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World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay met with Dr William (Billy) Wilson, chairman of the Pentecostal World Fellowship and president of Oral Roberts University, on 1 May. 

The former head of the World Council of Churches (WCC) office for Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation, Canon Dr Clare Amos, offered the David Goodbourn lecture on Religion and Violence on 1 May for Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.

The latest issue of Current Dialogue, the journal of the World Council of Churches (WCC) on interreligious dialogue and cooperation, takes as its theme “Gender Justice and Interreligious Relations.”

Churches in Kenya are opening places to pray and congregate for thousands of people displaced by floods that have killed more than 200 people.

A new brochure published by the World Council of Churches (WCC) describes momentous commemorations occurring in 2025 that will draw people across the world together in unity during a time when divisions threaten the world. 

“What is God calling Christians and the Christian Church to do today? Whose and what voices are we listening to?” asked Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in his sermon at the ecumenical worship of the General Conference of the United Methodist Church (UMC) on 30 April, in Charlotte, North Carolina (US). 

Al comenzar el encuentro “Trabajar juntos”, el 24 de abril, el secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), el Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, dijo estar profundamente agradecido por los asociados del CMI, cuyo apoyo ha contribuido a definir y dirigir los programas, a construir la paz y a difundir la verdad profética.     

As part of the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle—this week focusing on the churches and people of Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan—Bishop Humphrey Sarfaraz Peters offered a reflection. 

Un debate estratégico con los secretarios generales del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) y de ACT Alianza marcó la clausura de “Trabajar juntos”, la reunión anual entre los ministerios especializados y el CMI.

The World Council of Churches and Implenia, working with The Almighty Tree, joined a conservation initiative that planted hundreds of trees in Kenya and Switzerland. 

During a webinar on 25 April, young people shared their honest perspectives on “safe spaces” in faith communities. They talked about the characteristics of a safe space—and what churches can do better, particularly when working with issues related to HIV and reproductive health.