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The 38th German Protestant Kirchentag will take place in in Nuremberg, Germany on 7 – 11 June 2023, gathering more than 100,000 participants from Germany and beyond.

What is our role as Christians in protecting the environment? As the impact of climate change intensifies over time, children and young people are facing the consequences of our actions. This year, the World Council of Churches (WCC) is organizing an online event to observe Ecumenical International Youth Day as a space for young people to discuss climate change. 

Asian regional webinar on the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, organised by World Council of Churches and Christian Conference of Asia

Many WCC member churches and partner organizations have indicated that they either have experience in promoting meaningful participation of children/adolescents or would appreciate support in this area of the Churches' Commitments to Children. The webinar will include information on upcoming opportunities for churches. It also aims to foster a network of churches engaged in special efforts to give children/adolescents a space and voice in churches and in society at large.

Plus de 100'000 participantes et participants sont attendus au Kirchentag, un rassemblement créé par des laïcs protestants en Allemagne après la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Sur les 2500 manifestations au programme du Kirchentag, beaucoup impliquent des représentantes et représentants des Églises membres et des instances dirigeantes du COE, notamment Mme Agnes Abuom, présidente du Comité central, le pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit, secrétaire général du COE, la pasteure Mary-Anne Plaatjies van Huffel, présidente du COE pour l’Afrique, et divers membres du Comité central.

More than 100'000 participants are expected at the Kirchentag festival organized by a Protestant lay movement in Germany. Among the 2500 events on the Kirchentag programme, many involve representatives of the WCC member churches and its leadership, including the moderator of the WCC Central Committee, Dr Agnes Abuom; WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit; the WCC president for Africa, Rev. Dr Mary-Anne Plaatjies van Huffel; and various members of the WCC Central Committee.

At its first Eco-School on Water, Food and Climate Justice, the WCC's Ecumenical Water Network (EWN) along with its Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance will bring together about 20 young people from the Africa region. Over a period of 10 days, in an ecumenical setting, participants will have the opportunity to study the local, regional, and international manifestations and causes of the water crisis and food security affected by climate change. They will examine the situation and challenges from a perspective of faith and ethics, and search together for possible ecumenical responses to these challenges.