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The World Council of Churches (WCC) annual review 2024 is now available in four languages: English, German, French and Spanish. Entitled “Pursuing Peace Together,” the annual review records many of the WCC’s activities undertaken in 2024 and continuing into 2025.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay strongly condemned the Israeli military attack on Iranian territory as “an unlawful act that violates international law and the sovereignty of a nation-state.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended prayers and deep concern on behalf of the global fellowship to all those affected by severe flooding in South Africa. 

More than 80 representatives from national councils of churches in southern Africa, the All Africa Conference of Churches, World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee members from Africa, and partners are meeting in Johannesburg for a conference inspired by the centenary of the 1925 Life and Work inaugural conference.