A panel discussion, “Zacchaeus Tax: Transforming the Global Economic System and Advancing Gender Justice,” on 19 March explored the intersections between tax justice and gender justice—and why this is a matter of faith.
African Anglican women bishops, after a gathering in Kenya from 8-14 January, released a communique emphasizing the need for authentic women’s leadership, and calling on the church to stop its silence on gender inequalities.
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay offered a keynote address at the Christian Conference of Asia assembly, being held in India from 27 September to 4 October.
Participants of the Emerging Peacemakers Forum being held at the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, Switzerland from 5-14 July, visited Palais des Nations and learned about the United Nations work in Geneva.
As members of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee and stewards visited the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, they came away newly inspired about the next generation of the ecumenical movement.
Während der Feierlichkeiten zum 75-jährigen Jubiläum des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) waren besonders die freudigen und hoffnungsvollen Stimmen junger Erwachsener zu hören – und einige pointierte Botschaften an ihre ökumenische Familie.
As the World Council of Churches (WCC) celebrated its 75 anniversary, the voices of young people rang out with hope, joy—and some pointed messages for their ecumenical family.
„Gastfreundschaft ist einer unserer höchsten Werte“, sagte die Präsidentin der Evangelisch-reformierten Kirche Schweiz, Pastorin Rita Famos, bei der Begrüßung der Mitglieder des Zentralausschusses des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) während eines Empfangs im Ökumenischen Zentrum am 23. Juni.
“Hospitality is one of our main values,” said president of the Protestant Church in Switzerland Rev. Rita Famos as she welcomed members of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee to a reception at the Ecumenical Centre on 23 June.
„Eines sage ich jungen Leuten immer, wenn sie mit dem Steward-Programm beginnen: Seien Sie äußerst vorsichtig. Die Ökumene ist ansteckend – sobald Sie sich auf dieses umwerfende Erlebnis einlassen, fangen Sie an, anders über die Kirche zu denken. Das ist kein Nachteil“, sagte der Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK)-Generalsekretär, Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay in seiner Willkommensrede an die jungen Erwachsenen aus aller Welt, die am 16. Juni im Ökumenischen Zentrum in Vorbereitung auf die Zentralausschusstagung (21.-27. Juni in Genf) als Stewards empfangen wurden.
“There’s one thing I always say to young people when you start off in the stewards programme– be very careful, because the ecumenical bug gets you as this is a mind blowing exposure and you start to think about the church in a very different way – and this is not a bad thing", remarked World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay in his welcoming address to the young people from all over the world who were welcomed at the Ecumenical Centre on 16 June as stewards, in preparation for the upcoming central committee which is taking place 21-27 June in Geneva.
Accepting others in their otherness is at the heart of ecumenism and interreligious dialogue. This was the message at a tray lunch event titled “Christian Witness in a pluralistic world: Building on the Legacy of Asian Ecumenism,” held on 16 June at the Ecumenical Centre and organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC).
Radically impatient. This is a common sentiment among young people across different backgrounds and regions of the world, criticizing the ongoing inaction of many world leaders, people of power and influence, including the church, on the issue of the climate emergency.
World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca shared greetings the Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil.
World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca shared greetings with the Evangelical Church of the River Plate in Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay; as well as the Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil. Both churches had gatherings during which they elected leaders and prayed together.
As a Pentecostal, I have “dreamed dreams” and had visions aplenty, but often it has been the WCC that brought those dreams and visions to life. What is found in this report fulfills a vision that I took with me to Geneva in 1989 in a meeting with then-general secretary Emilio Castro. During that visit, I called on the WCC to bring together 120 Pentecostal scholars from around the world to the WCC 7th Assembly known as Canberra ’91.
Botschaft des Ökumenischen Treffens junger Erwachsener 11. Vollversammlung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen Karlsruhe, Deutschland, 26.-30. August 2022.
One hundred twenty-seven young people from over 50 countries in all eight regions served as stewards at the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly providing essential assistance in all activities and areas as well as contributing energy and perspective to our life together as an ecumenical fellowship. Two of the stewards assisting the WCC Communication team share their experience as a letter and diary to future stewards at the 12th assembly.
