WCC NEWS: Online Daily Assembly News: Karlsruhe’s Golden Book, global unity, Sunday service, Prayer Tent

Learn more about Karlsruhe’s beautiful Golden Book. Hear voices from across the world talk about what reconciliation means to them. Watch highlights from Sunday’s ecumenical service. And go inside the Prayer Tent. 4 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Celebrating the occasion of the World Council of Churches' 11th Assembly, Sunday service is held at the Friedenskirche in Karlsruhe. The service, attended by a range of ecumenical guests, is televised live by German broadcaster ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen), and attended by a 94-year-old woman who was present when the church was originally built -- then raised as a temporary structure (a so-called 'Notkirche') using bricks from the then bombed city hall in Karlsruhe. The church was inaugurated in 1949. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity." Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC 05 September 2022 Highlights of the online Daily Assembly News Show on 5 September include: Book of Karlsruhe: “As we sign this book, it is a real partnership,” says Bishop Mary Ann Swenson, vice moderator of the WCC central committee. “It is a partnership of the Christian community and Christians from all over the world in partnership with the Christians who are from Germany, who are very committed to the WCC and what we are all about.” Churches, reconciliation, and unity: “I personally feel that this particular theme is at the heart of our mission in Sri Lanka today,” says Rev. Ebenezer W. P. Joseph, Methodist Church Sri Lanka, as he reflects on the assembly theme, “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity.” Ecumenical Sunday service: See and hear the songs, prayers, and messages from a very special Sunday. Link with the Prayer Tent: Join in prayer with people from across the world, as they experience how Christ’s love move them to reconciliation and unity. WCC Daily Assembly News airs new segments every day. Be sure to check out the latest for a look at the spirit of the assembly—it grows and changes by the hour! #WCC assembly news #6 Livestream of the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany Photos of the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany See more

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