World Council of Churches

Churches and Christian communities worldwide are invited to use the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2027 resources to prepare for joint prayers for Christian unity in January and throughout the year.

World Council of Churches (WCC) president from North America Rev. Dr Angelique Walker-Smith met with Pope Leo XIV earlier this month. She took time to share her experience. 

As Colombia approaches the second round of its presidential elections, the World Council of Churches (WCC) is inviting its member churches and all people of goodwill to pray for peace in the nation. 

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay welcomed the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran, and expressed hope that a comprehensive agreement will be negotiated within the ceasefire.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay strongly condemned actions undertaken by Israeli authorities on 15 June against property belonging to the Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem in Silwan, East Jerusalem. 

Five students from different countries are enhancing their English-speaking skills with an intensive summer course at the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Institute at Bossey. 

Teams from the World Council of Churches (WCC) staff and from sister organizations in the Ecumenical Centre have been rising to meet the Bike to Work Challenge 2026, Switzerland's largest bicycle promotion campaign, running annually across May and June. 

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed profound sorrow and deep concern following the demolition of the historic Evangelical Church in Mashhad, Iran, and regarding subsequent reports of escalating pressure directed against the Evangelical Church of Iran and its institutions.

The World Council of Churches Commission of the Churches on International Affairs will host a webinar “Nuclear disarmament in times of increased militarization: the experience from Nordic countries” on 30 June from 14:30–16:00 CEST. It will be part of a series on regional trends with global impact, offering perspectives from the ecumenical movement.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is commemorating the 75th anniversary of 1951 Refugee Convention, looking back on the WCC’s early advocacy for refugee protection, to the recent signing of a memorandum of understanding between the WCC and the UN Refugee Agency. 

A seminar on 11 June at the Awonsedja Church in Benin, facilitated by alumnae of a recent workshop in Togo co-organized by the Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in West Africa and World Council of Churches, translated learning into action in preventing gender-based violence.