WCC NEWS: WCC delegation will visit New York and Washington, D.C.

A World Council of Churches (WCC) delegation will visit New York City and Washington, D.C. 18-21 July with the goal of strengthening collaboration and partnerships. Albin Hillert/WCC 18 July 2023 Led by WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, the delegation will meet some member churches, ecumenical and interfaith partners, as well as representatives of United Nations agencies. “As we move forward with the implementation of our new strategic plan, I hope that this visit offers us a more clear view of the potential that we have as WCC in the context of ecumenical and interfaith efforts in strategic circles such as New York City and Washington, D.C. to promote justice and peace”, said Pillay. The group will visit the St Nicolas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at the World Trade Center in New York City on 19 July. An ecumenical worship service organized by the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA will be held in Washington, D.C on 20 July.  Pillay will be accompanied by Rev. Dr Angélique Walker-Smith, WCC president from North America, Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata, WCC programme director for Public Witness and Diakonia, and Ryan Smith, WCC programme executive for the Ecumenical Office to the United Nations in New York. Learn more about the work of the Ecumenical Office to the United Nations WCC member churches in the United States of America  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 general secretary is Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay from the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa. 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