WCC NEWS: Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order issues “Call to All Christians”

“Let us aspire to live the unity for which Christ prayed, that the world may believe and experience God’s gifts of healing, justice and abundant life,” the Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order has said in a “Call to all Christians: Message of the Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order, ” agreed on the last day of the 24-28 October gathering.  24 October 2025, Wadi El Natrun, Egypt: People gather for a photo on opening day of the World Council of Churches Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order taking place 24-28 October 2025 in Wadi El Natrun, Egypt, around the theme “Where now for visible unity?” Photo:Albin Hillert/WCC 28 October 2025 “Where now for Visible Unity? In this on-going journey, this is our call: to renew our commitment to faith, mission, and unity in Christ Jesus; to listen together to the Holy Spirit; to walk together as pilgrims: as children of the Father learning together to live out our faith, hope, and love, and in the practice of justice, reconciliation, and unity,” reads the message. Organized by the Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the conference gathered about 400 participants at the Logos Papal Center of the Coptic Orthodox Church at Wadi El Natrun around the theme “Where Now for Visible Unity?”  The message was preceded by an Ecumenical Affirmation, “Deepening Unity, Journeying in Love, Restoring Hope.” Read the full text of the affirmation and message: Deepening Unity, Journeying in Love, Restoring Hope: Ecumenical Affirmation Call to all Christians: Message of the Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order Message from GETI: “announce with prophetic courage the hope which dwells within us” (WCC news story, 28 October 2025) Conference livestreams and recordings Photogallery: Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order, 2025 Learn more about the Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order 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 356 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 Chemin du Pommier 42 Kyoto Building Le Grand-Saconnex CH-1218 Switzerland