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Thursday December 19

World Council of Churches opens applications for 2025 Stewards Programme

The World Council of Churches invites young people from across the globe to apply for the 2025 Stewards Programme, scheduled to take place from 14-26 June 2025. This exciting programme offers a unique opportunity for youth ages 18-30 to engage with the global ecumenical movement and actively contribute to the work of the WCC. The deadline for applications is 30 November 2024

Australian ecumenical officers meet in Sydney

The annual in-person meeting of the ecumenical officers of the state, territory and Australian national councils of Churches was recently held in Sydney

1 September 2022: Dr Agnes Abuom opens the first thematic plenary of the WCC 11th Assembly, in Karlsruhe, Germany (Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC)

Peace pilgrim Agnes Abuom dies at 73

Beloved ecumenical leader and indefatigable peacemaker Dr Agnes Abuom has died at the age of 73 in Kenya, following a short illness

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2021

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in Australia will be observed from 16-23 May 2021 in the week between Ascension and Pentecost – download resources created by the ecumenical Monastic Community of Grandchamp and adapted by the NCCA’s Faith and Unity Commission

A Stage on the Road: St John's Cathedral sermon

A sermon preached by The Rev’d David Gill at St John’s Cathedral in November during a special evensong commemorating the life of Catholic Bishop Michael Putney and marking the 70th anniversary of the formation of the World Council of Churches