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World Council of Churches, ecumenical organization founded in 1948 in Amsterdam as ‘a fellowship of Churches which accept Jesus Christ our Lord as God and Saviour.’ The WCC is not a church, nor does it issue orders or directions to the churches. It works for the unity and renewal of Christian denominations.
The World Council of Churches led a delegation on a visit to Sudan from 18-22 April. The ecumenical group included included the World Council of Churches (WCC), All Africa Conference of Churches, ACT Alliance, Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa Global Ministries, Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa, General Board Global ...
The World Council of Churches is a fellowship of churches which confess the Lord Jesus Christ as God and Saviour according to the scriptures, and therefore seek to fulfil together their common calling to the glory of the one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
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Jun 11, 2018 · World Council of Churches International fellowship of Christian Churches formed in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 1948. Its aim is to work for the reunion of all Christian Churches and to establish a united Christian presence in the world. Its membership consists of some 300 churches. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland.
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The World Council of Churches has been an important partner for WHO for many years. The MoU between our two organizations in 1975 enabled WCC to help advance primary health care. Now, as we prepare to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Alma Ata declaration in Kazakhstan this October, the time is right for a new MoU to mobilise faith-based ...
The National Council of Churches is a community of Christian communions, which, in response to the gospel as revealed in the Scriptures, confess Jesus Christ, the incarnate Word of God, as Savior and Lord.
The World Convention of Churches of Christ is a Christian world communion that links Restoration Movement churches known by a range of names including Christian churches and churches of Christ, Churches of Christ, and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
