“The World Council of Churches (WCC) 10th Assembly will be an opportunity for praying, listening and sharing together. The event will provide participants a chance to listen for the voice of God, leading them to justice and peace in the world.”
The World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia appealed to Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari to "ensure the safety and security" of Christians in the Punjab province, where three attacks against Christian communities were carried by militant Islamic groups in the last two months.
Rev. Canon Dr John Saint Helier Gibaut, from the Anglican Church of Canada, will head the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Faith and Order as of January 2008.
I write to commend you for your decision to intervene personally in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and to assure you of the prayers of the churches joined in the World Council of Churches as you meet with the respective leaders.
Representatives of a variety of Christian traditions including the World Council of Churches (WCC) met 9-11 September in Pasadena, California, USA, to discuss the formation of a forum of Christian churches and ecumenical organizations that goes
The central committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has overwhelmingly approved a set of proposals aimed at giving the ecumenical movement, the WCC and its member Churches a new sense of purpose in the run-up to the new millennium and to the WCC's 50th anniversary next year.
The central committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has urged WCC member churches, particularly those with direct links with the Sudan, "to continue and intensify their efforts to encourage and support the unified peace initiatives" by Church organisations in the north and south which are seeking to bring peace to the beleaguered African country.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) has revealed plans to extend celebrations and events for its 50th anniversary next year and for its 330-plus member Churches to renew their commitment to ecumenism.
Member churches of the World Council of Churches - the world's biggest ecumenical organisation, which is facing severe financial constraints - must assume greater financial responsibility for its activities, the WCC general secretary, Dr Konrad Raiser said at the annual meeting of the WCC's central committee, which met in Geneva last week.
