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Visitors to the World Council of Churches (WCC) doing the first two weeks in June delved into many topics, from human rights, to combatting xenophobia, to engaging young people in ecumenism. 

Bishop Sean Rowe, presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church (USA); Bishop Mark Edington, bishop in Charge of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe; and Right Bishop Rev. Peter Eaton, bishop of southeast Florida visited the World Council of Churches (WCC).

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.

Christian Aid acknowledged the work of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel during a special ceremony and high tea on 12 June at the Church House, Dean’s Yard. 

During a service of reflection on the 80th anniversary of Christian Aid, held at Westminster Abbey on 12 June, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay offered a sermon on “Hope: God’s Life-Line.”

The National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA brought church leaders, ecumenical and interfaith partners, UN representatives, and advocates for justice and peace together for its Impact Week 2025 in New York City. 

A new network of young people, ages 20-30, has formed a cohort called “Ecumenical voices of youth ambassadors”, to articulate a vision of rooted in justice, unity, and reconciliation. 

Churches in South Sudan have begun peace prayers for the country that will last for 70 days. Rev. Tut Kony Nyang Kon, general secretary of the South Sudan Council of Churches, announced the prayers on 9 June, as a complex crisis, underlined by armed conflicts, food insecurity, and displacement continued to unfold in the world’s youngest nation.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Faith and Order Commission, in collaboration with Christian World Communions, will host a webinar titled “Unity of the Church: Anglican Perspectives and Ecumenical Responses” on 16 June.

The Lutheran World Federation Council will gather in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 11-16 June under the theme “Be my witnesses.” 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is mourning the death of Rev. Dr Elizabeth S. Tapia, former professor of mission and contextual theology at the WCC Ecumenical Institute at Bossey from 2002-2005. 

During the international conference ”Nicaea and the Church of the Third Millennium: Towards Catholic-Orthodox Unity,” held 3-7 June, director of the World Council of Churches Commission on Faith and Order Dr Andrej Jeftić spoke on “Nicaea and the Quest for Christian Unity: A Faith and Order Perspective on the Council’s Ecumenical Significance.”

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is extending condolences to the people of the Austrian city of Graz, after 10 people died in a school shooting, along with the alleged shooter.

Gathered in prayer in the chapel on 10 June, the WCC Ecumenical Institute at Bossey saw four new students graduate with a Master of Advanced Studies in Ecumenical Studies.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay welcomed the United Nations Ocean Conference being held in Nice, France, from 9-13 June under the theme, “Accelerating action and mobilizing all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean.”