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As WCC 11th Assembly approaches, anticipation and hope begin to bloom

With the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly less than four months away, anticipation for the historic gathering of faith and fellowship is growing.

19 May 2022

Interview

Man dressed in Orthodox religious garb speaking at podium.

Fr Ioan Sauca: “God is on the side of those who are suffering”

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has, since the first day of the war in Ukraine and even in the months before, been working and praying earnestly for peace in this conflict and throughout the world. From the beginning, the WCC has called for an immediate end to armed hostilities, to stop the war and has appealed also for an immediate end to indiscriminate attacks with an escalating impact on civilians in Ukraine. WCC News met online with the WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca to get the latest update on the work of the WCC.

14 April 2022

Bible studies

Seven Weeks for Water 2022, week 7: “Pilgrimage of water justice in Europe,” by Prof. Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri

The seventh and final reflection of the Seven Weeks for Water 2022 of the WCC’s Ecumenical Water Network is written by Prof. Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri*. In the following reflection she, being the staff focal point of WCC’s Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace, makes a compelling analysis of how the WCC pilgrimage and the pilgrimage of water justice inter-relate, complement, and strengthen each other, with a particular reference to Europe.

11 April 2022

News

WCC mourns loss of inspiring communicator Rev. Jean-Jacques Bauswein

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is mourning the loss of an inspiring pastor and communicator, Rev. Jean-Jacques Bauswein, who passed away on 30 March. He was 78.

01 April 2022

Feature story

“Killer Robots: A Campaign Guide for Churches” now available in six languages

A campaign guide for churches concerned about autonomous weapons systems, also known as “killer robots,” has been released in English, French, German, Spanish, Arabic and Portuguese.

21 March 2022

Feature story

Church at the end of a street in Karlsruhe, Germany

European churches grapple with challenges of secularization

European churches are wrestling with the consequences of a secularized society for their life and witness, according to participants from Europe attending the central committee of the World Council of Churches which is meeting via videoconference from 9-15 February.

16 February 2022

News

WCC governing body builds momentum toward WCC 11th Assembly

The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee built momentum toward the WCC’s 11th Assembly by creating assembly committees, planning thematic plenaries, and detailing ecumenical conversations.

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

News

WCC central committee moderator: "we have moved together with human communities”

In her opening remarks at the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee meeting on 9 February, Dr Agnes Abuom shared landmarks from the past eight years, acknowledged the losses during COVID-19, and celebrated the hope ahead for the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany.

10 February 2022

Document

Message

Moderator’s video message to the Central Committee

Script of the video message by the WCC central committee moderator Dr Agnes Abuom to the WCC central committee meeting, 9 February 2022.

09 February 2022

Moderator of Central Committee

News

Investing with ethics: faith-based groups map ways to make it happen

The 5^th edition of the Faith-based Investment Conference took place in hybrid format on 21 January, bringing together investors, faith-based organisations, and other financial actors at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva and online. This year, the theme was “From words to action.”

26 January 2022

Document

Lecture - Speech

The Pandemic, the World Council of Churches, and Global Health

WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca reflects on “The Pandemic, the World Council of Churches, and Global Health,” as part of a discussion hosted by the Institute for Ecumenical Studies of Angelicum University.

20 January 2022

General Secretary

Interview

Dr Agnes Abuom in the chapel of the Ecumenical centre

Change needed to address racism by having all at the table, says WCC moderator

Racism and discrimination are sins, says Dr Agnes Abuom, yet in the third decade of the 21st century, the world must change how it addresses them, including having all at the table to solve them. That way, they can help rescue humanity and save God's creation, but that includes engaging with perpetrators.

20 December 2021

News

ACT Alliance assembly opens, will explore “Hope in Action: Putting People First”

As the ACT Alliance opened its online General Assembly on 29 November, the global faith-based coalition will elect a new governing board; officers; and membership and nominations committee.

29 November 2021

News

View of castle tower with a yellow flag at the top, and with pedestrian streep and various shops in the foreground.

WCC executive committee lights the way for WCC 11th Assembly

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee closed its meeting after convening from 12-17 November, leaving with a sense of hope, even while publicly expressing grave concern over many global injustices facing the world today.

26 November 2021

News

Nelson Mandela stands next to Pauline Webb at a conference podium.

WCC Commission of the Churches on International Affairs’ “ministry of witness and action critically needed”

In a public statement, the World Council of Churches executive committee marked the 75th anniversary of the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA), created in 1946.

16 November 2021

Document

Statement: public statement

Faith leaders call for urgent action at COP26

Time is running out. As the COP26 negotiations reach a critical moment, members of the global faith community, led by our sisters and brothers from the Global South, call for urgent and ambitious action to deliver justice for the most vulnerable people and communities.

12 November 2021

Ecumenical movement

News

WCC executive committee to hold first in-person meeting in two years

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee will meet for the first time in two years, 12-17 November, focusing on preparations for the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany in 2022, and celebrating 75 years of ecumenical formation at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute.

12 November 2021

News

Woman protesting against racial violence

Webinar discussion precedes Africa & African Diaspora Conference

In preparation for the upcoming Africa & African Diaspora Conference, the World Council of Churches (WCC) hosted a two-part pre-conference webinar discussion on 15 October. The Africa & African Diaspora Conference is scheduled for 23-29 October.

21 October 2021

Document

Message

Bishop Petra Bosse-Huber: The Eleventh World Council of Churches Assembly in Europe and Germany

Address of Bishop Petra Bosse-Huber from the Evangelical Church in Germany at the meeting of WCC, EKD, German Federal Foreign Office and TransAtlantic Network, 13 October 2021

13 October 2021

Member church