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Definition: World Council of Churches from Collins English Dictionary

n

1 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

World Council of Churches

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
an international, interdenominational organization of most major Protestant, Anglican, and Eastern Orthodox Christian churches; founded in Amsterdam in 1948, its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. The idea of a world fellowship of Christian churches took concrete form in 1937, when two ecumenical conferences—on life and work and on faith and order—elected a joint committee to formulate plans for a world council. This provisional committee met at Utrecht in 1938 under the organization's first general secretary, Willem Adolf Visser't Hooft , but it was not until after World War II that the first assembly took place (1948) and formally ratified the constitution. At Amsterdam there were 147 Christian churches from 44 countries; today there are 341 member churches from over 100 countries. The governing body of the council is the assembly, which meets every seven years. The assembly appoints a central committee of 150 members, which meets five times between assemblies; this committee…
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From Encyclopedia of American Religious History
Also known as: WCC The World Council of Churches is the international, institutional expression of the ecumenical movement. Founded in 1948, the World Council was the result of the 1938 merger of two organizations—the Committee on Life and Work, which focused on bringing churches together for…
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From Encyclopedia of World Religions: Encyclopedia of Protestantism
The World Council of Churches is the largest global Protestant ecumenical organization, which began the 21st century with some 340 member churches (Denominations) based in 120 nations and representing approximately 400 million church members. While commonly seen as a Protestant fellowship, it is…
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From Cambridge Dictionary of Christian Theology
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is the most significant worldwide ecumenical organization, comprising 349 member Churches representing nearly 560 million Christians from 110 countries. Its predecessor movements, ‘Life and Work’ and ‘Faith and Order’, were the major forces behind the…
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From Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is an international ecumenical organization dedicated to many social justice issues, including pacifism and peaceful conflict resolution, the eradication of poverty, the rights of oppressed peoples, and environmental preservation. The stated goal of the WCC is to…
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From Encyclopedia of South Africa
The World Council of Churches (WCC) played a visible and controversial role against apartheid . Influenced by US civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and southern African liberation leaders such as Z. K. Matthews and Eduardo Mondlane during the 1960s, the WCC began to focus on the…
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Full text Article WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES

From Global Dictionary of Theology
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is a fellowship of 347 churches (2005) from all continents, joining Protestant and Orthodox traditions. Since its establishment in 1948, the WCC has been the most active and most inclusive multilateral organization in contemporary * ecumenism . The different…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
International organization that aims to bring together Christians of different denominations . Established in 1948, it has a membership of more than 100 countries and more than 300 churches, including the Orthodox , Anglican , and Methodist churches. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. The…
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Full text Article World Council of Churches

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
an international, interdenominational organization of most major Protestant, Anglican, and Eastern Orthodox Christian churches; founded in Amsterdam in 1948, its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. The idea of a world fellowship of Christian churches took concrete form in 1937, when two…
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Full text Article World Council of Churches (WCC)

From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Christian ecumenical organization founded in 1948 in Amsterdam. It functions as a forum for Protestant and Eastern Orthodox denominations, which cooperate through the WCC on a variety of undertakings and explore doctrinal similarities and differences. It grew out of two post-World War I ecumenical…
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Full text Article World Council of Biblical Churches

From Encyclopedia of World Religions: Encyclopedia of Protestantism
The World Council of Biblical Churches, originally organized in 1987 as the Council of Bible Believing Churches International, was founded by former members of the International Council of Christian Churches (ICCC). The ICCC was founded by separatist Fundamentalist Protestant churches from different…
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