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Statement: public statement

WCC Executive Committee statement: Overcoming Fifty Years of Division - Seeking Justice, Reconciliation and Unity in Cyprus

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Executive Committee statement “Overcoming Fifty Years of Division - Seeking Justice, Reconciliation and Unity in Cyprus,” adopted at the meeting in Cyprus on 21-26 November 2024.

25 November 2024

Executive committee

Report

Moderator's address at the WCC executive committee in Paralimni, Cyprus

Address of the WCC moderator Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm at the WCC executive committee meeting convening in Paralimni, Cyprus, 21-26 November 2024.

21 November 2024

Executive committee

Feature story

a young woman, one of the training participants

Women’s human rights advocacy training helps hone strategies

The annual Ecumenical Partners Women’s Human Rights Advocacy Training took place 15-18 October at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.

24 October 2024

Sermon

WCC general secretary sermon on the occasion of the 34th General Council of the Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil

Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay preached during an ecumenical prayer on 18 October.

19 October 2024

Bishop emeritus Dr Jonas Jonson and Rev. Dr Karin Sarja in conversation on the mission history in the Church of Sweden.

WCC joins Church of Sweden in commemorating 150 years of ecumenical engagement

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is joining the Church of Sweden in commemorating, in a variety of ways, the church’s engagement for ecumenical diakonia, mission, peace and justice.

12 October 2024

Feature story

a photo of the audience, “Nuclear Justice and Transitional Justice" side event to the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, 27 September 2024, Geneva, Photo: WCC

Side event seeks to break legacy of nuclear injustice in Marshall Islands

“Nuclear Justice and Transitional Justice,” a side event to the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, was held on 27 September.

03 October 2024

Interview

Dr Agnes Abuom, former WCC Central Committee moderator, who passed away in May 2023 is an example of "women inspiring justice", Photo Albert Hillert/WCC

Creative minds are working on “Women Inspiring Justice” exhibition

Plans for an exhibition with the working title “Women Inspiring Justice: Ecumenical Responses to the 12 Critical Areas of the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action” are underway, sparking creative ideas and input into how we lift up women within the World Council of Churches (WCC) who have been trailblazers in many ways.

19 September 2024

Faith communities take a stand against lethal autonomous weapons

The value of human life is priceless, and decisions about life or death cannot be delegated to machines, stated a faith-based dialogue on lethal autonomous weapons at the United Nations in Geneva on 27 August.

28 August 2024

On International Youth Day, young people send clear message: we are strong peace-builders

On 12 August, young people across the world participated in the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical International Youth Day, which convened under the theme "Journey of Justice, Peace, and Unity: A Call to End Violence." The online event highlighted the experiences and resilience of young people and children living amidst conflict, emphasizing the urgent need for peace and support.

14 August 2024

WCC congratulates Claudio González Urbina for human rights award

The World Council of Churches (WCC) extended congratulations to Claudio González Urbina, who received the Chilean National Institute of Human Rights award for his outstanding career and contribution in the fields of truth, justice, recovery, and accompaniment to victims of the military dictatorship.

23 July 2024

3 young women sitting down and looking at the toolkit

WCC releases Youth Day Toolkit: “Young people and Their Voices from the Warzones"

The World Council of Churches (WCC) released a second edition of the “Ecumenical International Youth Day 2024 Toolkit: Young People and Their Voices from the Warzones.”

11 July 2024

Sermon

Homily by Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, WCC general secretary at the Presbyterian Church (USA) 226th General Assembly

"Living into Hope: Disciples Transforming the World", a homily by Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, WCC general secretary on Jeremiah 22, Galatians 5, and Luke 4 at the Presbyterian Church (USA) 226th General Assembly in Salt Lake City, 2 July 2024.

02 July 2024

Lecture - Speech

Address to the 11th Forum of the National Council of Churches in Australia by WCC general secretary

Address to the 11th Forum of the National Council of Churches in Australia by Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, WCC general secretary on 21 June 2024.

23 June 2024

Event

San José de León, Colombia, November 2018

Online seminar - Critical Engagement: The Beijing Declaration's Critical Areas for Church Women Today

13 June 2024

This online seminar launches a series of discussions and engagement on the gender dimension and intersectionality of many of the acute issues we face today.

Online

Blog post

Water governance a global challenge

Water sustains ecosystems, supports agriculture, and is essential for human health and development. However, across the globe, access to clean and safe water remains a pressing issue, with enormous disparities in how water is governed and managed.

15 May 2024

Maseera Khan and Maike Gorsboth

Sermon

WCC general secretary's sermon at United Methodist General Conference, Ecumenical Service (30 April 2024)

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).

30 April 2024

Churches instrumental as Colombia emerges from conflict, say peace envoys

Peace in Colombia has been a long time coming, began Juan Carlos Cuéllar, representative of the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN), as he spoke at a World Council of Churches (WCC) panel discussion titled "The things that make for peace in Colombia” on 9 April.

10 April 2024

“Zacchaeus Tax” panel brings faith-based lens to tax justice, gender justice

A panel discussion, “Zacchaeus Tax: Transforming the Global Economic System and Advancing Gender Justice,” on 19 March explored the intersections between tax justice and gender justice—and why this is a matter of faith.

20 March 2024

Statement: public statement

WCC statement for 2nd anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

23 February 2024