Central Committee of the World Council of Churches
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The Central Committee of the World Council of Churches is the main decision-making and policy-setting body that guides the work and direction of the global ecumenical organization between its general assemblies.
Aliases (2)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
decision-making body
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governing body → organ of an international organization → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
World Council of Churches
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| composition |
clergy and laypersons
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elected members from different regions → representatives of member churches of the World Council of Churches → |
| country |
Switzerland
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| fieldOfWork |
Christian unity
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church cooperation → ecumenism → interchurch relations → |
| follows |
constitution of the World Council of Churches
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| function |
adopts policies for the World Council of Churches
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approves budgets and financial policies of the World Council of Churches → elects the Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches → monitors the work of the World Council of Churches secretariat → oversees implementation of decisions of the World Council of Churches assembly → prepares the agenda for the World Council of Churches assembly → represents the World Council of Churches between assemblies → sets overall programmatic directions of the World Council of Churches → |
| governs |
policy directions of the World Council of Churches
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programmatic work of the World Council of Churches → |
| hasChairperson |
moderator of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches
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| hasDeputy |
vice-moderators of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches
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| hasLeader |
moderator of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches
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| hasPart |
Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches
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| hasSecretaryGeneral |
general secretary of the World Council of Churches
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| headquartersLocation |
Geneva
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| language |
English
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French → German → Spanish → |
| meetingFrequency |
periodic
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| meetsAt |
World Council of Churches headquarters
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| parentOrganization |
World Council of Churches
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| partOf |
World Council of Churches
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| religion |
Christianity
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| role |
governing body of the World Council of Churches between general assemblies
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main decision-making body of the World Council of Churches between assemblies → policy-setting body of the World Council of Churches → |
| topic |
ecumenical cooperation
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mission and evangelism → peace and reconciliation → public witness of the churches → social justice → |
| website |
https://www.oikoumene.org
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Commission of the Churches on International Affairs
("World Council of Churches governing bodies")
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advises |
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World Council of Churches
("Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches")
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hasExecutiveBody |
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World Council of Churches
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hasGoverningBody |