What we do
The WCC 10th Assembly called the churches to join a pilgrimage of justice and peace. This call sets the direction for the WCC in the coming years. All WCC programmes aim to support the member churches and ecumenical partners to journey together, promoting justice and peace in our world as an expression of faith in the Triune God.
Today the WCC focuses its work in three programme areas: Unity, Mission, and Ecumenical Relations, Public Witness and Diakonia, and Ecumenical Formation.
All programmes share a responsibility for strengthening relationships with member churches and ecumenical partners, spiritual life, youth engagement, inter-religious dialogue and cooperation and building a just community of women and men.
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Ecumenical perspectives on mission and unity
This project brings the WCC's specific ecumenical perspective and experience to international dialogue and debate on mission and evangelism in the 21st century.
JWG with the Roman Catholic Church
Among those churches which are not members of the WCC, the most notable is the Roman Catholic Church (RCC). Since 1965 a Joint Working Group, co-sponsored by the WCC and the RCC, has met regularly to discuss issues of common interest and promote cooperation.
WCC Library and Archives
The WCC Library and Archives form the institutional and historical memory of the World Council of Churches and the modern ecumenical movement. They ensure for future generations a long-term access to this unique and invaluable documentary resource and ecumenical heritage, while furthering ecumenical research and education locally and globally.
Nuclear arms control
Advocating at various levels of national and international governance for nuclear disarmament
Poverty, wealth and ecology
This project brings churches and partners together to reflect on the connections between poverty, wealth and ecology; act against economic injustice; address just trade, ecological debt, decent work; and pursue work on "Alternative globalization addressing people and earth (AGAPE).
Joint Consultative Group between the WCC and Pentecostals
The Joint Consultative Group between the WCC and Pentecostals (JCG) was set up following a decision of the WCC Assembly in Harare 1998.
Solidarity with Dalits for justice and dignity
Supporting the Dalit struggle in India by assisting its internal organization and development.
Christian self-understanding amid many religions
This project engages member and non-member churches and Christian communities in reflection on what it means to be a Christian in a world of many religions, and on conversion as an issue in inter-religious relations.
Human rights
This project accompanies churches in critical situations in their efforts to defend human rights and dignity, overcome impunity, achieve accountability and build just and peaceful societies.
Stewards Programme
WCC stewards participate in leadership training and serve at WCC governing body meetings
JCC with Christian World Communions
The Joint Consultative Commission discusses and recommends ways to further strengthen the participation of Christian World Communions in the life and work of the WCC. It thus fosters greater coherence of the one ecumenical movement and helps to create a relationship of trust and partnership between conciliar and confessional ecumenical actors.
Ecumenical solidarity and regional relations
This project supports practical actions of solidarity in response to emerging priorities and expressed needs, with a particular focus on work for justice and diakonia. It particularly nurtures and strengthens relations with the WCC constituency in the respective regions.
