On this Easter morning, we praise Jesus Christ, who has triumphed over death, and we pray that our people and the whole world may walk in the path of new life.
“To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.” (Rev.1:5-6). “ I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I will glorify Your name forevermore. For great is Your mercy toward me, And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol” (Psalms 86:12-13).
Rev. Detlev Knoche recently retired as director of the Ecumenical Centre of the Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau and of the Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck. He took time to reflect on his inspirations, people along the way, and the importance of journeying together.
The National Council of Churches in Australia welcomed the World Council of Churches (WCC) for a visit that focused on the Pilgrimage of Justice, Reconciliation, and Unity.
The fourth reflection of the Seven Weeks for Water 2025 series of the WCC Ecumenical Water Network is jointly written by Dinesh Suna and Prof. Susan Smith. They reflect on the pressing issues surrounding water in the context of climate change, especially the disastrous recent wildfires in California. Ironically, in 2020 California had introduced the water in the “futures market” as a tradable commodity like oil and gold. They underscore, the importance of prioritizing water as a common good, and the ethical challenges surrounding water privatization.
Nearly 50 church leaders, faith representatives, ecumenical organizations, Indigenous community members, and climate experts convened in Brazil to issue a powerful call for climate action ahead of COP30.
Rev. Nicole Ashwood, World Council of Churches (WCC) programme executive for Just Community of Women and Men, is part of a delegation attending the United Nations 69th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69). She took time to reflect on the delegation’s goals, why church involvement is so critical, and what it will take for transformation to happen.
Address of the World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay at the Unity NIghts of the JC2033 Global Gathering in Geneva, Switzerland, 27 February 2025.
Christmas messages from the World Council of Churches (WCC) member churches and partners across the world are bringing good tidings, deep prayers, light, and hope, even amid the world’s challenges.
Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), and Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, WCC moderator, have strongly condemned the act of violence perpetrated against people visiting a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on 20 December.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is seeking nominations from its member churches for delegates to the Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order, to take place in October 2025 in Egypt.
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end.—Isa 9:6-7
The World Council of Churches (WCC) Reference Group for Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation convened at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on 2 December for its first in-person meeting.
Report of the WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay at the WCC executive committee meeting convening in Paralimni, Cyprus, 21-26 November 2024.
