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Bishop emeritus Dr Jonas Jonson and Rev. Dr Karin Sarja in conversation on the mission history in the Church of Sweden.

WCC joins Church of Sweden in commemorating 150 years of ecumenical engagement

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is joining the Church of Sweden in commemorating, in a variety of ways, the church’s engagement for ecumenical diakonia, mission, peace and justice.

12 October 2024

Young people smile as they walk in conversation in an outdoor space.

Commemorating history, walking toward unity: 2025 will be a significant year for WCC

The year 2025 will mark the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council at Nicaea in 325, which inspired the modern ecumenical movement to work on issues on Faith and Order for the unity of the church and humankind. Additionally, 2025 will also mark the 100th anniversary of the first Universal Christian Conference on Life and Work, held in Stockholm in 1925.

26 September 2024

Swedish churches prepare for commemoration of “Life and Work” and Nicaea

A group of church leaders from Sweden met with the World Council of Churches (WCC) to prepare for the year 2025, with a focus on commemorating 100 years since the beginning of the Life and Work movement as well as the commemoration of the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, where bishops representing the whole of Christendom gathered together for the first time to discuss the faith and witness of the church.

17 April 2024

Background document

The Church of Sweden: Ecumenical Catalyst, International Agent of Peace

15 February 2024

General Secretary

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Swedish Mission Council hears WCC reflections on faith in democracy

As part of an “Inspirational Day” for the Swedish Mission Council held 30 January, Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata, WCC programme director for Public Witness and Diakonia, shared reflections on “Faith in Democracy: Current challenges and opportunities from a global ecumenical perspective.”

07 February 2024

Peace Pilgrim Agnes Abuom dies at 73

Beloved ecumenical leader and indefatigable peacemaker Dr Agnes Abuom has died at the age of 73 in her native Kenya, following a short illness.

01 June 2023

Church of Sweden, Episcopal Church deepen the partnership and a common mission

“Our two churches have more than 200 years of shared history in Europe and the United States. This full-communion agreement is one more sign of the beloved community that we so need in these times. Our partnership in addressing the challenges of climate change, supporting refugees, and racial justice binds us even more deeply to worldwide ecumenical efforts,” said Most Rev. Michael Curry, presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church.

30 March 2023

Outdoor worship service in Stockholm's Sergels Square

Uppsala 1968: The times, they were a’changing

By rights, it should have been Africa. The World Council of Churches’ (WCC) First Assembly had been held in Europe (Amsterdam), the second in North America (Evanston, USA), the third in Asia (New Delhi). Hopes were raised that Africa would be the next continent to host the council. But questions arose concerning acts of violence and military conflicts in Africa throughout the 1960s, from the Biafran region in Nigeria to Zanzibar and Eritrea, from Algeria to Mozambique and Rhodesia. And so the Fourth Assembly returned to the “safety” of Europe, to Uppsala in Sweden. In one of history’s ironies, Soviet tanks would roll into Prague one month after the assembly’s close.

06 September 2022

Media advisory

Invitation for media to the 11th Assembly press conference, 1 September

Invotation for media to the press conference of the World Council of Churches 11th Assembly, 1 September at 11:15 am CEST.

01 September 2022

Message

Joint Message of Thursdays in Black Ambassadors on Gender-based Violence, Sexual Abuse and Faith Communities

In a joint message on gender-based violence, sexual abuse, and faith communities, 26 World Council of Churches (WCC) Thursdays in Black ambassadors lament that the scourge of sexual and gender-based violence continues unabated—and call on faith communities to prevent such violence in their own spaces.

11 August 2022

WCC Programmes

Statement: public statement

Stockholm+50 Interfaith Statement - “Faith Values and Reach - Contribution to Environmental Policy”

03 June 2022

Ecumenical movement

Meeting on the WCC pre-assemblies in Bossey

WCC pre-assemblies take shape with vision of working and transforming together

As preparations continue for the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany in 2022, pre-assemblies are taking shape as well. Planners are working to create an experience in which people can work together in transformational ways.

10 February 2022

Blog post

Happy Birthday, Dear WCC!

You are very much needed. You are very much appreciated. You are very much discussed. You are bringing the fellowship of churches together through prayers, discussions, reflections, and actions in consensus.

23 August 2021

Marianne Ejdersten

Statement: public statement

Joint Interfaith Statement on the Entry into Force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

As the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons enters into force on 22 January, the World Council of Churches joined other global faith communities in welcoming the groundbreaking moment. A joint statement endorsed by 156 organizations celebrated the milestone and, at the same time, noted that there is urgent work yet to be done to ensure a nuclear weapons-free world.

22 January 2021

Commission on International Affairs

Statement: public statement

Thursdays in Black Ambassadors: Joint Statement on 16 Days Against Gender-Based Violence 24 November 2020

24 November 2020

WCC Programmes

Collage Joint Statement on 16 Days Against Gender-Based Violence 2020

Thursdays in Black ambassadors: “The resolve to end gender-based violence must remain strong"

Thursdays in Black ambassadors have created a joint message, unifying their voices in support of “16 Days against Gender-Based Violence.”

24 November 2020

Thursdays in Black ambassadors map positive future

As the global ambassadors for Thursdays in Black gathered online, they looked ahead at what they can accomplish together, as well as ways to deepen their commitment even more to ending gender-based violence.

06 October 2020

From the heart - conversations with God online, and offline

The year 2020 is one etched forever in our memories. The unimaginable happened when a virus seized the world. Vulnerability became the norm, and fiction became a reality. Overnight life became more precious for all of us, the world’s billions. Normality took a break; frustration set in. Everything we took for granted went on hold.

30 June 2020