Assembly of the World Council of Churches

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deliberative assembly governing body supreme organ of the World Council of Churches

The Assembly of the World Council of Churches is the WCC’s highest governing body, bringing together representatives of its member churches worldwide to set overall policies, priorities, and direction.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
assembly of the World Council of Churches	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	deliberative assembly ⓘ governing body ⓘ supreme organ of the World Council of Churches ⓘ
aimsAt	coordinating common action of churches worldwide ⓘ strengthening fellowship of churches ⓘ
composedOf	advisors and observers ⓘ delegates of member churches of the World Council of Churches ⓘ representatives of observer churches and organizations ⓘ youth delegates ⓘ
decisionMakingMode	consensus‑seeking ⓘ voting when necessary ⓘ
firstAssemblyLocation	Amsterdam, Netherlands GENERATED ⓘ
firstHeldIn	1948 ⓘ
governs	World Council of Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFunction	adopts programmatic guidelines for the World Council of Churches ⓘ adopts public statements and messages ⓘ discerns common Christian witness ⓘ elects the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches ⓘ elects the presidents of the World Council of Churches ⓘ fosters visible unity among churches ⓘ provides space for ecumenical encounter and dialogue ⓘ provides space for worship and spiritual reflection ⓘ reviews the work of the World Council of Churches ⓘ sets overall direction of the World Council of Churches ⓘ sets overall policies of the World Council of Churches ⓘ sets priorities of the World Council of Churches ⓘ
hasParticipant	ecumenical partners ⓘ member churches of the World Council of Churches ⓘ theological consultants ⓘ
hasRole	forum for common witness and unity among member churches ⓘ highest governing body of the World Council of Churches ⓘ policy‑making body of the World Council of Churches ⓘ strategic decision‑making body of the World Council of Churches ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
meetingFrequency	periodic ⓘ
meetsEvery	approximately eight years ⓘ
organizedBy	World Council of Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	World Council of Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
scope	global ⓘ
topic	Christian unity ⓘ ecumenism ⓘ interfaith relations ⓘ justice and peace ⓘ mission and evangelism ⓘ public witness ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Executive Committee → reportsTo → Assembly of the World Council of Churches ⓘ

subject surface form: Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches

Central Committee → reportsTo → Assembly of the World Council of Churches ⓘ

subject surface form: Central Committee of the World Council of Churches

Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches → reportsTo → Assembly of the World Council of Churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: assembly of the World Council of Churches