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WCC condolence letter in wake of shooting in Louisville, USA

In a letter to the Presbyterian Church (USA), World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended condolences in the wake of a shooting at the Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky—just blocks away from the church offices.

12 April 2023

WCC webinar offers reflections on colonial and missionary legacy and conflict in post-colonial Africa

A 24 May webinar, "Pluralism, Racism and Xenophobia: The colonial and missionary legacy and conflict in post-colonial Africa,” was held on 24 May, one day before “Africa Day” was celebrated.

02 June 2022

Webinar explores “Two years after the death of George Floyd: Antiracism, #BLM and the United Nations”

A 25 May webinar explored the theme “Two years after George Floyd’s death: Antiracism, #BLM and the United Nations.” As people continue to challenge the systemic racism that has devalued the lives of Black and Brown people globally, many are asking the question: how much progress have we seen in the last two years? why do some of these tragic events spark a stronger call for change than others?

02 June 2022

Tutu’s legacy: A Zoom panel celebrating “the Arch”

A Zoom panel on 30 January 2022 recalled the witness of Archbishop Desmond Tutu (1931-2021) and to celebrate the publication of a new book, Ecumenical Encounters with Desmond Mpilo Tutu, honouring his life and work and presented to him on his 90th birthday.

03 February 2022

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

Webinar reflects on how racism, colonialism exacerbate impacts of climate change

In the context of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, a 29 September webinar explored both the tremendous achievement of the decolonization of land and people, and the legacies of colonialism and their effects on people and the environment.

30 September 2021

Webinar: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the ecumenical witness for justice and peace

Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s complex legacy is still lighting our way, webinar finds

At a 23 September webinar commemorating 90 years since the entry of Dietrich Bonhoeffer into the ecumenical movement and its witness for peace, speakers reflected on how Bonhoeffer’s wisdom has withstood the test of time and still illuminates the ecumenical movement today.

24 September 2021

WCC acting general secretary letter to Bishop em. Bärbel Wartenberg-Potter on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Philip Potter

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has paid tribute to its former general secretary, Rev. Dr Philip Potter, who was born on 19 August 1921, and led the council from 1972 to 1984, a time of global religious and socio-political change.

19 August 2021

WCC letter to the member churches in the United States of America

WCC expresses solidarity with US churches as they raise “prophetic voices in the midst of this new and acute crisis”.

11 January 2021

World Council of Churches Pastoral letter based on Pilgrim Team Visit to South Africa on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide and Xenophobia

16 December 2019

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WCC general secretary condolence letter to the family of Rev. Dr. James Cone and his community of faith and scholars

On 7 May 2018, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, sent a letter of condolences to the family of Rev. Dr James Cone and his beloved community of faith and scholars, upon the passing of Rev. Cone on 28 April 2018.

07 May 2018

Open letter from The National Coalition of Christian Organizations in Palestine

Open letter from The National Coalition of Christian Organizations in Palestine to the World Council of Churches and the ecumenical movement.

The WCC leadership will bring the letter to the next meeting of its Executive Committee in November 2017 in Amman, Jordan. The WCC also invited its members churches and partners worldwide to read and share the letter as a local voice from today’s Palestine.

21 June 2017

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Concern and support for justice: Michael Brown

Letter from the WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit to the Interfaith Partnership of Greater St. Louis calling for an end to conflict in the aftermath of “the tragic killing by a police officer of Michael Brown, an unarmed eighteen-year-old African American man, and the dangerous escalation of violence in the several days following.”

21 August 2014

Condolences to the Christian Council of Norway

In a letter to the Norway Christian Council, the general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, and the moderator of the WCC Central Committee, Rev. Dr Walter Altmann, expressed their "deep shock and sadness" concerning the attacks of 22 July 2011.

29 July 2011