WCC NEWS: WCC acting general secretary visits Korean Peninsula

World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca is visiting the Korean Peninsula this week, bringing greetings of solidarity to WCC member churches, meeting with former WCC Asian president Rev. Dr Sang Chang, attending an Ecumenical Peace Conversation, and bringing a message to the 26th Pentecostal World Conference. 27 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca addresses an Ecumenical Youth Gathering during 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 10 October 2022 Hosted by the National Council of Churches in Korea for the first part of his visit, Sauca will also meet with delegations comprising representatives from the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea, Korea Methodist Church, and the Theological Seminary of Hanshin University, among others. On 11 October, he will deliver the keynote speech during an Ecumenical Peace Conversation, where he will reflect on the theme of the WCC 11th Assembly, “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity.”  On 12 October, Sauca will deliver a message to the 26th Pentecostal World Conference, which is exploring the pentecostal revival in the next generation under the theme “God’s Anointing Overflows When the Next Generation has Positive Thinking, Unshakeable Faith, and Holy Dreams.”  WCC member churches in Korea 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