Tsovinar Ghazaryan, programme director of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Armenia Inter-Church Charitable Round Table Foundation, took time to reflect on what it’s like to accompany people facing difficult life circumstances—and what offers a sense of strength and faith to keep going.
Right Rev. Datuk Danald Jute, bishop of the Anglican Church in Sarawak and Brunei, and the new president of the Council of Churches of Malaysia, visited the World Council of Churches (WCC), accompanied by Julita Jute and Rev. Canon Dr Peniel Rajkumar.
In June in Bonn, Germany, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change convened its intercessional meeting between the yearly Conference of the Parties. These meetings are to keep the process going to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and to construct mechanisms for climate finance.
Experts in digital justice, communicators, and media representatives gathered for a side event to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)+20 on 8 July. The summit is being held in Geneva from 7-11 July.
Rev. Merlyn Hyde Riley, vice moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee, on behalf of WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, shared a message with the quinquennial congress of the Baptist World Alliance, convening in Brisbane, Australia, 7-12 July, under the theme “Living the Good News.”
An Armenian Heritage Conference, organized recently by the World Council of Churches and the Swiss Protestant Church, held in Bern, Switzerland, focused on the protection of Armenian religious and cultural heritage in Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh.
In the face of enduring racial injustice, how will the church respond? As the United Nations inaugurates the Second International Decade for People of African Descent (2025–2034), the World Council of Churches (WCC) is calling on all Christian anti-racism actors, racial justice advocates, and ecumenical partners to seize this critical moment in history.
My city, Jerusalem, holds stories of immense beauty, profound faith, and heart-wrenching struggle. But beneath its ancient stones and sacred sites, another story unfolds, one that echoes in countless communities worldwide: the pervasive shadow of gender-based violence.
In an address before the Diakonia World Federation on 8 July in Tanzania, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay reflected on “Dancing the Faith, Drumming Up Hope: Ecumenical Diakonia and Our Global Crisis.”
In a letter, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed gratitude for the service of Susan C. Johnson, national bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada.
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed deep concern regarding recent developments in Armenia involving the Armenian Apostolic Church, including reported law enforcement actions at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and the detention of senior clergy.
On 22 June, I was the only participant from the WCC central committee meeting at an Anglican service in the Thokoza township in Johannesburg, South Africa. It was a dedicated service with a warm atmosphere. Seated in the front of the church, many people came forward to say “welcome,” and they also helped me with a Bible and an agenda for the service.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) brought faith-based perspectives to the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, a major United Nations meeting held in Seville, Spain. The conference brings together world leaders to discuss how to fund global development goals, including fighting poverty and climate change.
Co-organized by the World Council of Churches Commission on World Mission and Evangelism and the Council for World Mission, and hosted by the Presbyterian Church in Malaysia.
The World Council of Churches Commission on World Mission and Evangelism and the Council for World Mission, hosted by the Presbyterian Church in Malaysia, are organizing a conference on “Youth and Evangelism: Empowering the next generation of church leaders,” from 24-28 August in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is involved in many different aspects of the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council, currently convening in Geneva from 16 June to 9 July.
In June, I attended my first meeting of the central committee of the World Council of Churches. As general secretary of the Christian Council of Norway, I have participated in many ecumenical gatherings over the years – both large and small – but this was my first time taking part in a central committee meeting, serving in the role of advisor.
