Search results

A statement from the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee called upon "all parties involved to immediately commit to a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, to ensure unhindered humanitarian access from all borders and the delivery of sufficient quantities of aid to all those who need it, and to engage in meaningful political processes that allow the peoples of the region to live in peace and dignity.”

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, in a statement on the peace process in Colombia, emphasized “violence cannot bring sustainable peace to Colombia, and cannot produce positive results for the benefit of the civilian population.”

At a social dialogue on 5 June—one day before the start of the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee meeting in Colombia—700 people gathered in Cartagena to listen and reflect about the challenges and triumphs on the path to total peace in the nation. 

In an address to the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, WCC moderator Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm underscored the deep meaning of meeting in Colombia, as well as why churches must bring hope to the struggles of the world.

Offering a comprehensive report of the World Council of Churches’ work to the executive committee, WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed appreciation for the Colombian context, and determination that the WCC will remain unified even in a world rife with grave challenges. 

From 6-11 June, the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee will meet in Bogota, Colombia, where the governing body will focus not only on the business of the WCC but also on absorbing the life and witness of churches at the heart of the Pilgrimage of Justice, Reconciliation, and Unity.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay sent greetings to the gathering for the Moster 2024 Jubilee in Norway on 1 June. “I offer a special greeting to Presiding Bishop Olav Fykse Tveit, our former WCC general secretary,” said Pillay. “Moster 2024 celebrates the advent of law in Norway, brought in the name of Christianity through King Olav II’s assembly of bishops in Moster a thousand years ago.”

As the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary, Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, continued his visit to China, discussions have focused on the contextualization of faith and the strengthening of collaboration with Christians and inter-religious partners. The visit included meetings with the Amity Foundation and various religious and governmental leaders.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary, Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay is currently visiting China (23-28 May) to engage with church and religious leaders at national and regional levels in Shanghai, Nanjing, and Beijing. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is donating books to theology students at Teofilo Kisanji University of the Moravian Church in Tanzania. Teofilo Kisanji University (TEKU) is situated in Mbeya, and was established in 2006 as a university.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) will lead a “Campaign of Hope” as part of the upcoming Barbados Gospelfest set to take place from 26 May to 2 June. This is the second year that the WCC will be part of the gospel music festival in Barbados.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee will meet 6-11 June in Bogota, Colombia, to reaffirm its commitment to the peace process in the country and to further develop the Pilgrimage of Justice, Reconciliation, and Unity.

A new brochure published by the World Council of Churches (WCC) describes momentous commemorations occurring in 2025 that will draw people across the world together in unity during a time when divisions threaten the world. 

A strategic discussion with the general secretaries of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and ACT Alliance marked the closing of “Working Together,” the annual meeting between specialized ministries and the WCC