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Nominees for President of the WCC (as adopted)

23 February 2006

Assembly

Assembly elects new presidents, central committee

Kobia in Cuba: for religious equality and against the blockade

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05 August 2005

Kobia to pay first official visit to the Caribbean

The US presence and policies, human rights, democratization, international aid, as well as ecumenism in the region, and the forthcoming 9th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) will be the main topics on the agenda during the first official visit by WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia to churches in Cuba and Haiti from 31 July - 7 August 2005.

28 July 2005

Message

Pentecost message 2005

04 May 2005

WCC Presidents

Message of the Presidents of the WCC at Pentecost 2005

Grace and peace to you on this Feast of Pentecost 2005, in which we celebrate the many gifts of God's Spirit!

04 May 2005

Decade to Overcome Violence continues to gain momentum

By Walt Wiltschek (*)

30 March 2005

April 2005

The rights of the Papuan people will be the focus of WCC's involvement in the 61st session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR). The WCC delegation includes representatives from Papua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Nepal and Colombia. A written submission has been presented to the commission, and a study on the economic, social and cultural rights of the Papuan people, commissioned by German churches with the WCC and undertaken by Papuan academics and human rights defenders, will be released on Thursday, 31 March.

22 March 2005

INF 2 Provisional list of participants

22 February 2005

INF 3 Sub-committees of Central Committee

22 February 2005

INF 4 Hearings

22 February 2005

GEN 1 Report of the Officers

The report of the Officers to the Central Committee is a constitutional obligation. The purpose of this report is to inform the Central Committee of the decisions taken by the Executive Committee at its meetings of 17-20 February and 24-27 August 2004, as well as those taken by the Officers at their meetings of 20-21 November 2003, 9-10 June and 28-29 November 2004.

22 February 2005

GEN 15 membership of Central Committee and commissions

22 February 2005

US churches' responsibility for peace and justice-making efforts highlighted at WCC gathering

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06 October 2004

WCC US Conference to highlight US churches' peace-making efforts

To "expose and inspire" the US churches' witness to "the power and promise of peace" is the aim of events being organized in October in Atlanta, Georgia, by the US Conference for the World Council of Churches (WCC).

27 September 2004

African-American human rights activist is new WCC co-president

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24 June 2004

Worship service launches DOV focus on USA in 2004. Calendar to be announced

"The power and promise of peace" is the compelling theme for activities to be carried out this year within the framework of the World Council of Churches' (WCC) Decade to Overcome Violence (DOV) 2004 focus on the USA. A Monday 12 January worship service will mark the opening of a year dedicated to strengthening and resourcing churches and movements working for peace in the USA.

07 January 2004

First report of the Public Issues Committee

The Public Issues Committee report after reviewing the proposals for public issues actions recommended by the Executive Committee, WCC Central Committee , Sep. 2002

02 September 2002

US, UK and Canadian church leaders urge a halt to ?rush to war? with Iraq

Thirty-seven church leaders from the United States, United Kingdom and Canada have called upon the US and British governments to use restraint in âthe apparent drift towards military confrontation in Iraqâ.

30 August 2002