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Member churches. The WCC is a fellowship of 352 member churches who together represent more than half a billion Christians around the world. WCC member churches can be found in all regions of the world and include most of the world's Orthodox churches ( Eastern and Oriental ), as well as African Instituted, Anglican, Assyrian, Baptist ...
WCC member churches include the Assyrian Church of the East and the Oriental Orthodox Churches, almost all of the Eastern Orthodox Churches and Lutheran Churches; the Moravian Church; the Anglican Communion; some Old Catholic Churches; the Methodist churches; the Presbyterian and other Reformed churches, a sampling of united and independent ...
Jul 25, 2024 · The WCC’s members include most Protestant and Eastern Orthodox bodies but not the Roman Catholic Church, though there are often Roman Catholic delegates to meetings. The Southern Baptists of the United States are among Protestant nonmembers.
As of 2013, the World Council of Churches has 345 member churches representing a wide diversity of church traditions in 120 countries throughout the world. Of the 345 WCC member churches 26% are based in Africa, 22% in Europe, 22% in Asia, 9% in North America, 8% in Latin America, 5% in Pacific, 4% in Caribbean and 4% in Middle East.
While the bulk of the WCC's founding churches were European and North American, today most member churches are in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, the Middle East and the Pacific. There are now 352 member churches.
Pages in category "Members of the World Council of Churches". The following 190 pages are in this category, out of 190 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Caribbean Conference of Churches. Latin American Council of Churches. Liberian Council of Churches.
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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.
3 days ago · A DELEGATION to the Holy Land of representatives of the World Council of Churches was cancelled last week amid fears of open hostilities between Iran and Israel. Further talks on ceasefire proposals were due to take place yesterday in a US-led effort to lessen the tension. The deal being discussed ...
Sep 15, 2022 · The WCC is the largest fellowship of Christians in the world consisting of 352 churches in over 120 countries comprising well over 500 million Christians from Protestant, Pentecostal, and Orthodox (Eastern and Oriental) traditions, with close relationships with the Roman Catholic Church.
4 days ago · The World Council of Churches’ (WCC) site selection process for its general assemblies every eight years resembles the Olympics, with prospective hosts submitting bids.
