Prodromos, Akritochori, (Grecia).
Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) hat mit einer Botschaft während eines Gottesdienstes am 28. Mai im Kloster von Timios Prodromos, Akritochori, Griechenland des vor einem Jahr verstorbenen Metropoliten Gennadios von Sassima gedacht, ehemals stellvertretender ÖRK-Vorsitzender.
Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a prononcé un message commémoratif lors de la célébration du 28 mai au monastère de Timios Prodromos, à Akritochori (Grèce), un an après la disparition du métropolite Gennadios de Sassima, ancien vice-président du COE.