Documents
The term "WCC document" applies to texts of many different types and levels of institutional authority. Many hundreds of such texts are available on our websites.
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- WCC statement on the violations of the humanitarian ceasefire agreed between Armenia and Azerbaijan
- The World Council of Churches is deeply concerned about the violations of the humanitarian ceasefire agreed between Armenia and Azerbaijan on 10 October.
- Prayer for the Churches' Week of Action on Food 2020
- Prayer for the Churches' Week of Action on Food 2020
- Prayer for the Churches' Week of Action on Food 2020
- Prayer for the Churches' Week of Action on Food 2020
- Dr Agnes Abuom message - Global Ecumenical Online Prayer Service to celebrate the closing of the Season of Creation 2020
- WCC statement on the escalation of conflict in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region
- The World Council of Churches is gravely concerned by the renewed and very serious escalation of conflict in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region since Sunday 27 September, 2020.
- Advocacy statement on situation of migrants and refugees in Europe
- Advocacy statement on situation of migrants and refugees in Europe, 22 September 2020.
- Letter from the WCC Interim General Secretary for the Jewish New Year/RoshHashanah 2020
- World Council of Churches (WCC) interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca sent joyful greetings to Jewish friends and colleagues across the world on the occasion of Rosh Hashanah 2020 and the forthcoming High Holy Days.
- The Call of Abraham: Blessings and Testings for the Church
- Healing the World: Bible Studies for the Pandemic Era, by David Marshall
- Calls of the Zacchaeus Tax Campaign
- The Zacchaeus Tax Campaign (#ZacTax) calls for a transformation in the global economic system that would, like Zacchaeus, return at least some of the monies owed by multinational corporations and the extremely wealthy.
- WCC appeal to UN on human rights situation in Cameroon
- In a letter to UN officials, World Council of Churches international affairs director Peter Prove urges an end to violence and the violation of human rights in Cameroon.
- Urgent Appeal about Dr Denis Mukwege, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Urgent Appeal to UN Special Rapporteurs about Dr Denis Mukwege, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Beirut Blast — MECC, ACT Alliance and WCC Joint Statement
- The World Council of Churches (WCC), ACT Alliance and the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) present their condolences to all Lebanese people who lost their loved ones in the catastrophic explosion that ripped through the heart of Beirut on 4 August 2020.
- Letter of greetings to the 105th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea
- The World Council of Churches (WCC) extended greetings and prayers to the 105th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea.
- Greetings from the World Council of Churches (WCC) Geneva to the 8th biennial Zimbabwe Council of Churches General Assembly
- It is with great pleasure that we have received your invitation to the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) biennial General Assembly scheduled to be held on 28 and 29 August 2020. Today, due to the global lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic which has taught us a new way of being church, a new way of being Christians and a new way of responding to our challenges and our society, the Council is holding this Assembly in a unique way.
- WCC letter to the Church of South India on “Pray in Tears for Others”
- Letter from the WCC interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca to the Church of South India thanking for the prayers amidst Covid-19.
- “Serving a Wounded World in Interreligious Solidarity: A Christian Call to Reflection and Action During COVID-19 and Beyond”
- The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (PCID) released a joint document, “Serving a Wounded World in Interreligious Solidarity: A Christian Call to Reflection and Action During COVID-19 and Beyond.” Its purpose is to encourage churches and Christian organizations to reflect on the importance of interreligious solidarity in a world wounded by the COVID-19 pandemic. The document offers a Christian basis for interreligious solidarity that can inspire and confirm the impulse to serve a world wounded not only by COVID-19 but also by many other wounds.
- WCC condolences on the passing of Bishop John K. Yambasu
- Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the WCC central committee, and Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, WCC interim general secretary, sent a letter of condolence to the Methodist Church Sierra Leone on the passing of Bishop John K. Yambasu.
- WCC interim general secretary's message of condolences to H.B. John X on the passing of Fr Alexi Chehadeh
- WCC interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca message of condolences to H.B. John X on the passing of Fr Alexis Chehadeh
- Global Ecumenical Pastoral Letter to Zimbabwe
- Christian greetings from the World Council of Churches, the Lutheran World Federation, the World Communion of Reformed Churches and the Methodist World Council.
- Lettre adressée à Son Eminence le Métropolite Emmanuel de France
- C’est avec une profonde tristesse que nous avons appris le décès du protopresbytre Boris Bobrinskoy.
