WCC NEWS: WCC receives mayor of Le Grand-Saconnex for discussion on World Council of Churches

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay received the mayor of Le Grand-Saconnex, Mr. Laurent Jimaja, who was accompanied by Rev. Dr Carlos Sintado, member of the council.  On 2 September 2024, Mr Laurent Jimaja, mayor of the city of Le Grand-Saconnex and Rev. Dr Carlos Sintado, municipal concillor met with WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay. Photo: Grégoire de Fombelle/WCC 04 September 2024 Discussions centered around the work of the World Council of Churches in the international Geneva and the project Green Village. Nestled in the heart of international Geneva, it offers office space, and a residential building. The administrative areas are dedicated to international organisations, nongovernmental organisations, and private companies. Every building in the Green Village symbolically bears the name of cities that have hosted international conferences on the environment: Kyoto, Montreal, Rio, Lima, Durban, and Stockholm. The WCC has collaborated with Implenia on the Green Village since 2012, considering values of sustainability which are now being implemented in this project. For more information:  Green Village WCC receives blessing for new offices in Kyoto building | World Council of Churches (oikoumene.org) The World Council of Churches in Geneva: A pilgrimage to places of ecumenical memory | World Council of Churches (oikoumene.org) WCC brings offices into new, sustainable Ecumenical Centre | World Council of Churches (oikoumene.org) 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