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The World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on World Mission and Evangelism, at a meeting in London from 1-5 December, hosted by United Society of Partners in the Gospel, explored the concept of mission as reparatory justice. 

In a heartfelt message of solidarity, Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), extended his deepest condolences to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and their families, which is currently mourning the tragic deaths of two  women in  the Holy Family Parish in Gaza,  among the many thousands already killed in Gaza.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay met with Colombian minister of the interior Luis Fernando Velasco on 13 December in Bogota to talk about the government's efforts to seek social, economic, and environmental justice.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay shared greetings with the Colombian senate on 13 December, expressing joy at the WCC’s role in the Colombian peace process.

Religious leaders participated in a candlelight ceremony at the Global Refugee Forum on 14 December, bringing a spiritual touch to the world’s largest international gathering on refugees, which is taking place from 13-15 December in Geneva.

During an inter-religious ceremony, refugees, religious leaders, and UN Refugee Agency representatives gathered on 12 December in the Ecumenical Centre chapel to pray, sing, and listen deeply to one another. Titled “This is My Story, This is My History,” the ceremony offered prayers from various traditions including Buddhist, Jewish, Bahá’í, Muslim, Hindu, and Christian.

A workshop being held 11-14 December is engaging young church leaders in preventing gender inequities and advocating for gender justice in social media and other online spaces. 

Sharing hopes and challenges for the search for peace on the Korean peninsula, members of the Ecumenical Forum for Peace, Reunification & Development on the Korean Peninsula (EFK) gathered for an informal meeting this week.

Church leaders are participating in a “Consultation on Ecumenical Approaches to Peace and Stability in West Africa” from 5-8 December in Togo. The gathering is being organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC) in collaboration with the Methodist Church of Togo and the All Africa Conference of Churches Regional Office in Lomé.

A webinar on 5 December hosted by the World Council of Churches and World Association for Christian Communication explored how churches have been involved in disinformation or misinformation, and what they can do to prevent these cases.