Prof. Rastko Jovic, from Serbia, reflects in a WCC video interview about the World Council of Churches (WCC) Just Community of Women and Men programme—and how using theology to underscore justice will inspire churches globally.
On Valentine’s Day—celebrated 14 February in many countries—the World Council of Churches Thursdays in Black campaign is celebrating love with a new set of ready-to-send social media cards.
Communication from the World Council of Churches (WCC) in 2024, through storytelling via many channels, fostered unity in unprecedented ways across the world. From the largest global prayer gathering, to 2.3 million engagements on social media, to large numbers of young visitors both in-person and online, WCC communications connected with more people, in more ways than ever.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) welcomed visitors from the Church of Sweden in Germany, Christian Council of Norway, and Norwegian Church Aid in mid-January.
Nuestra serie de entrevistas con los embajadores de la campaña “Jueves de negro” pone de relieve la labor de personas que están desempeñando un papel fundamental para aumentar el impacto de nuestro llamado colectivo por un mundo sin violaciones ni violencia.
Unsere Interview-Serie mit „Donnerstags in Schwarz“-Botschafterinnen und -Botschaftern stellt Menschen in den Mittelpunkt, die eine wichtige Rolle spielen, um die Wirkung unserer gemeinsamen Forderung nach einer Welt ohne Vergewaltigung und Gewalt zu vertiefen.
Notre série d’entretiens avec les ambassadeurs et ambassadrices des Jeudis en noir met en lumière les femmes et les hommes qui jouent un rôle essentiel dans l’amplification des effets de notre appel collectif à un monde sans viol ni violence.
Our series of interviews with Thursdays in Black ambassadors highlights those who are playing a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence.
Our series of interviews with Thursdays in Black ambassadors highlights those who are playing a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence. Rev. Dr Dagmar Pruin is president of Bread for the World (Germany).
The meeting of our World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee began at the Diocesan Center of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus in Paralimni. In my report as moderator, I spoke about sources of hope in a world that sometimes seems to give so little cause for hope. And I spoke about how we, as the World Council of Churches, can fulfill the prophetic mission of the church in the face of this world situation.
As the global campaign “16 Days Against Gender-based Violence” approaches, the World Council of Churches (WCC) shares ideas and resources from Thursdays in Black ambassadors.
Our series of interviews with Thursdays in Black ambassadors highlights those who are playing a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence. Brian Muyunga is a youth member of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee and executive committee, and a member of the WCC Commission for Youth in the Ecumenical Movement. He serves as executive secretary for youth at the All Africa Conference of Churches.
Unsere Interview-Serie mit Donnerstags in Schwarz-Botschafterinnen und -Botschaftern stellt Menschen in den Mittelpunkt, die eine wichtige Rolle spielen, um die Wirkung unserer gemeinsamen Forderung nach einer Welt ohne Vergewaltigung und Gewalt zu vertiefen. Brian Muyunga vertritt die jungen Erwachsenen mit einem Sitz im Zentralausschuss und im Exekutivausschuss des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) und ist Mitglied der ÖRK-Kommission für Jugend in der ökumenischen Bewegung. Er arbeitet außerdem als Exekutivsekretär für das Jugendreferat der Gesamtafrikanischen Kirchenkonferenz.
Nuestra serie de entrevistas con los embajadores y embajadoras de los Jueves de negro da visibilidad a personas que desempeñan un papel fundamental aumentando la repercusión de nuestro llamado colectivo por un mundo sin violaciones ni violencia. Brian Muyunga es un joven miembro de los Comités Central y Ejecutivo del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), y también de la Comisión de los Jóvenes en el Movimiento Ecuménico. Trabaja como secretario ejecutivo de Juventud en la Conferencia de Iglesias de Toda el África (AACC, por sus siglas en inglés).
Notre série d’entretiens avec les ambassadeurs et ambassadrices des Jeudis en noir met en lumière les femmes et les hommes qui jouent un rôle essentiel dans l’amplification des effets de notre appel collectif à un monde sans viol ni violence. Brian Muyunga est un représentant de la jeunesse membre du Comité central et du Comité exécutif du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) et membre de la Commission des jeunes dans le mouvement œcuménique. Il sert en tant que secrétaire exécutif pour la jeunesse à la Conférence des Églises de toute l’Afrique.
Our series of interviews with Thursdays in Black ambassadors highlights those who are playing a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence. Rev. Dawn Gikandi is a Kenyan who has been ordained as a minister by the Presbyterian Church of East Africa, a member church of the WCC.
Our series of interviews with Thursdays in Black ambassadors highlights those who are playing a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence. Ambassador Aloun Ndombet-Assamba is a Jamaican lawyer, politician, and diplomat.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, during its General Synod, presented for the first time a Thursdays in Black exhibition with Finnish and Swedish texts.
Our series of interviews with Thursdays in Black ambassadors highlights those who are playing a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence.
Lucy Howe Lopez is deputy executive director of Globethics.
Our series of interviews with Thursdays in Black ambassadors highlights those who are playing a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence. Rev. Sally Azar is a pastor at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, and currently serves as a pastor in Jerusalem for both Arabic and English-speaking congregations.
