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Forty retired World Council of Churches (WCC) staff gathered at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey on 22 August to celebrate the WCC’s 75th anniversary and to receive greetings and reflections from WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is mourning the loss of Rev. Bob  Scott, whose ministry spanned more than 50 years and included work on a global level to overcome racism.

Suite à la décision prise par le Comité exécutif lors de sa réunion de novembre 2021, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) annonce l’ouverture de trois postes de direction : responsable du programme Unité et mission, responsable du programme Témoignage public et diaconie, et responsable de la Commission de Foi et constitution du COE.

Une compilation des articles les plus lus parmi ceux publiés par le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) révèle une communauté mondiale axée sur un avenir meilleur, malgré les graves difficultés auxquels le monde a été confronté en 2021.

A compilation of the most-read stories published by the World Council of Churches (WCC) reveals a global fellowship focused on a better future even amid the grave challenges the world faced during 2021.

Le 1er juin, 100 ans après le massacre de Tulsa, un webinaire a rendu hommage à la mémoire des victimes de massacres passés.

Le révérend Dr Robert Turner, pasteur de l'église Historic Vernon chapel A.M.E. et doyen du Jackson Theological Seminary, s'est exprimé à Tulsa alors qu'il se préparait à commémorer les victimes du massacre.

During its online meeting, 9-13 November, the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee addressed vital international developments, approved plans for 2021 and pledged support and solidarity with churches across the world at a time of multiple concurrent crises.

What can be done to counter hate speech on the internet and in social media at time when online intolerance is widespread, and threatens democratic debate in societies?

Rev. Dr Angelique Walker-Smith is senior associate for Pan African and Orthodox Church Engagement at Bread for the World. She also serves on the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee. She recently participated in a rally and march in Washington, DC, where thousands gathered to commemorate the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington in 1963 that included Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have A Dream" speech.

À l’occasion d’une conférence œcuménique organisée le 10 décembre à Stuttgart, en Allemagne, pour marquer 50 ans de lutte contre le racisme, le secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit, est revenu sur la mission et la lutte contre le racisme. Il s’est également entretenu avec l’évêque Frank Otfried July de l’Evangelische Landeskirche du Wurtemberg.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) continues to amplify the voice of the indigenous Papuans in Indonesia, who are oppressed by racism and discrimination.

Concerned about the escalating crisis of violence, racism and discrimination against indigenous Papuans in Indonesia, a side event co-sponsored by the WCC was convened during a fall session of the UN Human Rights Council to discuss patterns that are oppressing and displacing Papuans.

Rev. Nathan Day Wilson is a pastor with the Disciples of Christ in the United States and currently holds the position as director of communications at the Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is associate editor and columnist for the Faith and Values section of the Indianapolis Star. Wilson was a lecturer at the seminar, “Equipping each other for Christian Witness in a multi-cultural and multi-faith world”, taking place at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute from 5-15 August.

Gun violence in the United States, which over the last weekend alone took three dozen lives, continues to pose stark challenges for US churches.

Dans son appel à un nouveau pacte social, le secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit, enjoint les personnes participant à Conférence mondiale interreligieuse organisée à Abu Dhabi, aux Émirats arabes unis, à faire usage de leur influence et de leurs institutions religieuses pour promouvoir la tolérance et le respect grâce à la valeur transcendantale et à la pratique concrète de l’amour.