World Council of Churches (WCC)
Conseil oecuménique des Eglises (COE)
Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI)
Ökumenischer Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK)
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1948-08 Amsterdam Netherlands
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As a fellowship of churches which confess the Lord Jesus Christ as God and Saviour according to the scriptures, seek to fulfil together the common calling to the glory of the one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
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- Observer status with: International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Since 1965, cooperates with E-XF0800 - Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity (DPCU) through E-XE1464 - Joint Working Group between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches (JWG). Close links with national councils of churches in 56 countries and the following regional ecumenical organizations: D-XD0036 - All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC); H-XD4341 - Caribbean Conference of Churches (CCC); D-XD0475 - Christian Conference of Asia (CCA); F-XD0401 - Conference of European Churches (CEC); D-XD8770 - Latin American Council of Churches (LACC); D-XD2971 - Middle East Council of Churches (MECC); F-XD0357 - Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC).
Working relations with international organizations comprising churches of the same tradition or confession:
- F-XF5079 - Anglican Communion;
- E-XE4004 - Disciples Ecumenical Consultative Council (DECC);
- E-XC0983 - Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC);
- B-XB0991 - General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists (SDA);
- D-XD5295 - International Old Catholic Bishops' Conference (IBC);
- B-XB2937 - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF);
- F-XF7800 - Mennonite World Conference (MWC);
- F-XF5848 - Moravian Church;
- F-XF3172 - Salvation Army;
- B-XJ1229 - World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC);
- F-XD3496 - World Convention of Churches of Christ (WCCC);
- B-XC3511 - World Evangelical Alliance (WEA);
- B-XC3557 - World Methodist Council (WMC).
Working relations with international ecumenical organizations:
- F-XF3006 - CEVAA - Communauté d'églises en mission;
- F-XF0241 - Council for World Mission (CWM);
- C-XD5449 - Ecumenical Association of Third World Theologians (EATWOT);
- E-XE1793 - Fellowship of the Least Coin (FLC);
- G-XG7777 - Frontier Internship in Mission (FIM);
- E-XC1641 - International Committee for World Day of Prayer;
- E-XE3178 - International Cultural Youth Exchange (ICYE Federation);
- C-XD1401 - International Federation of ACATs - Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture;
- U-XF6568 - International Forum of Associations of Christian Higher Education (IFACHE);
- E-XE3653 - Life & Peace Institute (LPI);
- F-XF2988 - Oikocredit International (Oikocredit);
- B-XB3370 - United Bible Societies (UBS);
- F-XG7883 - United Evangelical Mission (UEM);
- B-XB3453 - World Alliance of Young Men's Christian Associations (YMCA);
- C-XC1316 - World Federation of Diaconal Associations and Diaconal Communities (DIAKONIA);
- B-XB3584 - World Student Christian Federation (WSCF);
- B-XC4317 - World Vision International (WVI).
Links with the following organizations or their representatives housed at the Ecumenical Centre: E-XJ1227 - ACT Alliance; F-XF5039 - Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS); Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople; Fondation pour l'aide au protestantisme réformé (FAP); Moscow (Russia) Patriarchate (representation).
Instrumental in setting up:
- U-XE2724 - CONOSUR - Network of Ecumenical Lay Centres - OIKOSNET Latin America; F-XM1472 - Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network (EPN); E-XE0483 - Ecumenical Youth Council in Europe (EYCE); E-XE8606 - European Contact Group - Ecumenical Network for Economic and Social Action (ECG); Global Christian Forum; U-XE2767 - HelpAge International - Europe; E-XE0729 - International Interchurch Film Organization (INTERFILM); U-XE2686 - OIKOSNET.
- Member of: Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children (End Violence Against Children)
- Member of: International Network for a Culture of Nonviolence and Peace
- Member of: International NGO Platform on the Migrant Workers' Convention (IPMWC)
- Member of: NGO Committee for Disarmament, Geneva
- Member of: NGO Committee on Financing for Development, New York(Full)
- Member of: NGO Working Group on the Security Council
- Member of: UNITED for Intercultural Action - European Network Against Nationalism, Racism, Fascism and in Support of Migrants and Refugees (UNITED)
- Partner of: International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
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UIA Org ID
XB3501
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