Events

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has launched applications for the Eco-Diakonia Youth Hub, a three-month global training programme designed to equip young leaders to advance climate justice and diakonia initiatives in their local contexts.

The 25-person Executive Committee is the WCC governing body, with members from churches in every region. It meets twice a year to monitor ongoing work, supervise the budget and deal with policy matters referred to it by the Central Committee.

On 8 June, as governments gather in Bonn, Germany, for the 64th session of the Subsidiary Bodies of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), faith communities are invited to step aside from the formal negotiations, and ask three honest questions about the state of the climate crisis. The gathering will be convened by the Interfaith Liaison Committee to the UNFCCC, co-chaired by Rev. Henrik Grape, WCC senior advisor for Care for Creation, Sustainability, and Climate Justice.

To mark World Hunger Day, the Prayer and Action Against Hunger Coalition, World Council of Churches (WCC), World Vision International, and Caritas Internationalis will launch this year’s campaign, “Give your loaves and fish,” with a joint online event on 9 June. 

The annual European Christian Internet Conference (ECIC) will take place in Rome, Italy on 10 – 12 June 2026, exploring the impact of artificial intelligence on spirituality and our faith practices.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Young People in the Ecumenical Movement (YPEM) will host its second online Connection Gathering on 10 June, inviting young ecumenists from around the world to meet, share experiences, and strengthen relationships across regions.

In a series of global prayers for peace, the World Council of Churches (WCC) invites people and churches around the world to join in the Global Prayer for Peace in Ukraine on 11 June at 13.00 CET.

The World Council of Churches is inviting applications for the Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics, and Management for an Economy of Life (GEM School), 17–28 August 2026 in Panama City, Panama. Five partner organizations are joining the effort: the World Communion of Reformed Churches, Lutheran World Federation, World Methodist Council, Council for World Mission, and United Society Partners in the Gospel. The 10-day programme will train 20–25 church leaders to push for change in global finance.

The World Council of Churches calls Christians worldwide to observe the Season of Creation from 1 September to 4 October 2026. This year's theme, "Living Waters," comes from Ezekiel 47:9 and 12—a biblical vision of hope and ecological restoration.

An 11-week “Faith and Genetics” course jointly offered from September to December by the World Council of Churches (WCC) and Christian Medical College will share and discuss ethical concerns to ensure that progress in genetics serves humanity holistically and builds public trust.