News about the WCC US office

The December 2007 young adult ecumenical leaders gathering looked to bring together 15 young adult leaders from at least a dozen U.S. Conference member churches, representing several young adult ecumenical initiatives. It was the hope of the that these concerns would be addressed through: building stronger relationships amongst those represented, creating a greater awareness of young adult ecumenical initiatives throughout the U.S. and beyond,...

2007 Summer Ecumenical Formation Internship

Preparing for the Living Letters Visit to the United States

Staff at the US Conference for the WCC recently received a visit from Rev. Doris Go-Baluyos who, in 1988, arrived in the United States from the Phillipines as a World Council of Churches scholar. This was her first return visit to the United States since completing her scholarship studies.

The Ecumenical Accompaniment Program in Palestine and Israel, an initiative of the World Council of Churches, has launched a new Website for its US program.

The Living Letters team visit to the US, as part of the Decade to  Overcome Violence and its journey leading up to the International  Ecumenical Peace Convocation (IEPC), found peace and non-violence the main foci of the visit. While the opportunities for learning were many fold, exciting and challenging, the hosts of the visit were thrilled to have guests from all over the world - guests interested in what is happening on the ground...

Two outstanding personalities, known to the ecumenical family for their achievements in faith-based advocacy and interfaith dialogue, have been engaged by the Geneva-based World Council of Churches (WCC) to complete its leadership team. The newly appointed staff members will head the programme on Public witness and the programme on Inter-religious dialogue and cooperation. The appointments complete a reconfiguration of the WCC staff leadership...

Members of an international ecumenical team representing the World Council of Churches (WCC) left the United States enriched and encouraged by the signs of hope and community commitment they witnessed at a nine-day solidarity visit during which they met US Christians struggling with issues of gun control, war and a culture of violence.

The Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches at its meeting in Armenia on September 28 elected Rev. Dr. Shanta Premawardhana as its Director of Inter-religious dialogue and cooperation. Dr. Premawardhana will begin his new assignment in Geneva this November.

In an effort to promote dialogue as an alternative to a possible military confrontation between Iran and the United States, the WCC co-sponsored a discussion between Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and nearly 140 people of faith from across the United States.