Marking 30 years since the adoption of the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, participants from the Asia Pacific member churches and partners of the World Council of Churches (WCC), met in Jakarta, Indonesia, to reflect theologically, contextually, and practically on the commitments of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action in the current global context.
As the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee convened in Hangzhou, China, from 20-25 November, the prayer life of the governing body proved to be both dynamic and unique to the local context.
In a historic commemoration of the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council, faith leaders gathered in Nicaea—modern-day Iznik, Türkiye – on 28 November to mark the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council in the history of the church.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee closed on 25 November, ending a six-day meeting in Hangzhou, China, hosted by the China Christian Council.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) opened its executive committee meeting in Hangzhou, China, on 20 November, embarking on both a business agenda and a pilgrimage encounter with the people and churches in China, exploring the theme of "Christ, culture, and context."
During a special event in Nanjing, China, on 18 November, with 300 participants and 90 international guests, the World Council of Churches (WCC) extended congratulations to the Amity Foundation upon its 40th anniversary.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee will convene in Hangzhou, China, from 20-25 November, at the invitation of the China Christian Council.
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with the leadership of the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay and WCC central committee moderator Bishop Prof. Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm; Rev. Merlyn Hyde Riley, vice-moderator of the WCC central committee; and H.E. Archbishop Dr Vicken Aykazian, vice-moderator of the WCC central committee, on 28 October.
"Let us aspire to live the unity for which Christ prayed, that the world may believe and experience God's gifts of healing, justice and abundant life," the Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order has said in a "Call to all Christians: Message of the Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order, " agreed on the last day of the 24-28 October gathering.