WCC NEWS: Vocational training students from German-speaking Switzerland visit WCC

 

A group of vocational training students from German-speaking Switzerland visited the World Council of Churches (WCC). Led by Florian Schmid, cofounder and president of the Society for the Promotion of Cross-Border Cooperation, the group expressed appreciation for the interesting introduction and overview of the WCC. Vocational Training Students Photo: Pauline Tête/WCC 02 July 2026 “Your organisation is very important for international work and for multilateralism,” said Schmid. He expressed appreciation for the presentations by staff, as well as their kindness and humor despite discussing very serious and important topics. “We discussed some of these topics in our classes. Thank you so much and we are very happy that we could be here,” he said. 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