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The pre-launch of the Lenten campaign “Seven Weeks for Water” was held in Suva, Fiji, on 21 January, under the theme “A Pilgrimage of Water Justice in the Pacific Region.” In 2020, the World Council of Churches (WCC) Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace has a regional focus in the Pacific region.

During a festive worship at the St Nicolas Church in the Old Town Square in Prague, the Czechoslovak Hussite Church marked its 100-year anniversary.

In a sermon at the Ecumenical Centre chapel on 8 January, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit reflected that the message of light in darkness can enter into many people’s lives at Christmas.

“God is never indifferent to climate change that weakens the already weakened, impoverished and scattered populations throughout our world,” said Rev. Dr Nestor Friedrich, from Brazil, as he delivered the sermon during an ecumenical prayer service held on 8 December, in the Spanish Evangelical Church, in Madrid, during the United Nations climate change summit COP25.

«Dieu ne reste jamais indifférent aux changements climatiques qui affaiblissent les populations déjà affaiblies, appauvries et dispersées de par le monde», déclare le pasteur Nestor Friedrich, du Brésil, dans son sermon prononcé à la célébration de prière œcuménique du 8 décembre, en l’église évangélique espagnole, à Madrid, dans le cadre de la COP25, le sommet des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques.

While lighting candles at a gathering of the All Africa Conference of Churches in Nairobi, church leaders, members of the civil society and youth on Monday launched Thursdays in Black, the global movement calling for resistance to attitudes and practices that permit rape and violence.

Unveiling the campaign, Archbishop Timothy Ndambuki, an African Brotherhood Church leader who is the chairman of the National Council of Churches of Kenya, urged churches to hear and give compassion to women suffering violence without asking questions.

In a sermon at the Seong Eun Methodist Church on 17 November, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit reflected on the theme of the upcoming WCC Assembly in 2021, “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity.”

Dans un sermon prononcé le 17 novembre à l’Église méthodiste de Seong Eun, le pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit, secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), a médité sur le thème de la prochaine Assemblée du COE en 2021: «L’amour du Christ mène le monde vers la réconciliation et l’unité».

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit is traveling to the Republic of Korea with a delegation that also includes WCC director of international affairs Peter Prove, WCC director of communication Marianne Ejdersten, and WCC programme executive Rev. Dr Jin Yang Kim.

In a visit to Bern on 4-5 November, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit visited with leaders of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches, focusing on the role of the WCC in the future shaping of the ecumenical movement.

Tveit spoke during the general assembly of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches, exploring the question “Where does the ecumenical movement stand today and where should the WCC take in it in the future?”

Lors d’une visite à Berne les 4 et 5 novembre, le pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit, secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), s’est exprimé devant des responsables de la Fédération des Églises protestantes de Suisse sur le rôle du COE dans le développement futur du mouvement œcuménique.

Le pasteur Tveit s’exprimait à l’assemblée générale de la Fédération des Églises protestantes de Suisse sur la question «Où se trouve maintenant le mouvement œcuménique et où devrait l’emmener le COE à l’avenir ?»

A new publication, The Sustainability Book offers online texts and resources about the Sustainable Development Goals for use by congregations, gatherings, and individuals.

As the Season of Creation gets ready to close on 4 October, the World Council of Churches (WCC) global fellowship has new inspiration and determination to carry climate justice work forward.

Dr Alexander M. Schweitzer is executive director of Bible Ministry and director of Global Bible Translation for the Global Mission Team of United Bible Societies. On International Translation Day, Schweitzer shared his thoughts about the challenges related to translations, as well as how deeply they enrich our world.

Dr Alexander M. Schweitzer est le directeur exécutif du Ministère biblique et le directeur des Traductions bibliques internationales pour l’Équipe mondiale des missions, à l’Alliance biblique universelle. À l’occasion de la Journée internationale de la traduction, il s’est confié sur les difficultés des traductions et sur l’immense richesse qu’elles apportent au monde.