World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed profound sorrow and concern over an aerial attack on the Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières) hospital in Old Fangak, South Sudan, on 3 May.
The 2025 edition of "Working Together,” an annual gathering designed to foster deeper collaboration between the World Council of Churches (WCC) and specialized ministries, will convene 28-29 April outside Geneva, Switzerland, to enhance programmatic work, planning, and reporting mechanisms related to the WCC Strategic Plan 2023–2030.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) welcomed Prof. Dr Karen Nazaryan, executive director of the Armenia Roundtable Foundation, to the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva for a series of strategic meetings aimed at strengthening cooperation in ecumenical diakonia and social development.
Roland Fernandes is general secretary of the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries and UMCOR, Higher Education and Ministry. He reflects on cooperative work with the World Council of Churches (WCC), and why ecumenism is so necessary in today’s world.
Rev. Prof. D. Neal D. Presa is executive presbyter of the Presbytery of San Jose, California, and also a member of the World Council of Churches central and executive committees. He reflected on how people are affected by the ongoing wildfires, how churches are helping, and how God’s love serves as a comfort during times of disaster.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) launched the inaugural edition of the Living Planet Monitor (LPM) publication, marking a significant step in addressing the interconnection between land, water, food, and climate justice.
The ACT Alliance General Assembly closed with message of both urgency and hope from the 300 delegates from across the globe who gathered in Indonesia under the theme “Hope in Action: Together for Justice!”
The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Water Network co-organized a side event at the 52nd session of the Committee on World Food Security, recently held in Rome.
The theme of the side event was “Water for Life: Bridging the gap between the right to water and food.”
A joint multi-year sustainable food systems project between The United Church of Canada, Zimbabwe Council of Churches, and Canadian Foodgrains Bank is increasing food security with community-led solutions.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) begins its journey at the triple COPs—starting with the biodiversity COP16 in Colombia—by promoting a holistic approach to environmental stewardship. Rooted in faith and guided by creation care, the WCC calls for integrated policies that address the interconnected challenges of biodiversity loss, climate change, and land degradation while amplifying the voices of Indigenous peoples and vulnerable communities.
ACT Alliance general secretary Rudelmar Bueno de Faria shared expectations for the upcoming ACT Assembly in Indonesia, as well as the importance of ecumenical cooperation in today’s world.
The World Council of Churches joined other faith-based and civil society organizations in signing a Call to Action on the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, an open letter to the world’s leaders to call for bold and urgent action to end hunger, malnutrition, and poverty.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) hosted a webinar addressing global hunger and food insecurity, bringing together faith representatives, nutrition experts, and social advocates who called for urgent systemic reform. The event, part of the WCC’s initiative of Land, Water, and Food Justice of the Living Planet Programme, focused on how hunger disproportionately affects marginalized communities, particularly emphasizing how gender disparities worsen food insecurity.
The Ecumenical Diakonia Reference Group, established by the World Council of Churches (WCC), held its inaugural meeting in Yerevan, Armenia, from 30 September to 2 October. The group, cochaired by Rev. Pauliina Parhiala (Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission) and Rebecca Teiko Sabah (Presbyterian Church of Ghana), focused on topics such as climate justice, decolonization, and diaconal collaboration.
Over the past few days, I had the privilege of attending several significant events in Seoul, South Korea: the centennial anniversary of the National Council of Churches in Korea, the Ecumenical Forum for the Korean Peace Process, the general assemblies of the Presbyterian Church of Korea, and the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea, as well as the Ecumenical Conference on Life-Flourishing Community Ministries.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Diakonia Reference Group event began on 30 September in Yerevan, Armenia, focusing on transformative action to address some of the world’s most pressing issues. Opening the gathering, Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata, WCC programme director for Public Witness and Diakonia, urged churches to tackle the systemic roots of global challenges, such as climate change, violent conflict, and inequality.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development (CCJSD) met virtually on 23-24 September, renewing its call for churches worldwide to amplify their commitment to climate action, ecological repentance, and transformation.
The year 2025 will mark the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council at Nicaea in 325, which inspired the modern ecumenical movement to work on issues on Faith and Order for the unity of the church and humankind. Additionally, 2025 will also mark the 100th anniversary of the first Universal Christian Conference on Life and Work, held in Stockholm in 1925.
