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Rev. Dr Walter Altmann, World Council of Churches (WCC) moderator, addressing the Central Committee.

Moderator urges perseverance toward unity

Speaking during the Lenten season that builds to the central Christian hope of the risen Christ, World Council of Churches (WCC) moderator Rev. Dr Walter Altmann addressed the Central Committee on Wednesday 13 February with a renewed call to "visible unity" in the church.

13 February 2008
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Poster of the Decade to Overcome Violence 2004 US focus

Be "leaders in peace", WCC invites churches

Can churches be peacemakers in a world racked by violence? This is the question to be addressed by World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia at the Washington National Cathedral, Washington DC, on Sunday, 16 December 2007.

08 December 2007
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Reflections on a new ecumenical epoch

A stimulating and accessible discussion of contemporary ecumenical challenges was offered to central committee members on Monday 4 September. A new book, "Called to the One Hope", authored by WCC general secretary, Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, offers reflections on the ecumenical movement based on his personal experiences and travel to each of the Council's eight geographical regions over the last three years.

05 September 2006
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Final report of the Special Commission on Orthodox Participation in the WCC

"Final report of the Special Commission on Orthodox participation in the WCC" : The 60-member Special Commission was created by the WCC's eighth assembly in 1998 in response to mainly Orthodox concerns about participation in the Council. Composed of an equal number of representatives from Orthodox churches and from the other churches belonging to the WCC, the Commission submitted its final report to the central committee in September 2002.

14 February 2006
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L'industrie du tourisme est tenue d'assumer ses responsabilités tant sur le plan social que culturel, dit le pasteur Kobia

"Le tourisme, malgré tous les bienfaits qu'il peut apporter, s'est malheureusement transformé en une activité qui laisse dans son sillage un grand nombre de victimes", dit le pasteur Samuel Kobia, secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Eglises (COE), dans un message à l'occasion de la Journée mondiale du tourisme qui se tiendra le 27 septembre.

22 September 2005
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Affirming human dignity, rights of peoples and the integrity of creation - Rwanda, 2004

As part of the WCC's work on the Decade , this theological consultation, organized by WCC Faith and Order in Kigali, Rwanda (4-9 December 2004), was an attempt to discern what human dignity, rights of peoples and the integrity of creation mean for churches and the ecumenical movement as they attempt to counter the reality of massive abuse and destruction of life and its legitimization in the world today. It was also an attempt to do theology informed by the perspectives and experiences of the victims of violence.

01 June 2005
Commission on Faith and Order