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    WCC to join Season of Creation prayer amid climate extremes

    The World Council of Churches (WCC) will join the global Christian family in opening the 2026 Season of Creation, the ecumenical world's month of prayer and action for creation. Communities on every continent have already lived through record heat, wildfires, and flooding in 2026, many of them home to WCC member churches. 

    26 August 2026
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    WCC receives delegation from Russian Orthodox Church

    On Tuesday 15 September, the WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay received a delegation from the Russian Orthodox Church, headed by H.E. Metropolitan Anthony, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate. Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, moderator of the WCC central committee, also took part in the meeting via remote link.

    15 September 2026
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    WCC Pilgrimage Reference Group to gather in Vancouver

    The World Council of Churches (WCC) Reference Group for the Pilgrimage of Justice, Reconciliation, and Unity (PJRU) will meet in person from 17 to 22 September in Vancouver, Canada. The gathering will be hosted by the Vancouver School of Theology at the University of British Columbia, together with the Canadian Council of Churches.

    15 September 2026
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