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On 20 April, an ecumenical delegation led by World Council of Churches president from Africa His Holiness Most Rev. Dr Rufus Okikiola Ositelu, of the Church of the Lord (Prayer Fellowship) Worldwide, met with Sudan president General Abdul Fattah Al-Burhan. 

Churches in South Sudan shared Easter messages of hope, even amid troubling times for the African nation.The South Sudan Council of Churches, in its message, emphasized renewed hope. “In today’s world, marked by so many conflicts and so much suffering, we understand that many of us feel disheartened,” reads the message.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay delivered a public lecture, “A Christian Voice in a World of Conflict,” at the University of South Africa on 27 November. 

Der Exekutivausschuss des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) stattete dem Sultan von Sokoto Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar einen Besuch ab. Als Sultan von Sokoto gilt er als geistliches Oberhaupt der 100 Mio. Musliminnen und Muslime in Nigeria.

In a press conference on 14 November in Abuja, Nigeria, the World Council of Churches (WCC) leadership of the central committee highlighted the WCC’s focus on some of the world’s most serious challenges, and how the WCC brings hope. 

Der Exekutivausschuss des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) beendete am 14. November seine einwöchige Tagung in Nigeria, die von Mitgliedskirchen ausgerichtet und von den örtlichen Gemeinden freudig begrüßt wurde. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee closed its meeting on 14 November after a weeklong gathering in Nigeria, hosted by member churches and joyously welcomed by local communities. 

Reflecting on “the experience of the one world” within the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee which is convening in Abuja, Nigeria, from 8-14 November, WCC moderator Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm said that the gathering brings him great hope.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee will meet 8-14 November in Abuja, Nigeria to approve plans and budget for 2024, and to further develop the Pilgrimage of Justice, Reconciliation, and Unity.

Der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, hat sich mit dem südafrikanischen Präsidenten Cyril Ramaphosa getroffen, um mit ihm über Friedensinitiativen weltweit und über die Rolle des ÖRK und südafrikanischer Führungskräfte zu sprechen.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay met with South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, discussing peace initiatives across the globe—and the role of the WCC and South African leaders.

An ecumenical global prayer on 28 July expressed solidarity, hope, and lament as the people and churches of Sudan continue to exist amid conflict and violence.

Church leaders in South Sudan emphasized peace and hope, as the world’s youngest nation marked the 12th Independence Day.