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Vandalism targeting churches, cemeteries, and Christian properties in addition to physical and verbal abuse against Christian clergy have increased in the past months in the Holy Land, amid ongoing political tensions within Israeli society.

A World Council of Churches (WCC) delegation will visit New York City and Washington, D.C. 18-21 July with the goal of strengthening collaboration and partnerships.

Resources—including reflections, prayers, and more—are now available to help churches and all people of good will to observe the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel from 16-23 September 2023.

The central committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has concluded its week-long meeting in Geneva with a call to turn to God as a worshipful, thankful, and hopeful people.

The World Council of Churches central committee approved the applications of four churches for an interim period of participation in the work of the WCC and for interaction with the fellowship of member churches.

The WCC central committee will also celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Council in multiple ways, starting 25 June with the Sunday Worship in St Pierre Cathedral at 10:00, and with a special celebration in the Ecumenical Centre at 14:00, where participants will have the chance to revisit WCC’s 75 years of history through the testimonies of people who have been engaged in many areas of its work and hear from younger generations about perspectives for the future.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Prof. Rev. Dr Jerry Pillay, in his first report to the WCC central committee, reflected on the WCC 11th Assembly theme, provided insight into the Strategic Plan 2023-2030, shared information about programmatic work, and offered a vision for the future.

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.

World Council of Churches (WCC) Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed concern over a violent protest by rightwing Jewish activists against an Evangelical Christian event in Jerusalem on 28 May.

Churches in the southern hemisphere will observe the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on 21-28 May, the week between Ascension and Pentecost. This year’s theme is “Do good; seek justice (Isaiah 1:17).”

In a pastoral letter to churches and ecumenical partners in Sudan, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended prayers for peace for the suffering of the people.

“We have received with sadness and alarm recent reports of the escalating impacts of the current conflict and insecurity on the churches and religious communities of the country,” Pillay wrote.