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World Council of Churches — ] HistoryAfter the initial successes of the Ecumenical Movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including the Edinburgh Missionary Conference of 1910 (chaired by future WCC Honorary President John R. Mott), church leaders (in 1937)… … Wikipedia
World Council of Churches — 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.… … Encyclopedia of Protestantism
World Council of Churches — Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen / ÖRK (auch: Weltkirchenrat; engl. World Council of Churches / WCC) wurde am 23. August 1948 in Amsterdam gegründet und gilt seitdem als zentrales Organ der ökumenischen Bewegung. Er ist ein weltweiter… … Deutsch Wikipedia
World Council of Churches — This term designates an international ecumenical organization, founded in 1948, whose member churches have the goal of achieving visible unity among Christians; the World Council is a fellowship of more than 340 churches, from over a hundred… … Glossary of theological terms
World Council of Churches — noun an ecumenical organization of Protestant and eastern churches; intended to promote unity and cooperation in religious and secular matters • Hypernyms: ↑world council … Useful english dictionary
World Council of Churches — World Coun|cil of Church|es, the an international Christian organization that encourages friendship and understanding among different Christian religious groups. It has more than 300 churches as members, and its main offices are in Geneva … Dictionary of contemporary English
World Council of Churches — World′ Coun′cil of Church′es n. rel an ecumenical organization formed in 1948 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, comprising more than 160 Protestant and Eastern churches in over 48 countries, for cooperative, coordinated, theological, ecclesiastical … From formal English to slang
World Council of Churches — 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 … Universalium
World Council of Churches — noun an ecumenical organisation established in 1948 to promote unity among Christian churches and to coordinate action; most of the world s Protestant and Orthodox denominations are members …
World Council of Churches — Organisation set up in 1948 to further ecumenical relations between the Churches … Who’s Who in Christianity
