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The World Council of Churches Commission on World Mission and Evangelism will convene in Nairobi, Kenya from 5-11 July under the theme “Preparing the Way…mission as counter-creating.” 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) cohosted for the 4th time an annual webinar to celebrate International Menstrual Hygiene Day. The online event discussed the crucial links between menstrual health and access to water and sanitation, as well as the role of faith-based initiatives in tackling menstrual health taboos.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is donating books to theology students at Teofilo Kisanji University of the Moravian Church in Tanzania. Teofilo Kisanji University (TEKU) is situated in Mbeya, and was established in 2006 as a university.

Churches in Kenya are opening places to pray and congregate for thousands of people displaced by floods that have killed more than 200 people.

As climate change induced floods terrorize communities in East Africa, clerics and officials here fear that nature was hitting back.

Floods have struck Kenya and Tanzania, leaving behind a trail of death, destruction, and displacement. Floods are most intense in some of the same areas previously struck by a lengthy drought described by the UN as the worst in four decades.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is mourning the loss of Dr William Stanley, who passed away on 11 December. Stanley contributed to the WCC’s work on economic and ecological justice especially during the period between the WCC 8th Assembly in Harare in 1998 and WCC 10th Assembly in Busan in 2013. 

As the world marks the 16 Days of Activism on Gender Based Violence, religious leaders, human rights activists, and development partners in Tanzania joined on 5 December to discuss the human rights of girls and women, including those with disabilities, in a forum titled “Wealth of Knowledge and a Wealth of Care.”

After fighting battles against severe droughts, Kenyan churches are preparing their communities for extreme rainfall, as weather experts warn of a possible El-Nino phenomenon from October-December.

Del 17 al 21 de abril se celebró en Nairobi un seminario de capacitación centrado en el liderazgo, la diaconía y el desarrollo de las iglesias en África. 

A capacity building seminar held in Nairobi on 17-21 April focused on leadership, diakonia, and development for churches in Africa.

Through a biennial award, churches in Africa are moving to recognize individuals or organizations who show progressive and tangible faith-based leadership in the fields of human rights, good governance, and the rule of law. 

After visiting the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Bossey Ecumenical Institute, a 14-member delegation from the Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Norddeutschland came away with new ideas and inspiration.

Church leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) hailed Pope Francis’ call on foreign nations to end mineral plunder in the country, as they stressed the urgent need for peace.

During a webinar in the “Love Matters” series, young people explored mental health and trauma management in the context of HIV, sexual and gender-based violence, and COVID-19.