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Assembly elects new WCC presidents

The 10th Assembly of the World Council of Churches elected eight new presidents

04 November 2013

WCC hears about attacks on Egyptian Christians

“’God of life, lead us to justice and peace’ has become a prayer around the world.” These were words of Dr Wedad Abbas Tawfik about the theme of the World Council of Churches (WCC) 10th Assembly.

01 November 2013

Video: Archbishop of Canterbury addresses the WCC General Assembly

"When we are not at peace with God through Jesus Christ we cannot be peacemakers in the world," Archbishop Welby told the 10th Assembley of the World Council of Churches.

01 November 2013

VIDEO: Secretary General on the WCC

The Revd Canon Kenneth Kearon, secretary general of the Anglican Communion, tells the Episcopal News Service about the importance of the World Council of Churches and the Anglican Church’s longstanding commitment to ecumenical affairs.

01 November 2013

Anglican Communion launches Continuing Indaba website

The Anglican Communion has launched a new online collection of resources to support the Continuing Indaba programme.

31 October 2013

Theological education initiative begins in Seoul

More than 200 international theology students of varied Christian traditions have commenced participating in the Global Ecumenical Theological Institute (GETI)

30 October 2013

WCC's 60-year journey for gender justice continues

Participants from across the ecumenical membership of the WCC gathered from 28 to 29 October for a Women and Men’s Pre-assembly programme

30 October 2013

Commission reveals UK children living in cold, damp homes

Over half of all children in the UK who say they are in poverty are living in homes that are too cold and a quarter live in damp or mould-ridden conditions

29 October 2013

Jesus Saves. And he also wins motor racing championships

If you were to ask the average trainee minister what they did in their spare time, they would probably reply by asking “what spare time?”

29 October 2013

God is God of Justice, Archbishop Welby says

The Archbishop of Canterbury has called on churches to 'cry out and claim and struggle' for justice, in order to bring 'testimony and witness to words and prayers'. 

28 October 2013