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Photo exhibition on Racims, WCC, 12.2021

Programme to Combat Racism began during apartheid, but xenophobia fight still churches’ focus

When the World Council of Churches (WCC) launched the Programme to Combat Racism after years of in-depth theological reflections and prayer in 1971, South Africa's insidious racist apartheid policies were in full throw. The programme brought the WCC into the world's spotlight. Yet racism did not start 50 years ago. And it did not end with the casting out of apartheid at the end of the 20th century. During that era, figures such as Nobel Peace Prize laureates Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela fought racism in society and the church.

09 December 2021

Metropolitan Paulos Gregorios (left), Brigalia Bam (joined as WCC staff in 1967 and wrestled with the issue of racism, especially in Southern Africa), president of the Syrian Orthodox Theological Seminary at Kottayam, South India, Archbishop Edward W. Scott, moderator of the Central Committee, Photo: WCC Archive

Webinar will publicly launch WCC Programme to Overcome Racism, Racial Discrimination and Xenophobia

An upcoming webinar on 8 December, entitled “From Combatting Racism to Overcoming Racism, Racial Discrimination and Xenophobia: the Old and the New for the Present and the Future of Racial Justice,” will publicly launch a new World Council of Churches (WCC) programme while commemorating the 50th anniversary of the WCC Progamme to Combat Racism.

06 December 2021

Event

Webinar-“From Combatting Racism to Overcoming Racism, Racial Discrimination and Xenophobia: the Old and the New for the Present and the Future of Racial Justice”

08 December 2021

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hii5fo8wRz2l5h-jwreA_Q

Commission on International Affairs

Address by Peter Prove, director of the WCC's CCIA at the WCC-NCCK Consultation on peace-building on the Korean Peninsula

Address by Peter Prove, director of the WCC's Commission of the Churches on International Affairs at the WCC-NCCK Consultation on peacebuilding on the Korean Peninsula, Seoul, 23 November 2021.

23 November 2021

National Council of Churches in Korea holds 70th General Assembly with theme that shares with WCC “the common wisdom of love”

The National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) held its 70th General Assembly on 22 November with the theme “Walk the Path of the New Commandment.”

23 November 2021

Commission on International Affairs

Keynote speech by Peter Prove, director of the WCC-CCIA at the 70th General Assembly of the National Council of Churches in Korea

Walk the Path of the New Commandment: Keynote speech of Peter Prove, director of the WCC's Commission of the Churches on International Affairs at the 70th General Assembly of the National Council of Churches in Korea, 22 November 2021.

23 November 2021

Greetings of the WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca to the 70th General Assembly of the NCCK

Greetings of the World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca to the 70th General Assembly of the National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK), 22 November 2021.

23 November 2021

General Secretary

WCC statement on bombings in Uganda

World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed shock at the recent suicide bombings in Kampala, Uganda, for which the so-called ‘Islamic State’ group has reportedly claimed responsibility.

18 November 2021

General Secretary

Statement: public statement

Statement of the International Virtual Ecumenical Partners Conference for Peace and Security in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique

Statement from the International Virtual Ecumenical Partners Conference for Peace and Security in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, held on 29 October 2021.

05 November 2021

Ecumenical movement

Feature story

Two people stand on ladders in order to glue a poster onto a tall concrete wall, supported by a third person standing on the ground.

In Bethlehem, sense of “sumud” keeps peace workers pursuing their vision

The World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel may be officially over for the year but for Fuad Giacaman, it continues week after week, one day at a time, every minute at the grassroots—as it has for decades.

05 October 2021

An Ecumenical Call: High Time for ‘Peace and Accountability’ in South Sudan

An Ecumenical Call: High Time for ‘Peace and Accountability’ in South Sudan by the Ecumenical Network on South Sudan (ENSS) Europe and North America Hub on the occasion of the International Peace Day, 21st September 2021

24 September 2021

Ecumenical movement

In Togo, a new resource for children, “Because God Loves Me,” will help address gender-based violence

Christian educators and other church leaders in Togo are eagerly turning the pages of a new resource for children, a curriculum entitled “Because God Loves Me—Affirming My Value in Christ,” published by the World Council of Churches (WCC).

07 September 2021

Blog post

Sacred Imagination and the Vision of a New UN Permanent Forum of People of African Descent

In his 1967 book Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? Rev. Dr Martin Luther King Jr envisioned a “World House.”

03 September 2021

Angelique Walker-Smith

Letter

WCC letter to President Joe Biden on sanctions against North Korea

In a 1 September letter to President Joe Biden, World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca appealed for reconsideration on sanctions against North Korea.

02 September 2021

General Secretary

Statement: letter

Statement of the Ecumenical Forum for Peace and Justice in Cameroon on the attack on the Presbyterian church

Statement of the Ecumenical Forum for Peace and Justice in Cameroon on the Sunday 22nd August attack on the Presbyterian church Ntanfoang-Bali, North West region in Cameroon

31 August 2021

Ecumenical movement

Blog post

Stolen dreams, stolen generations

Human trafficking continues to remain one of the most grievous assaults on the fundamental rights and inherent dignity of people. The crime, also known as modern-day slavery, is dehumanising in the sense that it corrupts one’s identity as being made in the image of God, instead reducing one to a mere commodity or object.

09 August 2021

Ruth Mathen

South African Council of Churches appeals for calm in the midst of looting

A 12 July statement from the South African Council of Churches notes with deep concern the violence and destruction of property that is engulfing the nation. “This violence is resulting in untold suffering,” the statement reads.

13 July 2021

Interview

East Jerusalem Initiative: accompanying families facing eviction and displacement

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) is beginning an East Jerusalem Initiative, through which the WCC-EAPPI is accompanying—even without a physical presence—families facing eviction and displacement, as well as people facing other violations of their rights. Below, WCC director of the Commission for the Churches on International Affairs Peter Prove explains the goals and history behind the East Jerusalem Initiative.

08 July 2021