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WCC central committee welcomed by local Swiss churches

“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.

24 June 2023

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At pre-assembly meeting in Bern, Swiss churches offer prayers for delegates

An ecumenical worship service and workshops in Bern offered prayers and reflections for five delegates as well as stewards and Global Ecumenical Theological Institute students from Swiss churches who will be attending the upcoming World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany.

12 June 2022

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People gathered for group photo in chapel room.

As Bossey students help lead prayers, they find hope “as long as churches are willing to journey together”

Students from the Bossey Ecumenical Institute deepened their understanding of the ecumenical movement as they helped lead prayers during the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee meeting, held via videoconference 9-15 February.

17 February 2022

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People gathered at Saint Peter’s Cathedral in February 2021.

The ecumenical spirit at Calvin’s Cathedral

Few moments in the early history of the World Council of Churches have embodied and conveyed the spirit of the modern ecumenical movement as vividly as the service celebrated at Saint Peter’s Cathedral, Geneva, 20 February 1946, less than one year after the end of World War II.

24 February 2021

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Bossey students in the chapel of the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey. Photo: Peter Kenny/WCC

Those who make Bossey so special: The students

Any prospective student who intends to study at the WCC Ecumenical Institute at Château de Bossey, in its picturesque setting near Geneva, soon learns it is an exceptional place.

14 November 2019

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The exhibition 'And It Is Good' is opened at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva. Photo: Daniela Varano/ACT

Photos portray the wonder of creation - and urgency of care

A photo exhibit entitled “And It Is Good” is offering fresh inspiration to viewers who realize how caring for creation is not just important but an emergency measure.

27 September 2019

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The WCC Executive Committee gathers in Bossey 13-14 June 2018. Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC

WCC’s Central Committee set for packed agenda on unity, justice and peace

Observing the 70th anniversary of the founding of the World Council of Churches (WCC) brings special focus and heightened attention to this year’s Central Committee meeting, 15-21 June in Geneva. The WCC Executive Committee meets 13-14 June at the Ecumenical Institute of Bossey.

13 June 2018

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Stewards at the WCC 9th Assembly in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Photo: Aleksander Wasyluk/WCC

WCC invites applications to Central Committee Stewards Programme

31 January 2018

With application deadline 31 January, the WCC invites ecumenical youth to be stewards at the 2018 Central Committee in Geneva, Switzerland. The Stewards Programme aims to bring together a dynamic and diverse group of 20 young people from all over the world from 5-23 June 2018.

Geneva, Switzerland

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WCC invites youth to Stewards Programme for 2018 Central Committee

The WCC invites ecumenical youth to be stewards at the 2018 Central Committee in Geneva, Switzerland. With application deadline 31 January, the Stewards Programme aims to bring together a dynamic and diverse group of 20 young people from all over the world from 5-23 June 2018.

07 December 2017

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Stewards are taking time to reflect on their personal pilgrimages. © WCC/Peter Williams

“You don't all have to be the same”

As young people help to facilitate the meeting of the WCC's governing body, they are pursuing a collective pilgrimage of their own.

01 July 2014