the world council of churches was officially formed on august 23, 1948.
the world council of churches was officially formed on august 23, 1948.
when was the world council of churches officially formed?
august 23, 1948
its official establishment was deferred with the outbreak of world war ii until august 23, 1948. delegates of 147 churches assembled in amsterdam to merge the "faith and order movement" and "life and work movement". this was consolidated by a second meeting at lund in 1950, for which the british methodist robert newton flew edited an influential volume of studies, "the nature of the church". subsequent mergers were with the "international missionary council" in 1961 and the "world council of christian education", with its roots in the 18th century sunday school movement, in 1971.
world council of churches
joint working group between the roman catholic church and the world council of churches









































the joint working group between the roman catholic church and the world council of churches (jwg) is an ecumenical organization working to improve ties between the catholic church and its separate brethren, mainly consisting of eastern orthodox and protestant christians. 









































section::::history.









































section::::history.:catholic conference on ecumenical questions.









































in 1951, ecumenical pioneer johannes willebrands helped organize the catholic conference on ecumenical questions, which was in contact with the world council of churches.









































section::::history.:1965 meeting in bossey.
joint working group between the roman catholic church and the world council of churches