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The first Asia Pacific Christian Youth Assembly met from 4-8 September in Jeju, Korea, under the theme ““Repent and Make a Just Transition Happen!”

A new World Council of Churches (WCC)-led project, "Legal Action for Intergenerational Climate Justice,” will roll out beginning in September. The project will help WCC member churches and all people of good will shape not only the spiritual but also the socio-economic trajectories that define our world. 

A webinar, “The role of Faith Actors and Governments in ensuring a just energy transition and mitigating climate change through a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty,” held 10 September offered many perspectives on how churches can pray and act in this arena. 

Lors d’un événement international organisé pour lancer le Temps pour la Création, des responsables de différentes traditions chrétiennes se sont rassemblé-e-s pour explorer le thème de l’édition 2024, «Espérer et agir avec la Création», qui met l’accent sur les rapports de l’humanité avec la nature et sur l’urgence d’instaurer une justice environnementale.

En el acto mundial de inauguración del Tiempo de la Creación, dirigentes religiosos de distintas tradiciones cristianas se reunieron para reflexionar sobre el tema de 2024, “Esperanzar y actuar con la Creación”, centrándose en la relación de la humanidad con la naturaleza y en la urgente necesidad de justicia medioambiental.

As part of this year's Season of Creation, the World Council of Churches (WCC) will co-host a high-level webinar on 10 September. This event will bring together faith leaders, government officials, and climate advocates to discuss the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty (FFNPT) and its role in securing a just energy transition.

As a national ecumenical campaign “Living hope for the earth: Justice. Peace. Creation” is set to begin in Dresden, Germany, the World Council of Churches (WCC) shared a warm message of greeting.

In the opening event for the global Season of Creation, faith leaders from diverse Christian traditions gathered to reflect on the 2024 theme, “To Hope and Act with Creation,” focusing on humanity's relationship with nature and the urgent need for environmental justice.

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.

Reflecting on the theme “The welfare of the Earth is our welfare”, director of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development Athena Peralta delivered a strong call to action at the All Africa Conference of Churches event on climate justice.

On 1 September, the Season of Creation 2024 will begin with a global online prayer event, bringing together Christians from diverse traditions to pray for the wellbeing of creation. This year’s theme, "To hope and act with Creation," highlights the moral imperative for faith communities to take decisive action against the environmental crisis.

World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Water Network coordinator Dinesh Suna visited the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, in Brazil, to commend the institution's ongoing work related to water justice.  

The World Council of Churches (WCC) will host, for the next ten days, the Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics, and Management for an Economy of Life (GEM School) from 19-28 August, in Limuru, Kenya. The event will bring together 20 current and future church leaders worldwide to deepen their understanding of global economic systems and empower them to advocate for transformative change.