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As part of the celebrations of its 70th anniversary year, the World Council of Churches welcomes the official visit and public lecture by The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury on 16 February 2018.

With application deadlines 15 March, the WCC invites applications of church-engaged youth to undertake an internship with the council at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva in 2018.

On February 5, shortly after Konrad Raiser’s 80th birthday, ecumenical experts from different generations, confessions and continents will meet in Geneva to discuss the newest publication by the former general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), titled The Challenge of Transformation: An Ecumenical Journey.

Le 5 février, peu après le quatre-vingtième anniversaire de Konrad Raiser, des experts œcuméniques représentant plusieurs générations, différentes confessions et différents continents se réuniront à Genève autour du dernier ouvrage de l’ancien secrétaire général du COE intitulé The Challenge of Transformation: An Ecumenical Journey.

On 9 december, the World Council of Churches invites everyone to a prayer service for peace at the Trinity Church in Oslo, Norway, together with churches in Norway and representatives of ICAN, following the Nobel Peace Prize award 2017.

Les webinaires sont l'occasion de se rencontrer virtuellement, pour étudier une question d'intérêt commun. Les webinaires permettent également à des participants de différentes régions du monde d'échanger leurs expériences et leurs points de vue et de développer de nouvelles initiatives, tenant compte de l'expertise et des outils existants.

On Monday, 18 September at 10:30, an exhibition of hope for justice and peace in the Holy Land will open at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.

La Conférence mondiale sur la mission et l’évangélisation est une longue tradition du Conseil international des missions et de la Commission de mission et d’évangélisation du Conseil œcuménique des Eglises. Elle est organisée tous les dix ans.

Le forum stratégique œcuménique permettra de définir une vision commune de l'engagement des Eglises pour le développement durable tout en renforçant les relations et la coopération pour la diaconie œcuménique.

Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises appelle les chrétiens du monde entier à s’unir dans la prière pour une paix juste en Terre Sainte en participant au service de prière de la Pentecôte.

The WCC held the 1st consultative meeting on ecumenical global health strategy in Maseru, Lesotho on 27 February 2017. A second consultation takes place in Geneva on 24 May, to reinforce the unique contribution of the ecumenical movement to global health issues, and to strengthen the coherence of the ecumenical global health strategy being developed.

ECIC 2018 wants to look at the opportunities and risks of using automation in communicating Christ’s message to people around us, and ask: Does the church have a responsibility to “keep it real”? What does authenticity mean in an increasingly automated world? Can workflows and automations help us to “be there for the other”?

54th Meeting of the WCCs Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA) will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 27 February – 1 March 2017.

A Side Event to the 61st Session of the Commission on the Status of Women

Speakers on this panel will address the particular challenges faced by refugee women and children, particularly girls, within the context of access to education and employment. Its objective is to identify their specific education and employment needs, including work programs for women and schooling for children, with a special focus on unaccompanied minors.

Co-sponsors:
WCC, UNICEF, Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Council

During this week which includes the International Day of Prayer for Peace on 21 September, church organizations, congregations, and people of faith are encouraged to bear a common witness by participating in worship services, educational events, and acts of support in favour of peace and justice for Israelis and Palestinians.

Pendant cette Semaine, qui comprend la Journée internationale de prière pour la paix, le 21 septembre, le COE invite les organisations chrétiennes, les paroisses et les croyants à un témoignage publique commun qui s'exprime par les prières, le plaidoyer et l’action en faveur de la paix et de la justice pour les Israéliens et les Palestiniens.

Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises appelle ses Églises membres à observer, le 11 août, un «dimanche de prière pour la réunification pacifique de la péninsule coréenne».

The Conference of European Churches, the World Council of Churches, and the World Association for Christian Communication Europe invite all to an online video presentation and discussion about the role of communication in peacebuilding, social justice, and advocacy.

During a one-week summer school, communication and theology students will address questions of media and globalization, which are directly related to the theme of religion in the mass media. They will be introduced to different communication theories and get to know the challenges facing communication in the ecumenical movement and in interfaith dialogue.

Please note: This seminar has been postponed to 2017. The exact dates will be communicated at a later stage.