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World Council of Churches The WCC is a worldwide fellowship of churches seeking unity in common witness and Christian service (John 17:21)

The World Council of Churches is a fellowship of churches which confess the Lord Jesus Christ as God and Saviour according to the scriptures, and therefore seek to fulfil together their common calling to the glory of the one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It is a community of churches on the way to visible unity in one faith and one eucharistic fellowship, expressed in worship and in common lif

e in Christ. It seeks to advance towards this unity, as Jesus prayed for his followers, "so that the world may believe."

✨ WCC executive committee closes after time of drawing together in hopeThe World Council of Churches executive committee...
12/06/2026

✨ WCC executive committee closes after time of drawing together in hope

The World Council of Churches executive committee closed its online meeting on 12 June after spending five days mapping the future, praying in unity, and drawing together in hope.

Read the full summary of the meeting and its outcomes: https://oikoumene.org/news/wcc-executive-committee-closes-after-time-of-drawing-together-in-hope

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🕊 WCC executive committee calls churches to work for peaceIn a statement entitled “From the Proliferation of War to the ...
12/06/2026

🕊 WCC executive committee calls churches to work for peace

In a statement entitled “From the Proliferation of War to the Way of Just Peace: A Renewed Ecumenical Appeal,” the World Council of Churches executive committee called churches to work for peace with every means at their disposal.

“The ecumenical fellowship has spoken clearly and consistently: war is contrary to God’s will,” the statement reads. “This foundational affirmation, reaffirmed by WCC governing bodies across many decades and many contexts, is a summons to prophetic witness and courageous action.”

The statement calls on churches and religious leaders to resist and repudiate the use of misleading and irresponsible theologies to justify war wherever they appear, including within their own traditions. The statement also affirms the WCC’s continued accompaniment of member churches in all regions affected by conflict.

Learn more: https://oikoumene.org/news/wcc-executive-committee-calls-churches-to-work-for-peace

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🇨🇴 WCC urges meaningful engagement in Colombia peace process🕊 The executive committee of the World Council of Churches, ...
12/06/2026

🇨🇴 WCC urges meaningful engagement in Colombia peace process

🕊 The executive committee of the World Council of Churches, in a minute, renewed its longstanding commitment for a just, comprehensive, and sustainable peace for the people of Colombia.

“The World Council of Churches has a long history of accompaniment and solidarity with the churches and people of Colombia in the search for justice, human rights, and an end to the prolonged armed conflicts that have ravaged the country for more than seven decades,” reads the text.

The executive committee reaffirmed “the WCC’s commitment to continue accompanying and working with churches and ecumenical, interreligious, and civil society partners in Colombia, and on the path toward peace and justice for the Colombian people, especially by advocating with and for the most vulnerable and marginalized people and communities.”

Learn more: https://oikoumene.org/news/wcc-urges-meaningful-engagement-in-colombia-peace-process

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🌿 WCC renews commitment to creation in time of accelerating environmental crisis🌊 The World Council of Churches executiv...
12/06/2026

🌿 WCC renews commitment to creation in time of accelerating environmental crisis

🌊 The World Council of Churches executive committee, in a statement, recognized that we are living in a time of profound ecological breakdown and deepening human suffering, tearing the interconnected design of all that God has created.

“Across the world, communities are experiencing the devastating impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation, wars, and widening inequalities,” reads the statement. “Forests burn, waters are polluted, species disappear, lands become barren, and entire peoples are uprooted from their homes.”

The statement urges prophetic witness and concrete action by churches, including preserving in “advocacy for ambitious and equitable policies,” and “using legal strategies and processes – accompanied by the WCC – to promote climate justice and accountability.”

Learn more: https://oikoumene.org/news/wcc-renews-commitment-to-creation-in-time-of-accelerating-environmental-crisis

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🇰🇷🇰🇵 WCC maintains hope, vision for peace on the Korean PeninsulaIn a statement, the World Council of Churches executive...
12/06/2026

🇰🇷🇰🇵 WCC maintains hope, vision for peace on the Korean Peninsula

In a statement, the World Council of Churches executive committee lamented the shift in geopolitics that represents a serious rupture in relations and of the political context for inter-Korean cooperation for peace and for the peaceful reunification of the divided Korean people.

The statement regretfully recognizes “this new reality, and the need to find other pathways for mitigating the risks of catastrophic conflict, and of working for peaceful co-existence on the Korean Peninsula.”

Learn more: https://oikoumene.org/news/wcc-maintains-hope-vision-for-peace-on-the-korean-peninsula

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🇨🇩 WCC reaffirms role of churches amid Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of CongoThe WCC executive committee acknowl...
12/06/2026

🇨🇩 WCC reaffirms role of churches amid Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo

The WCC executive committee acknowledged the role of churches amid the health emergency in the Democratic Republic of the Congo following the outbreak of Ebola, particularly in conflict-affected areas.

The governing body called for urgent humanitarian access to Goma airport.

“This outbreak is unfolding in communities already burdened by conflict, displacement, weak health systems, and deep social mistrust,” reads the statement. “The executive committee urges all relevant authorities and actors to ensure that Ebola containment be treated as an immediate political priority at national and regional levels in line with WHO guidance, and that the ceasefire commitments under the Washington Accords be fully implemented, since renewed violence and insecurity in affected areas will gravely undermine outbreak control, humanitarian access, and the protection of vulnerable communities.”

Learn more: https://oikoumene.org/news/wcc-reaffirms-role-of-churches-amid-ebola-outbreak-in-democratic-republic-of-congo

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🇵🇸 WCC executive committee affirms steadfast witness of the Palestinian ChristiansIn a statement, the World Council of C...
12/06/2026

🇵🇸 WCC executive committee affirms steadfast witness of the Palestinian Christians

In a statement, the World Council of Churches executive committee acknowledged the profound challenges affecting the Holy Land, where the Israeli occupation, entry restrictions, conflicts, wars and insecurity have curtailed access to Palestine.

“Yet even amid these challenges, the executive committee wishes first and foremost to affirm the steadfast witness of the Palestinian Christian community, whose presence in the land of Christ's birth, ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection remains a living testimony of faith, hope, and resilience,” the statement reads. “For generations, Palestinian Christians have maintained their commitment to their land, their churches, and their vocation as peacemakers despite occupation, displacement, discrimination, and economic hardship.”

Learn more: https://oikoumene.org/news/wcc-executive-committee-affirms-steadfast-witness-of-the-palestinian-christians

📷Albin Hillert/WCC

leaders visit , focus on shaping an enabling environment 🍃ℹ️ The moderator of the World Council of Churches central c...
11/06/2026

leaders visit , focus on shaping an enabling environment 🍃

ℹ️ The moderator of the World Council of Churches central committee, Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, met with Peter Sands, executive director of the Global Fund; as well as part of the Global Fund leadership team including: Dianne Stewart, deputy director and head of the Donor Relations, External Relations, and Communications Department; and Francesca Davoli, associate specialist for the Donor Relations, External Relations, and Communications Division.

🔗 Read more: https://oikoumene.org/news/wcc-leaders-visit-global-fund-focus-on-shaping-an-enabling-environment

The leadership of the WCC central committee joined the staff in Geneva on 11 June to express support to the campaign. ...
11/06/2026

The leadership of the WCC central committee joined the staff in Geneva on 11 June to express support to the campaign. We all have a responsibility to speak out against violence, to ensure that women and men, boys and girls, are safe from r**e and violence in homes, schools, work, streets – in all places in our societies.

Learn more about Thursdays in Black: https://www.oikoumene.org/what-we-do/thursdays-in-black

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