World Council of Churches

American  

noun

1. an ecumenical organization formed in 1948 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, comprising more than 160 Protestant and Eastern churches in over 48 countries, for the purpose of cooperative, coordinated action in theological, ecclesiastical, and secular matters.

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World Council of Churches British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Mr. Luce then returned to Vietnam, accredited as a journalist for the World Council of Churches, and with his fluency in the language and local contacts served as a source for American reporters.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2022

Dr. Mark G. Shrime: President Dwight Eisenhower described two kinds of problems during a speech in 1954 to the World Council of Churches: the urgent ones and the important ones.

From Fox News • Jan. 25, 2022

The World Council of Churches has called on Erdogan to reverse his decision and Patriarch Bartholomew, the Istanbul-based spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians, called it disappointing.

From Reuters • Jul. 12, 2020

The pope, who heads the Roman Catholic church, is adding his voice to strong objections a day earlier by the head of the Geneva-based World Council of Churches.

From Washington Times • Jul. 12, 2020

These were groups of resistance with which the Secretariat of the World Council of Churches was in contact, especially the "Kreisau Circle" and Dietrich Bonhoeffer with his friends.

From The Grey Book by Snoek, Johan Martinus