World Missions Conferences Edinburgh 1910 Liverpool 1860 London 1888 New York 1900 New York 1854 The Lead up to Edinburgh

Jerusalem 1928 Madras 1938 Lake Mohonk 1921 International Missionary Council Stockholm 1925 Oxford 1937 Life and Work Lausanne 1927 Edinburgh 1937 Faith and Order Utrecht 1938 WCC Founded Amsterdam nd Assembly Evanston 1954 Whitby 1947 Willingen 1952 Ghana rd Assembly New Delhi 1961 Edinburgh 1910 Edinburgh to New Delhi

Mexico City 1963 Bangkok 1973 San Antonio 1990 Melbourne 1980 Salvador 1996 International Missionary Council Commission on World Mission and Evangelism Division on World Missions and Evangelism Edinburgh 1910 New Delhi 1961 Uppsala 1968 Nairobi 1975 Vancouver 1983 Canberra 1991 Harare 1998 New Delhi to Harare

WCC Highlights

WCC “Organigram”

Faith and Order World Mission and Evangelism Faith and Witness Church and Society Dialogue with People of Living Faiths and Ideologies Theological Education Renewal and Congregational Life Women Education and Renewal Youth Education Churches’ Participation in Development Justice and Service Inter-Church Aid, Refugee and World Service SODEPAX Program to Combat Racism Christian Medical Commission International Affairs World Council of Churches WCC Organizational Structure

WCC Constitution I. BASIS: The World Council of Churches is a fellowship of churches which confess the Lord Jesus Christ as God and Saviour according to the scriptures and therefore seek to fulfil together their common calling to the glory of the one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

WCC Constitution II. MEMBERSHIP Those churches shall be eligible for membership in the World Council of Churches which express their agreement with the Basis upon which the Council is founded and satisfy such criteria as the Assembly or the Central Committee may prescribe....

WCC Constitution III. PURPOSES AND FUNCTIONS The World Council of Churches is constituted by the churches to serve the one ecumenical movement. It incorporates the work of the world movements for Faith and Order and Life and Work, the International Missionary Council, and the World Council of Christian Education. The primary purpose of the fellowship of churches in the World Council of Churches is to call one another to visible unity in one faith and in one eucharistic fellowship, expressed in worship and common life in Christ, through witness and service to the world, and to advance towards that unity in order that the world may believe.

WCC Constitution III. PURPOSES AND FUNCTIONS (cont) In seeking koinonia in faith and life, witness and service, the churches through the Council will: promote the prayerful search for forgiveness and reconciliation in a spirit of mutual accountability, the development of deeper relationships through theological dialogue, and the sharing of human, spiritual and material resources with one another; promote the prayerful search for forgiveness and reconciliation in a spirit of mutual accountability, the development of deeper relationships through theological dialogue, and the sharing of human, spiritual and material resources with one another; facilitate common witness in each place and in all places, and support each other in their work for mission and evangelism; facilitate common witness in each place and in all places, and support each other in their work for mission and evangelism; express their commitment to diakonia in serving human need, breaking down barriers between people, promoting one human family in justice and peace, and upholding the integrity of creation, so that all may experience the fullness of life; express their commitment to diakonia in serving human need, breaking down barriers between people, promoting one human family in justice and peace, and upholding the integrity of creation, so that all may experience the fullness of life; nurture the growth of an ecumenical consciousness through processes of education and a vision of life in community rooted in each particular cultural context; nurture the growth of an ecumenical consciousness through processes of education and a vision of life in community rooted in each particular cultural context; assist each other in their relationships to and with people of other faith communities; assist each other in their relationships to and with people of other faith communities; foster renewal and growth in unity, worship, mission and service. foster renewal and growth in unity, worship, mission and service.

WCC Constitution III. PURPOSES AND FUNCTIONS (cont) In order to strengthen the one ecumenical movement, the Council will: nurture relations with and among churches, especially within but also beyond its membership; nurture relations with and among churches, especially within but also beyond its membership; establish and maintain relations with national councils, regional conferences of churches, organizations of Christian World Communions and other ecumenical bodies; establish and maintain relations with national councils, regional conferences of churches, organizations of Christian World Communions and other ecumenical bodies; support ecumenical initiatives at regional, national and local levels; support ecumenical initiatives at regional, national and local levels; facilitate the creation of networks among ecumenical organizations; facilitate the creation of networks among ecumenical organizations; work towards maintaining the coherence of the one ecumenical movement in its diverse manifestations. work towards maintaining the coherence of the one ecumenical movement in its diverse manifestations.

Evangelical Ecumenism Lausanne Lausanne Lausanne World Evangelical Alliance World Evangelical Alliance World Evangelical Alliance World Evangelical Alliance International Council of Christian Churches International Council of Christian Churches International Council of Christian Churches International Council of Christian Churches