WCC NEWS: WCC Commission on World Mission and Evangelism convenes online

The World Council of Churches Commission on World Mission and Evangelism opened its meeting on 4 March with a focus on discussing key issues related to the ecumenical mission movement. Commission on World Mission and Evangelism, Helsinki commission meeting, 2019, Photo: WCC 04 March 2021 The agenda includes thematic presentations and discussions in plenary and in small groups on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and what mission and church have learned. In addition to reports and the study papers of the commission’s working groups, the most important business items include ensuring continuity in a new commission after the WCC 11th Assembly in 2022, and the affiliation application of the Caribbean and North America Council for Mission. Discussions and plans in preparations for the commission’s contributions to the WCC 11th Assembly will also have an important place in the meeting.   Learn more on the World Council of Churches Commission on World Mission and Evangelism See more

The World Council of Churches promotes Christian unity in faith, witness and service for a just and peaceful world. An ecumenical fellowship of churches founded in 1948, today the WCC brings together 350 Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican and other churches representing more than 550 million Christians in over 120 countries, and works cooperatively with the Roman Catholic Church. The WCC acting general secretary is Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, from the Orthodox Church in Romania. Media contact: +41 79 507 6363; www.oikoumene.org/press Our visiting address is: World Council of Churches 150 route de Ferney Geneve 2 1211 Switzerland