WCC NEWS: WCC central committee to convene in-person for first time since 2018

The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee will convene in-person from 15-18 June at the Ecumenical Center in Geneva for the first time since 2018. While solemnly acknowledging the grave crises facing the world, the WCC governing body will also bring a spirit of joyful gathering as preparations for the WCC 11th Assembly continue.  The executive committee will gather the day before on 14 June in Geneva. Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC 15 June 2022 This will be the 6th meeting of this central committee since it was elected at the WCC 10th Assembly in Busan, Republic of Korea, in 2013. The proceedings will be undergirded by the assembly theme “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity.” The agenda includes review and action on the draft unity statement for the assembly, as well as on amendments proposed by the working group on constitution and rules, and by-laws for two commissions. The agenda also includes the election of a new general secretary in closed session as stipulated in the supplement to the rules. Two closed sessions are allocated for the process of the election. The only standing committee to meet will be the public issues committee, which will prepare statements on situations of concern for consideration by the central committee. Confessional meetings and a women’s meeting will also take place, and the central committee will observe Thursdays in Black to support a world free from rape and violence. A memorial prayer for the late Metropolitan Gennadios will be part of the opening day.   WCC deeply mourns loss of leader Metropolitan Gennadios of Sassima (WCC news release 02 June 2022) Media accreditation remains open for the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee meeting, 15 – 18 June, 2022 (WCC Media advisory, 09 June 2022) See more

The World Council of Churches promotes Christian unity in faith, witness and service for a just and peaceful world. An ecumenical fellowship of churches founded in 1948, today the WCC brings together 352 Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican and other churches representing more than 580 million Christians in over 120 countries, and works cooperatively with the Roman Catholic Church. The WCC acting general secretary is Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, from the Orthodox Church in Romania.  Media contact: +41 79 507 6363; www.oikoumene.org/press Our visiting address is: World Council of Churches 150 route de Ferney Geneve 2 1211 Switzerland