Thirty one faith institutions from six countries – including 16 from the UK – have joined the latest global divestment announcement organised by Operation Noah, Green Anglicans, Laudato Si’ Movement, the World Council of Churches, Dayenu and GreenFaith. The announcement from faith institutions in the UK, US, Australia, Canada, Italy and France comes as grassroots […]
Week of Prayer for Overcoming Racism
19 – 25 March 2023. The World Council of Churches (WCC) invites us to pray with and for people that continue to suffer from racial discrimination and xenophobia in various parts of the world. This week coincides with the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21 March) and the United Nations […]
WCC Assembly 31 August – 8 September 2022
Find out about this global meeting of the Church which took place in Karlsruhe, Germany.
History of ecumenism book launched
A major new history of ecumenism was launched during a webinar held by the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 19 January 2022, during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2022. The book is titled Dawn of Ecumenism, the first of a three-volume work called A History of the Desire for Christian Unity. It […]
Apply for online course in ecumenism / Christian unity
Applications are open for a revised version of the 10 week online course Together Towards Unity: Being Church in a Fragmented World, run by the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey. It runs from 14 March – 5 June 2022, with an application deadline of 15 February 2022. ‘We encourage young theologians and laypersons with an interest […]
Fifty Years of Dialogue: Embracing the Past, Envisioning the Future
Current Dialogue, an annual special issue of the World Council of Churches’ Ecumenical Review, is available for free viewing and download for a limited time. The issue looks back at 50 years of interreligious dialogue by the WCC, dating back to the establishment of the Office of Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation (originally called the Sub-Unit […]
Churches respond to violence in Israel and Palestine
Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) has joined Church leaders in Jerusalem, together with the Church of Scotland, Methodist Church, Quakers in Britain, the World Council of Churches (WCC), Christian Aid and CAFOD, in expressing great concern at the violence in Israel and Palestine. Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) Statement on the […]
Day of Prayer and Fasting for India
A day of prayer and fasting for the healing of India has been called for 7 May 2021 as COVID-19 continues to surge across South Asian countries. It is being organized by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, National Council of Churches in India, and Evangelical Fellowship of India, which together represent 27.8 million Christians […]
Easter Prayer for Peace and Reunification on Korean Peninsula
Below is the 2021 Easter Prayer for Peace and Reunification on the Korean Peninsula published by the National Council of Churches in Korea with a message of hope and reconciliation (provided via the World Council of Churches): God of life! Christians from both North and South Korea give you thanks for uniting us with Jesus […]
Week of Prayer for COVID-19 Pandemic
22-27 March 2021. A week of prayer is being observed by the World Council of Churches (WCC) from 22-27 March 2021, one year into the COVID-19 pandemic. The week is intended as ‘a time of prayer and reflection on both the lament and the hope expressed and experienced across the world during what has been […]
