Welcome to the WCC US Conference
The United States Office of the World Council of Churches served as a channel of communication between the WCC and its 34 member churches in the United States. It also functionned as the office of the United States Conference for the World Council of Churches.
As of January 1st 2010, the US Office no longer exists. Parts of its activities have been taken on by the main WCC offices in Geneva, and parts are managed by the National Council of Churches USA.
News and stories
US Lutherans discuss need for unity with ecumenical leaders
"The prayer of Jesus that his disciples may be one so that the world may believe (John 17:21) takes on new urgency in view of the challenges peoples and churches are facing today", said the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary, the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, in welcoming a delegation of ...
[more]WCC commends G7 relief of Haiti's debt, asks IMF to follow suit
The World Council of Churches (WCC) has welcomed the initiative by the seven most industrialized nations (G7), which pledged this past weekend to write Haiti's debts with them off. In a letter from the WCC general secretary, the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, the WCC also asked for the International ...
[more]Two new scholarship endowments for Bossey
The endowment of two new scholarship funds geared towards facilitating studies at the Ecumenical Institute of the World Council of Churches (WCC) was celebrated at the graduation ceremony for the 61st session of the institute's Graduate School of Ecumenical Studies on 3 February.
[more]How theology can help save the world from climate change
What does the Bible say about climate change? What are the theological insights churches can offer to a world facing an unprecedented ecological crisis? These questions, addressed at a public seminar on "Creation and the climate crisis" attended by church representatives to the UN ...
[more]Getting a dose of reality on climate change
Why should religious people be involved in the climate change debate? And how should religious people, particularly Christians, view themselves in relation to the earth and God, the creator of the earth?
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