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World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay will visit Canada from 4-9 December, a visit during which he will commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Canadian Council of Churches, as well as meet with member churches and ecumenical organizations in Canada.

The North America-Turtle Island regional gap-year session, a critical convening between World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee meetings, took place online 12-14 November. 

A joint multi-year sustainable food systems project between The United Church of Canada, Zimbabwe Council of Churches, and Canadian Foodgrains Bank is increasing food security with community-led solutions.

With great sadness, the United Church of Canada announced the death of Rev. Dr Lois M. Wilson, the denomination’s 28th  moderator, and the first woman to fill the role. She faithfully served as moderator from 1980 to 1982. Wilson died in hospital in Fredericton, NB, on 13 September. She was 97 years old.

Rev. Lynda Susan Katsuno died on 28 August at age 72 after a yearlong struggle with cancer. She was a pioneer of what is now the Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network. 

From 19-30 August, 27 church and youth leaders from 23 countries gathered in Limuru, Kenya, for the 7th edition of the Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics, and Management for an Economy of Life (GEM School). The participants included church leaders, pastors, theological students, finance, economics, and ecological justice experts.

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

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is mourning the loss and celebrating the life of Rev. Dr Jose Belo Chipenda, an African theologian and ecumenical leader.

Chipenda passed away on 10 January in Canada at the age of 95.