World Council of Churches WCC
The Protestant Church in Switzerland PCS is a founding member of the World Council of Churches WCC. Numerous representatives of Switzerland’s Reformed churches have been active at the WCC over the past decades as well, including such prominent figures as Lukas Vischer, who passed away in 2008, Adolf Keller, and Jacques Matthey.
The PCS is currently represented by Director of External Relations Serge Fornerod on the WCC Central Committee. The last WCC Assembly, which took place in Busan, South Korea in 2013, called on Christians and the entire world to join in a pilgrimage of justice and peace.
The next Assembly will take place in Karlsruhe from September 8-16, 2021. The Assembly theme will be “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity”. The Swiss churches plan to participate extensively.
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Protestant Church in Switzerland, WCC commemorate work of Pastor Adolf Keller
The Council of the Protestant Church in Switzerland and the Permanent Committee on Consensus and Cooperation of the World Council of Churches (WCC) will jointly honor the visionary work of Pastor Adolf Keller (1872-1963) at a colloquium. A hundred years ago, Keller, a pioneer of the ecumenical movement, was a trailblazer for both the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches and the WCC.
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Interview in written form with Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches
On the occasion of his farewell visit during the Fall Assembly of Delegates the general secretary of the World Council of Churches WCC, pastor Olav Fykse Tveit, gave the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches FSPC an exclusive and elaborate interview regarding the current ecumenical movement and its future prospects.
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