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H.E. Archbishop Dr Vicken Aykazian is vice-moderator of the World Council of Churches central committee, Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC

H.E. Archbishop Dr Vicken Aykazian stands up for Thursdays in Black: “Just go on, do—and we can do it together”

Thursdays in Black ambassadors play a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence. H.E. Archbishop Dr Vicken Aykazian is vice-moderator of the World Council of Churches central committee.

23 November 2023

Bible studies

A Double Whammy*

Thursdays in Black bible study by Betty Talbot, Scripture: John 4: 3-42

23 November 2023

News

Beginning soon: 16 Days against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

Mark your calendar now for events during the campaign 16 Days Against Gender-Based Violence, which will begin 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and end 10 December, Human Rights Day.

21 November 2023

News

WCC leaders step up as Thursdays in Black ambassadors

Leaders of the World Council of Churches (WCC), by becoming Thursdays in Black ambassadors, are acting and speaking out for a world free from rape and violence.

26 October 2023

Interview

22 de junio de 2023, Ginebra (Suiza): La vicemoderadora del Comité Central del CMI, la Rev. Merlyn Hyde-Riley, habla durante una reunión de mujeres en el Comité Central del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias, reunido en Ginebra del 21 al 27 de junio de 2023 para su primera reunión plenaria, tras la 11ª Asamblea del CMI en Karlsruhe en 2022.

La Rev. Merlyn Hyde Riley: “La violencia de género niega la dignidad humana”

Los embajadores y embajadoras de los Jueves de negro desempeñan un papel crucial a la hora de amplificar nuestro llamado colectivo por un mundo sin violaciones ni violencia. La Rev. Merlyn Hyde-Riley es la secretaria general de la Unión Bautista de Jamaica y vicemoderadora del Comité Central del CMI.

24 October 2023

Interview

Rev. Merlyn Hyde Riley: “Gender-based violence denies human dignity”

Thursdays in Black ambassadors play a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence. Rev. Merlyn Hyde Riley is general secretary of the Jamaica Baptist Union, and vice moderator of the WCC central committee.

19 October 2023

Interview

Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm: Thursdays in Black “a witness to Jesus Christ”

Thursdays in Black ambassadors play a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence. Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm is moderator of the World Council of Churches.

12 October 2023

Interview

Según el secretario general del CMI, en los Jueves de negro, “un simple paso puede ser transformador”

Los embajadores y embajadoras de los Jueves de negro desempeñan un papel crucial a la hora de amplificar nuestro llamado colectivo por un mundo sin violaciones ni violencia. El Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay es el secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias.

10 October 2023

Interview

WCC general secretary: with Thursdays in Black, "a simple step can be transformational”

Thursdays in Black ambassadors play a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence. Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay is general secretary of the World Council of Churches.

05 October 2023

Feature story

Experiencing and Connecting at the WCC Central Committee Meeting

At a WCC central committee meeting, members spend hours in plenary dealing with dozens of reports, developing documents, deliberating, discussing, and sometimes differing from each other. But there are also moments during breaks and on their way through the foyer where they enter another part of the life of the WCC.

26 June 2023

Feature story

What a woman!

These words described the dreams of the kind of woman a young woman aspires to be, illustrated by moving images of women’s involvement in the history of the ecumenical movement. This performance poem was just part of an inspiring meeting of the women of the ecumenical movement that were present at the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee meeting on 22 June.

23 June 2023

Document

Report

Report of the General Secretary to the WCC Central Committee, June 2023

Report of the WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay to the WCC Central Committee meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, 21 - 27 June 2023.

21 June 2023

Central Committee

Interview

Patrick Watt, chief executive officer for Christian Aid.

Patrick Watt, embajador de los Jueves de negro: “Queremos provocar un cambio social más amplio”

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias da la bienvenida a los nuevos embajadores de los Jueves de negro.

Nuestra serie de entrevistas con los embajadores de la campaña los Jueves de negro destaca la labor de quienes desempeñan un papel esencial para aumentar la repercusión de nuestro llamado colectivo por un mundo sin violaciones ni violencia. Patrick Watt es director general de Christian Aid.

19 June 2023

Interview

Thursdays in Black ambassador Patrick Watt: “We aim to bring about wider societal change”

The World Council of Churches welcomes new Thursdays in Black ambassadors!

Our ongoing series of interviews with Thursdays in Black ambassadors highlights those who are playing a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence. Patrick Watt is chief executive officer for Christian Aid.

15 June 2023

Interview

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Tomi Järvinen, embajador de Jueves de negro: “La fe no es solo cuestión de creencia, sino también de acción”

¡El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias le da la bienvenida a los/as embajadores/as del Jueves de negro!

Nuestra serie de entrevistas con embajadores/as de los Jueves de negro pone de relieve a quienes han desempeñado un papel esencial para aumentar el impacto de nuestro llamado colectivo a un mundo sin violaciones ni violencia. Tomi Järvinen es director ejecutivo de Finn Church Aid.

12 June 2023

News

Kirchentag scarf with the theme for 2023, "Jetzt ist die Zeit"

German Protestant Kirchentag opens in Nuremberg

With the topics of the war in Ukraine and climate protection as the focal points, the 38th German Protestant Kirchentag takes place in Nuremberg, Germany from 7 to 11 June. The World Council of Churches’ presence in the Kirchentag’s exhibition space “Market of Opportunities” (hall 9, stand 9-C32) enables lively encounters and an opportunity to learn more about the ecumenical movement.

09 June 2023

Interview

Thursdays in Black ambassador Tomi Järvinen: “Faith is about belief but it’s also about action”

The World Council of Churches welcomes new Thursdays in Black ambassadors!

Our ongoing series of interviews with Thursdays in Black ambassadors highlights those who are playing a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence. Tomi Jarvinen is executive director of Finn Church Aid.

08 June 2023

News

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

News

International Secretaries from Dioceses from the Church of Sweden visit.

Church of Sweden delegation visits WCC, Lutheran World Federation, and ACT Alliance

Visiting from 18-20 April, 13 international secretaries from dioceses of the Church of Sweden visited the World Council of Churches (WCC), Lutheran World Federation, and ACT Alliance.

20 April 2023

Bible studies

Thursdays in Black Bible study - Decolonizing Patriarchy Through the Eyes of Luke 8

16 February 2023