9:00 a.m. – 12 noon

“Shift Your Space” Plenary Planning Group – Love Int’l A

12 noon

Welcome & Greetings followed by lunch together – Ballroom 3

• The Very Reverend Leonid Kishkovsky, Moderator, US Conference for the World Council of Churches & Ecumenical Officer, Orthodox Church in America – Welcome & Response
• Rev. David A. Anderson, Executive Director, Illinois Conference of Churches
• Rev. Will Ingram, WCC Relations Committee, Canada

1:00 p.m.

Opening Worship – Ballroom 4 & 5

• Rev. Dr. Bernice Powell Jackson, United Church of Christ and WCC President for North America, Preacher;
• Dr. Stanley Ralph, 1^st Presbyterian Church, Jamaica, Queens, NY – Musician;
• The Rev. Dr. Glaucia Vasconcelos-Wilkey, Seattle University, Liturgist  

1:45 p.m.

Opening Plenary  – Ballroom 4 & 5
“God, in your grace, transform the world” - 9^th Assembly Overview led by

• Dr. Elizabeth Ferris, Programme Executive & Team Coordinator, Diakonia & Solidarity, World Council of Churches, with
• Rev. Jeffrey W. Carter, Church of the Brethren, Moderator

3:00 p.m.

Break with refreshments – Foyer of Ballroom 4 & 5

3:30 p.m.

Plenary II - Ballroom 4 & 5
“God, in your grace, transform the world”
Theological Reflection on 9^th Assembly Theme led by

• Dr. David Radcliff, Executive Director of the New Community Project, with
• Rev. Ashley Seaman, Presbyterian Church (USA), Moderator

5:00 p.m.

Plenary III – Ballroom 4 & 5
The 9^th Assembly: Perspectives from Latin America led by

• Rev. Dr. Marcelo Schneider Communications Coordinator for the 9^th Assembly Local Planning Committee; Member of the Mutirao Committee; Pastor, Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil; Porto Alegre, Brazil, with
• Bishop Christopher Epting, Ecumenical Officer, Episcopal Church (USA), Moderator

6:30 p.m.

Dinner - Global Overview of the Decade to Overcome Violence  – Ballroom 3

• Rev. Hansulrich Gerber, WCC Coordinator, Decade to Overcome Violence

& Blessed Are The Peacemakers Award Presentations –

• Dr. Jean Martensen, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, &
• Dr. Thomas Paxson, Friends General Conference, Co-Chairs, US DOV Committee

8:00 p.m.

Shift Your Space – Transform the World - Ballroom 4 & 5
Presentation by Young Adults Connecting Ecumenically for Peace & Justice, led by

• Mr. Michael Neuroth, Coordinator, “Shift Your Space- Transform the World”; United Church of Christ &
• Ms. Jessica Ralph, 9^th Assembly Youth Delegate, National Baptist Convention USA, Inc.  

7:30 a.m.

Breakfast Meetings

• Finance & Grants Committee – LaGuardia
• Personnel Committee – Kai Tak

8:30 a.m.

Morning Prayer – Ballroom 4 & 5
– led by

• The Rev. Ashley Seaman, Vice Moderator, US Conference for the World Council of Churches; Presbyterian Church (USA)

9:00 a.m.

9^th Assembly Bible Study followed by table discussions - Ballroom 4 & 5
led by

• Dr. Vitor Westhelle, Professor of Systematic Theology, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, with
• Bishop E. Earl McCloud, Jr., Ecumenical Officer, Afrian Methodist Episcopal Church, Moderator

10:30 a.m.

Break with Refreshments – Foyer of Ballroom 4 & 5

11:00 a.m.

Track A  - Overview & Orientation for 9^th Assembly Delegates – Ballroom 4

• Logistics (visa, immunizations, weather, transportation, internet access, food, lodging, local hosting, etc.) – Dr. Elizabeth Ferris & Dr. Marcelo Schneider
• WCC Constitution & By-Laws – Anne Glynn Mackoul
• Central Committee, Commissions & Committees – The Very Rev. Leonid Kishkovsky
• Categories of Participation at Assembly – Dr.William Temu & Dr. Elizabeth Ferris
• Procedures & Consensus – Anne Glynn Mackoul & Dr. Elizabeth Ferris
• Program Units & Special Initiatives – Dr. Elizabeth Ferris

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Track B – Panel Presentation on 9^th Assembly Plenary Subjects - for Visitors, Friends & Ecumenists- Ballroom 5

• Church Unity – Rev. Carlos L. Malave, Assistant Stated Clerk and Associate for Ecumenical Relations, Office of the General Assembly, Presbyterian Church (USA)
• Economic Injustice – Rev. Dr. Wallace Ryan Kuroiwa, Minister & Team Leader, Justice & Witness Ministries, United Church of Christ
• Christian Witness & Religious Plurality – Dr. Shanta Premawardhana, Associate General Secretary for Interfaith Relations, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA
• Latin America – Dr. Marcelo Schneider, Communications Coordinator for the 9^th Assembly Local Planning Committee, Porto Alegre, Brazil
• Decade To Overcome Violence – Rev. Hansulrich Gerber, Coordinator, Decade to Overcome Violence, World Council of Churches

12:30 p.m.

Lunch Together – Ballroom 3

• Black Church Liaison Committee Lunch Meeting - LaGuardia
• Fund Development Advisory Group Lunch Meeting – Kai Tak

1:45 p.m.

Plenary IV Panel: Ecumenism in the 21^st Century – Ballroom 4 & 5
moderated by

• Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith, Executive Director, Church Federation of Greater Indianapolis, Inc. & Vice Moderator, Black Church Liaison Committee; National Baptist Convention USA, Inc.
  
• The Rev. Robina Winbush, Ecumenical Officer, Presbyterian Church USA
• The Rev. Dr. David Daniels, Church Leader & Professor, Church of God in Christ
• Ms. Laura Everett, Program Associate, Massachusetts Council of Churches; United Church of Christ
• Dr. Edwin Hernandez, Director, Center for the Study of Latino Religion, Institute for Latino Studies, University of Notre Dame
• Mr. Robert McClory, Associate Professor (Emeritus) Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University & Journalist, National Catholic Reporter

3:15 p.m.

Break with Refreshments – Foyer of Ballroom 4 & 5

3:45 p.m.

Track A – Getting Down to Business at the 9^th Assembly - Roles & Responsibilities of Delegates - for 9^th Assembly Delegates – Ballroom 4

• Facilitated discussion on issues the US delegates may wish to bring to the 9^th Assembly – The Very Reverend Leonid Kishkovsky & Anne Glynn Mackoul
• Discussion on leadership after the 9^th Assembly – Rev. Dr. Bernice Powell Jackson & Anne Glynn Mackoul
• Communication resources available for delegates – Alexander Belopopsky

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Track B –Ways of Engaging Local Communities in the 9^th Assembly - for Visitors, Friends & Ecumenists – Ballroom 5

• Rev. David A. Anderson, Executive Director, Illinois Conference of Churches
• Rev. Dr. Diane C. Kessler, Executive Director, Massachusetts Council of Churches

6:00 p.m.

Break

7.00 p.m.

“Gather At The Table” Ecumenical Banquet  - Ballroom 3

• Dr. William Temu, Director of Management, World Council of Churches, Guest Speaker

“Focus on Africa: How the World Council of Churches is Making a Difference”  - a presentation on the World Council of Churches’ accompaniment of the churches of Africa on a journey towards a new vision for Africa.

7:30 a.m.

Breakfast Meeting - LaGuardia

• Young Adult Reflection Breakfast – Michael Neuroth, Coordinator,  “Shift Your Space – Tranform the World” & The Rev. Deborah DeWinter, Program Executive for the United States, World Council of Churches

8:30 a.m.

Morning Prayer – Ballroom 3
led by

• The Very Reverend Leonid Kishkovsky, Moderator, US Conference for the World Council of Churches & Ecumenical Officer, Orthodox Church in America

9:15 a.m.

Track A - Business Meeting of the US Conference for the World Council of Churches – for Members of the US Conference – Ballroom 4

•  Fr. Leonid Kishkovsky, Moderator

Track B –Vignettes & Visions: Multi-Media Presentation of WCC Around the World: – for Visitors, Friends & Ecumenists– Ballroom 5 
by

• Alexander Belopopsky, Programme Liaison Officer & Team Coordinator, Public Information, World Council of Churches

10:15 a.m.

Break with Refreshments – Foyer of Ballroom 4 & 5

10:45 a.m.

Closing Remarks – The Very Reverend Leonid – Ballroom 4 & 5

• Kishkovsky, Moderator, United States Conference for the World Council of Churches

11:00 a.m.

Festive Culminating Worship in the Spirit of the 9^th Assembly – Ballroom 4 & 5

• The Rev. Terence R. Gray, Pastor of St. Mark A.M.E. Church, Orlando, Florida, Preacher;
• Dr. Stanley Ralph, 1^st Presbyterian Church, Jamaica, Queens, NY – Musician;
• The Rev. Dr. Glaucia Vasconcelos-Wilkey, Seattle University, Liturgist

12:00 noon

Lunch for Members of the Board of Directors – Ballroom 2

1:00 p.m.

Meeting of the Board of Directors, United States Conference for the World Council of Churches – Ballroom 2

[Interns & Volunteers Debrief & Pack Up]

4:00 p.m.

Board Meeting concludes