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WHAT DOES WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

World Council of Churches

The World Council of Churches is an inter-church organization founded in 1948. Its members today include most mainstream Christian churches, but not the Catholic Church, which sends accredited observers to meetings. It arose out of the ecumenical movement and has as its basis the following statement: "The World Council of Churches is a fellowship of churches which confess the Lord Jesus Christ as God and Savior according to the scriptures, and therefore seek to fulfill together their common calling to the glory of the one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit." The WCC describes itself as "a worldwide fellowship of 349 global, regional and sub-regional, national and local churches seeking unity, a common witness and Christian service." It is based at the Ecumenical Center in Geneva, Switzerland. The organization members include denominations, which claim to collectively represent some 590 million people, across the world in ca. 150 countries, including 520,000 local congregations served by 493,000 pastors and priests, in addition to elders, teachers, members of parish councils and others.

Definition of World Council of Churches in the English dictionary

The definition of World Council of Churches in the dictionary is the ecumenical fellowship of Churches other than the Roman Catholic Church, formally constituted at Amsterdam in 1948 for coordinated action in theological, ecclesiastical, and secular matters.

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Synonyms and antonyms of World Council of Churches in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «World Council of Churches» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

世界基督教协进会
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Consejo Mundial de Iglesias
570 millions of speakers

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World Council of Churches
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चर्चों की विश्व परिषद
380 millions of speakers
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مجلس الكنائس العالمي
280 millions of speakers

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Всемирный Совет Церквей
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Conselho Mundial de Igrejas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গীর্জা ওয়ার্ল্ড কাউন্সিল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Conseil oecuménique des Eglises
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Majlis Gereja-Gereja Dunia
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Translator English - German

Ökumenischer Rat der Kirchen
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Translator English - Japanese

世界教会協議会
130 millions of speakers

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세계 교회 협의회
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Dewan Donya Dunia
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Hội đồng thế giới các Giáo hội
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Dünya Kiliseler Konseyi
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Consiglio Mondiale delle Chiese
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Światowa Rada Kościołów
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Consiliul Mondial al Bisericilor
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Παγκόσμιο Συμβούλιο των Εκκλησιών
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Wêreld Raad van Kerke
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Translator English - Norwegian

Kirkenes Verdensråd
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES»

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Introducing the World Council of Churches
What is the World Council of Churches?
Marlin VanElderen, Martin Conway, 2001
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Beyond the East-West Divide: The World Council of Churches ...
Or is there something fundamentally wrong with the ecumenical machinery? In this book, two theologians -- one an Orthodox and one a Lutheran -- engage in an extended dialogue to illumine some of the issues and possible ways forward.
Anna Marie Aagaard, Peter Bouteneff, 2001
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Barriers to Ecumenism: The Holy See and the World Council of ...
Discusses the main obstacles to agreement by the Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches on issues such as human rights, racism, nationalism, violence, economic development, population growth and feminism
Thomas Sieger Derr, 1983
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The Gift of the Church: A Textbook Ecclesiology in Honor of ...
The Toronto Statement, whose full title is "The Church, the Churches, and the World Council of Churches: The Ecclesiological Significance of the World Council of Churches," reasoned that the World Council of Churches is not based on any ...
Patrick Granfield, Peter C. Phan, 2000
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Eastbound ecumenism: a collection of essays on the World ...
This volume examines the problem of East-West ecumenical relations. While this problem has strongly affected European ecumene, the World Council of Churches no longer considers it among its top priorities.
J. A. Hebly, 1986
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Christianity and Ecological Theology: Resources for Further ...
Climate change and the questfor sustainable societies, Geneva: World Council of Churches. World Council of Churches (ed) 1998. Mobility: Prospects ofsustainable mobility. Geneva: World Council of Churches. World Council of Churches ...
E. M. Conradie, 2006
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Christians and Muslims: The Dialogue Activities of the World ...
Meeting in Faith, Twenty Years of Christian-Muslim Conversations Sponsored by the World Council of Churches, Geneva 1989, p. 26 4 see Muslims and Christians in Society, StEnc 11,1,74 (1975), p. 9-12 (also in: World Council of Churches ...
Jutta Sperber, 2000
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Shaking the Fundamentals: Religious Plurality and Ecumenical ...
See also World Council of Churches Central Committee of the World Council of Churches. Minutes and Reports oj the Twentieth Meeting. Heraklion. Crete, Greece. August I5th-26th, 1967 (Geneva. 1967); New Delhi to Uppsala 1961- 1968.
Jan van Lin, 2002
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India : History, Religion, Vision And Contribution To The World
The World Council of Churches is a fellowship of churches which confess the Lord Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour according to the scriptures and therefore seek to fulfill together their common calling to the glory of the one God, the Father , ...
Alexander P. Varghese, 2008
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Koinonia and the Quest for an Ecumenical Ecclesiology: From ...
Geneva: World Council of Churches, 1969. Kessler, Diane, ed. Together on the Way: Official Report of the Eighth World Assembly of the World Council of Churches. Geneva: World Council of Churches, 1999. Kinnamon, Michael, ed. Signs of ...
Lorelei F. Fuchs, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES»

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Pope Francis says work with World Council of Churches 'must …
World Council of Churches general secretary, Rev. Olav Fykse Tveit, with Pope Francis in an audience at the Vatican on October 3, 2013.Photo: Osservatore ... «Ecumenical News, Jun 15»
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World Council of Churches welcomes Pope Francis' encyclical
Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches. “This encyclical proves to all that these are matters at the heart of our Christian faith, ... «Vatican Radio, Jun 15»
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Bali Nine duo: World Council of Churches launches clemency bid
As nine convicted drug traffickers prepare for their planned execution tonight, the general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has urged the ... «ChristianToday, Apr 15»
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World Council of Churches to launch new websites on Justice and …
The World Council of Churches has announced that it will soon launch two new interactive websites for reflection and resource sharing on the Pilgrimage of ... «Vatican Radio, Apr 15»
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UNMISS head visits World Council of Churches
WCC general secretary Olav Fykse Tveit, Ellen Margrethe Løj, head of the UN Mission in South Sudan, and Dr Nigussu Legesse, the WCC's programme ... «Anglicannews, Mar 15»
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World Council of Churches: "Right to hope" despite climate change …
In a high level panel on Climate Change and Human Rights held at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, the World Council of Churches (WCC) general ... «Anglicannews, Mar 15»
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Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance re-established under World Council
The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (EAA) have agreed to re-establish the EAA as the WCC's ecumenical initiative, ... «Anglicannews, Mar 15»
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Issues related to religion and violence raised at World Council of
Porter, a Anglican, spoke to members of the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches which met this week in ... «Ecumenical News, Feb 15»
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World Council of Churches Feeds the Monster
6a00d8341c5f6253ef0147e0cde846970b Founded in 1948, The World Council of Churches (WCC) is a fellowship of 345 Protestant and Orthodox Christian ... «FrontPage Magazine, Feb 15»
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Care for the Whole Creation: The World Council of Churches at …
It felt like the world had descended upon Lima, Peru. Political leaders, scientists, activists, NGOs, world leaders and religious leaders gathered at the COP20 ... «Huffington Post, Dec 14»

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