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WCC Financial Report 2024 Cover with pilgrim routes in bright colours

WCC Financial Report 2024 and Appendix

This is the detailed financial report and appendix of the World Council of Churches for 2023.
The report contains the following

  • Report to the Member Churches on the 2024 Financial Report
  • Report of the Statutory Auditor to the Executive Committee and to the Member Churches
  • Schedule I: Consolidated Balance Sheet  
  • Schedule II: Consolidated Income & Expenditure Account  
  • Schedule III: Consolidated Statement of Movements in Funds & Reserves  
  • Schedule IV: Consolidated Cash Flow Statement  Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
  • Schedule V: Restricted Funds  
  • Schedule VI (a) and (b): Restricted Funds Programmes
  • Schedule VII: Unrestricted and Designated Funds Schedule VIII: Unrestricted Operating Funds
  • Schedule IX: Unrestricted Operating Funds: Infrastructure Annual Summary of Contributions Non-financial Contributions
13 June 2025
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Talanoa Dialogue - SB62

Interfaith gathering in the spirit of Talanoa dialogue @SB62

16 June 2025

The World Council of Churches (WCC), as a member of the Interfaith Liaison Committee to the UNFCCC, invites faith communities, institutions, and climate justice advocates to participate in a Talanoa dialogue during SB62—the 62nd Sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies taking place 16-26 June 2025 in Bonn, Germany. 

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WCC “listening sessions” yield insights on global health issues

In conjunction with the 78th World Health Assembly, which met in Geneva under the theme “One World, One Health,” the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of the Churches on Health and Healing, led “listening sessions” on 22-23 May to  observe and analyse the discussions on global health issues.

28 May 2025
News
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El Comité Ejecutivo concluye con un compromiso renovado de unidad y fuerza

El Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) se reunió del 12 al 16 de mayo por videoconferencia para celebrar sus sesiones administrativas de la primera mitad del año, revisar los preparativos para la reunión del Comité Central, que se reunirá del 18 al 24 de junio en Johannesburgo, Sudáfrica, y emitir notas y declaraciones públicas sobre algunas de las cuestiones más acuciantes del mundo. 

26 May 2025
Feature story
A man kneels on a metal roof while installing or inspecting solar panels, using his hands to adjust or secure the equipment. Trees are visible in the background.

From Rome's “Jubilee for Workers” to COP30 - churches champion just transition

At the "World of Work, Place of Hope" event held in Rome on 2 May, faith leaders, economists, and labour representatives gathered to address the intertwined challenges of climate justice and dignified work. Among the speakers, Athena Peralta, director of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development, highlighted a critical upcoming milestone: COP30 and its focus on just transition.

13 May 2025
News
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Dirigentes religiosos piden una transformación económica urgente para combatir la desigualdad y la crisis climática

Los dirigentes religiosos advierten que la concentración mundial de riqueza y poder ha alcanzado niveles “alarmantes” y “sin precedentes”, lo que acentúa las desigualdades, socava la democracia y acelera la catástrofe climática. El llamado ecuménico a la acción llegó en un comunicado conjunto publicado hoy después de tres días de reuniones en Ginebra del Panel Ecuménico sobre una Nueva Arquitectura Financiera y Económica Internacional (NIFEA, por sus siglas en inglés).

12 May 2025
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At Kirchentag, WCC shares journey and commitment to economic and ecological justice

During a panel discussion held during Kirchentag in Hannover, Germany, Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata, World Council of Churches (WCC) programme director for Life, Justice, and Peace, shared  the WCC’s journey and commitment to economic and ecological justice—from its early prophetic foundations to the forthcoming launch of the Ecumenical Decade for Climate Action (2025–2035).

06 May 2025
News
UN Conference side event on Climate Finance

Faith-based organizations challenge "Wall Street climate consensus" at UN forum

The World Council of Churches (WCC) and partner faith-based organizations convened on 29 April for a the side event entitled “A holistic, transformative approach to climate finance: Connecting the dots between climate finance, debt and tax reform” during the United Nations Economic and Social Council Financing for Development Forum. The event highlighted the interconnections between climate action, debt relief, and tax justice as essential components of climate finance mobilization.

01 May 2025