World Council of Churches

worldwide inter-church organization founded in 1948
Organization international_non_governmental_organization Q283639
World Council of Churches
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World Council of Churches

Summary

World Council of Churches is an international non-governmental organization[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • World Council of Churches's field of work was ecumenism[3].
  • World Council of Churches received the Wateler Peace Prize[4].
  • World Council of Churches was a member of Campaign to Stop Killer Robots[5].
  • World Council of Churches's religion is recorded as Christianity[6].
  • World Council of Churches is in the country of Switzerland[7].
  • World Council of Churches's instance of is recorded as international non-governmental organization[8].
  • World Council of Churches's instance of is recorded as ecumenical organisation[9].
  • World Council of Churches's instance of is recorded as non-governmental organization[10].
  • World Council of Churches's official language is recorded as English[11].
  • World Council of Churches's official language is recorded as German[12].
  • World Council of Churches's official language is recorded as French[13].
  • World Council of Churches's official language is recorded as Spanish[14].
  • World Council of Churches's official language is recorded as Russian[15].
  • World Council of Churches's headquarters location is recorded as Le Grand-Saconnex[16].
  • World Council of Churches's headquarters location is recorded as Canton of Geneva[17].
  • World Council of Churches's child organization or unit is recorded as Urban Rural Mission[18].
  • World Council of Churches's child organization or unit is recorded as Programme to Combat Racism[19].
  • World Council of Churches's child organization or unit is recorded as Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel[20].
  • World Council of Churches's child organization or unit is recorded as Bossey Ecumenical Institute[21].
  • August 23, 1948 marks the founding of World Council of Churches[22].
  • World Council of Churches's location of formation is recorded as Amsterdam[23].
  • World Council of Churches's official website is recorded as https://www.oikoumene.org/[24].
  • World Council of Churches's official website is recorded as https://www.oikoumene.org/de[25].
  • World Council of Churches's official website is recorded as https://www.oikoumene.org/es[26].
  • World Council of Churches's official website is recorded as https://www.oikoumene.org/fr[27].

Body

Founding

August 23, 1948 marks the founding of World Council of Churches[22]. Its location of formation is recorded as Amsterdam[23].

Identity

Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'WCC'}[28], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'COE'}[29], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'ÖRK'}[30], {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'ΠΣΕ'}[31], {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'CMI'}[32], and {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'CEC'}[33].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Le Grand-Saconnex[16], a Municipality of Switzerland[34], in Switzerland[35] and Canton of Geneva[17], a canton of Switzerland[36], in Switzerland[37], founded in 1815[38]. Subsidiaries include Urban Rural Mission[18], a project[39]; Programme to Combat Racism[19], a project[40]; Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel[20], a project[41]; and Bossey Ecumenical Institute[21], an organization[42], in Switzerland[43], founded in 1946[44], headquartered in Château de Bossey[45].

Industry

World Council of Churches's field of work was ecumenism[3].

Recognition

World Council of Churches received the Wateler Peace Prize[4].

Why It Matters

World Council of Churches has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

What awards did World Council of Churches receive?

Honors received include Wateler Peace Prize[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . oikoumene.org. Retrieved . oikoumene.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . esango.un.org. Retrieved . esango.un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . stopkillerrobots.org. Retrieved . stopkillerrobots.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . esango.un.org. Retrieved . esango.un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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