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  • 31 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier speaks to the opening plenary session of the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany. <br />
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The Assembly's theme is "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 31 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier walks with Dr. Agnes Abuom, moderator of the WCC Central Committee, as the president arrives at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany.  <br />
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The Assembly's theme is "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 31 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier walks with Dr. Agnes Abuom, moderator of the WCC Central Committee, as the president arrives at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany.  <br />
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The Assembly's theme is "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 31 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (center) meets with a group of Ukrainian church leaders during a visit to the opening plenary session of the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Karlsruhe, Germany. He was accompanied by Winfried Kretschmann, Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg, the Rev. Dr. Ioan Sauca, acting general secretary of the WCC, and Dr. Agnes Abuom, moderator of the WCC Central Committee.<br />
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The Assembly's theme is "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 31 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is greeted by Dr. Agnes Abuom, moderator of the WCC Central Committee, as he arrives at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September 2022. <br />
<br />
The Assembly's theme is "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 31 August 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (center) enters the opening plenary session of the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany. He is accompanied by Winfried Kretschmann, Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg (left), and the Rev. Dr. Ioan Sauca, acting general secretary of the WCC.<br />
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The Assembly's theme is "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 8 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: World Council of Churches leadership poses for a photo at the conclusion of the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity." Left to right: WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca; vice-moderator of the WCC central committee Rev. Merlyn Hyde Riley, Jamaica Baptist Union; WCC central committee moderator Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria; WCC central committee vice-moderator H.E. Archbishop Dr Vicken Aykazian, Armenian Apostolic Church, Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin; and WCC general secretary elect Rev. Dr Jerry Pillay.
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  • 8 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Outgoing central committee moderator Dr Agnes Abuom raises her arms and hands into the sky in prayer and gratitude as she is thanked for her long years of service with the WCC, during the closing business plenary at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 8 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Video camera set up to record and livestream the closing press conference at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 8 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Video camera set up to record and livestream the closing press conference at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 8 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Assembly participants raise orange consensus cards in affirmation of what is said during a closing business plenary at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 8 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: WCC general secretary elect addresses the Assembly at the end of the closing business plenary of the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 8 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Assembly participants raise orange consensus cards in affirmation of what is said during a closing business plenary at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 8 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: WCC general secretary elect Jerry Pillay and other assembly participants sing the hymn Ubi Caritas together during the closing business plenary at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 8 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Assembly participants raise orange consensus cards in affirmation of what is said during a closing business plenary at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 8 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Closing business plenary at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 8 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: WCC central committee moderator Dr Agnes Abuom opens the closing business plenary at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 8 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Rev. Merlyn Hyde Riley, Jamaica Baptist Union, vice-moderator of the World Council of Churches  central committee.
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  • 8 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: H.E. Archbishop  Dr Vicken Aykazian, Armenian Apostolic Church, Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, vice-moderator of the World Council of Churches  central committee.
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  • 8 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, moderator of the World Council of Churches central committee.
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  • 8 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, moderator of the World Council of Churches central committee.
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  • 8 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, moderator of the World Council of Churches central committee.
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  • 8 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Bishop Heike Springhart from the Evangelischen Landeskirche in Baden speaks at the closing press conference at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 8 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, moderator of the World Council of Churches central committee.
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Prof. Dr Georges Tamer of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, reads a draft statement on the Middle East during a business plenary session at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Archimandrite Philaret Bulekov of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) shares objections to content in a draft WCC public statement entitled 'War in Ukraine; Peace and Justice in the European Region', during a business plenary session at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Archimandrite Philaret Bulekov of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) shares objections to content in a draft WCC public statement entitled 'War in Ukraine; Peace and Justice in the European Region', during a business plenary session at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Archimandrite Philaret Bulekov of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) shares objections to content in a draft WCC public statement entitled 'War in Ukraine; Peace and Justice in the European Region', during a business plenary session at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Roman Sigov, a delegated observer from the Orthodox Church of Ukraine shares input on a draft WCC public statement entitled 'War in Ukraine; Peace and Justice in the European Region' during a business plenary session at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Assembly delegates from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) raise their blue consensus cards to signal disagreement with a draft WCC public statement entitled 'War in Ukraine; Peace and Justice in the European Region', during a business plenary session at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Assembly delegates from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) raise their blue consensus cards to signal disagreement with a draft WCC public statement entitled 'War in Ukraine; Peace and Justice in the European Region', during a business plenary session at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Assembly participants raise orange consensus cards in affirmation of what is being said during a business plenary session at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Rev. Merlyn Hyde shares the work of the Finance committee during a business plenary session at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: WCC central committee moderator Dr Agnes Abuom moderates a business plenary session at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Assembly participants raise orange consensus cards in affirmation of what is being said during a business plenary session at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Oikoumene Pasifika — a group composed of young singers and musicians from the Pacific that employs song and dance inspired by Pacific traditions to celebrate creation and relationships — announces through song and dance the upcoming 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, to be marked in the year of 2025. The announcement takes place during a thematic plenary focused on ’Christian Unity and the Churches’ Common Witness’ at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: H.E. Archbishop Angaelos, delegate of the Coptic Orthodox Church presents the work of the Public Issues Committee during a business plenary session at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Oikoumene Pasifika — a group composed of young singers and musicians from the Pacific that employs song and dance inspired by Pacific traditions to celebrate creation and relationships — announces through song and dance the upcoming 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, to be marked in the year of 2025. The announcement takes place during a thematic plenary focused on ’Christian Unity and the Churches’ Common Witness’ at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: H.G. Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, the Church of England, speaks at a thematic plenary focused on ’Christian Unity and the Churches’ Common Witness’ at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: H.G. Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, the Church of England, speaks at a thematic plenary focused on ’Christian Unity and the Churches’ Common Witness’ at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: H.G. Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, the Church of England, speaks at a thematic plenary focused on ’Christian Unity and the Churches’ Common Witness’ at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: H.G. Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, the Church of England, speaks at a thematic plenary focused on ’Christian Unity and the Churches’ Common Witness’ at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: H.G. Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, the Church of England, speaks at a thematic plenary focused on ’Christian Unity and the Churches’ Common Witness’ at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: H.G. Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, the Church of England, speaks at a thematic plenary focused on ’Christian Unity and the Churches’ Common Witness’ at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: H.G. Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, the Church of England, speaks at a thematic plenary focused on ’Christian Unity and the Churches’ Common Witness’ at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: H.G. Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, the Church of England, closes his eyes in prayer, as he opens his remarks at a thematic plenary focused on ’Christian Unity and the Churches’ Common Witness’ at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: H.G. Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, the Church of England, attends a thematic plenary focused on ’Christian Unity and the Churches’ Common Witness’ at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Bishop Prof Dr. Heinrich Bedford-Strohm of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) introduces a panel as part of a thematic plenary focused on ’Christian Unity and the Churches’ Common Witness’ at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Brother Alois Loeser, Prior of the Taizé Community, kneels for a moment of prayer after sharing greetings to the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Assembly participants - among them Rabbi Dr David Fox Sandmel, Chair of the International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations - attend a thematic plenary focused on ’Christian Unity and the Churches’ Common Witness’ at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Brother Alois Loeser, Prior of the Taizé Community shares greetings to the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: H.G. Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, the Church of England, speaks to an assembly steward as he arrives for a thematic plenary focused on ’Christian Unity and the Churches’ Common Witness’ at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Assembly participants view a video showing the history of the ecumenical movement during a thematic plenary focused on ’Christian Unity and the Churches’ Common Witness’ at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Dozens of young assembly participants mobilize a coordinated speech during a business plenary session of the WCC 11th Assembly, demanding better representation and crying out for their voices to be heard more loudly in the worldwide fellowship of churches. At the microphone is Isabella Reimann Gnas of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: H.G. Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, the Church of England, speaks at a thematic plenary focused on ’Christian Unity and the Churches’ Common Witness’ at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Dozens of young assembly participants express their disappointment at not being invited to speak, as they mobilize for a coordinated remark during a business plenary session of the WCC 11th Assembly, demanding better representation and crying out for their voices to be heard more loudly in the worldwide fellowship of churches. At the microphone is Isabella Reimann Gnas of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20220906_AH2_40...jpg
  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Dozens of young assembly participants mobilize a coordinated speech during a business plenary session of the WCC 11th Assembly, demanding better representation and crying out for their voices to be heard more loudly in the worldwide fellowship of churches. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Dozens of young assembly participants mobilize a coordinated speech during a business plenary session of the WCC 11th Assembly, demanding better representation and crying out for their voices to be heard more loudly in the worldwide fellowship of churches. At the microphone is Isabella Reimann Gnas of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20220906_AH2_40...jpg
  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Dozens of young assembly participants mobilize a coordinated speech during a business plenary session of the WCC 11th Assembly, demanding better representation and crying out for their voices to be heard more loudly in the worldwide fellowship of churches. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Assembly delegates gather for a business plenary session at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Assembly delegates gather for a business plenary session at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Assembly delegates gather for a business plenary session at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany:  At the front of the stage is a sign reading 'We are out of time. ACT NOW', referring to the urgency of the climate crisis during a business plenary session at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Business plenary session at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity." At the front of the stage are signs reading 'We are out of time. ACT NOW', 'We are all stewards of the Earth' and 'Save the planet', all referring to the urgency of the climate crisis.
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: A rendition of the WCC assembly symbol is shown on screen, as Bibliologues, a group of theologians and creative artists primarily from the Caribbean and North America region, endeavor to offer insights on biblical texts using drama, song and dance during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming Justice and Human Dignity’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: A sign reads 'We are running out of time, ACT NOW' during a business plenary session at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Fish nets used as a prop, as Bibliologues, a group of theologians and creative artists primarily from the Caribbean and North America region, endeavor to offer insights on biblical texts using drama, song and dance during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming Justice and Human Dignity’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Fish nets used as a prop, as Bibliologues, a group of theologians and creative artists primarily from the Caribbean and North America region, endeavor to offer insights on biblical texts using drama, song and dance during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming Justice and Human Dignity’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Bibliologues, a group of theologians and creative artists primarily from the Caribbean and North America region, endeavor to offer insights on biblical texts using drama, song and dance during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming Justice and Human Dignity’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Samson Waweru Njoki of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa in Kenya, and a a member of the Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network (EDAN) speaks at a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming Justice and Human Dignity’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Bibliologues, a group of theologians and creative artists primarily from the Caribbean and North America region, endeavor to offer insights on biblical texts using drama, song and dance during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming Justice and Human Dignity’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Fadi El Halabi (in wheelchair) and Karen Abou Nader perform a dance of joy during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming Justice and Human Dignity’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity." Fadi El Halabi is a psychotherapist and the regional coordinator for the Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network and an ambassador of joy and hope from Lebanon. Karen Abou Nader is an international dancer and choreographer, and an ambassador of joy and hope from Lebanon.
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Fadi El Halabi (in wheelchair) and Karen Abou Nader perform a dance of joy during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming Justice and Human Dignity’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity." Fadi El Halabi is a psychotherapist and the regional coordinator for the Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network and an ambassador of joy and hope from Lebanon. Karen Abou Nader is an international dancer and choreographer, and an ambassador of joy and hope from Lebanon.
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Fadi El Halabi (in wheelchair) and Karen Abou Nader perform a dance of joy during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming Justice and Human Dignity’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity." Fadi El Halabi is a psychotherapist and the regional coordinator for the Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network and an ambassador of joy and hope from Lebanon. Karen Abou Nader is an international dancer and choreographer, and an ambassador of joy and hope from Lebanon.
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Fadi El Halabi (in wheelchair) and Karen Abou Nader perform a dance of joy during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming Justice and Human Dignity’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity." Fadi El Halabi is a psychotherapist and the regional coordinator for the Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network and an ambassador of joy and hope from Lebanon. Karen Abou Nader is an international dancer and choreographer, and an ambassador of joy and hope from Lebanon.
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Fadi El Halabi (in wheelchair) and Karen Abou Nader perform a dance of joy during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming Justice and Human Dignity’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity." Fadi El Halabi is a psychotherapist and the regional coordinator for the Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network and an ambassador of joy and hope from Lebanon. Karen Abou Nader is an international dancer and choreographer, and an ambassador of joy and hope from Lebanon.
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Fadi El Halabi (in wheelchair) and Karen Abou Nader perform a dance of joy during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming Justice and Human Dignity’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity." Fadi El Halabi is a psychotherapist and the regional coordinator for the Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network and an ambassador of joy and hope from Lebanon. Karen Abou Nader is an international dancer and choreographer, and an ambassador of joy and hope from Lebanon.
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Fadi El Halabi (in wheelchair) and Karen Abou Nader perform a dance of joy during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming Justice and Human Dignity’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity." Fadi El Halabi is a psychotherapist and the regional coordinator for the Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network and an ambassador of joy and hope from Lebanon. Karen Abou Nader is an international dancer and choreographer, and an ambassador of joy and hope from Lebanon.
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Dozens of young assembly participants mobilize a coordinated speech during a business plenary session of the WCC 11th Assembly, demanding better representation and crying out for their voices to be heard more loudly in the worldwide fellowship of churches. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Dozens of young assembly participants mobilize a coordinated speech during a business plenary session of the WCC 11th Assembly, demanding better representation and crying out for their voices to be heard more loudly in the worldwide fellowship of churches. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Dozens of young assembly participants mobilize a coordinated speech during a business plenary session of the WCC 11th Assembly, demanding better representation and crying out for their voices to be heard more loudly in the worldwide fellowship of churches. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: H.E. Metropolitan Nifon of TârgoviČ™te moderates a business plenary session at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity." At the front of the stage is a sign reading 'We are out of time. ACT NOW', referring to the urgency of the climate crisis. On the screen is a timer with one minute remaining, meant to limit the time allowed to each speaker sharing input into the plenary.
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Bibliologues, a group of theologians and creative artists primarily from the Caribbean and North America region, endeavor to offer insights on biblical texts using drama, song and dance during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming Justice and Human Dignity’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Samson Waweru Njoki of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa in Kenya, and a a member of the Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network (EDAN) speaks at a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming Justice and Human Dignity’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Bibliologues, a group of theologians and creative artists primarily from the Caribbean and North America region, endeavor to offer insights on biblical texts using drama, song and dance during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming Justice and Human Dignity’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Fadi El Halabi (in wheelchair) and Karen Abou Nader perform a dance of joy during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming Justice and Human Dignity’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity." Fadi El Halabi is a psychotherapist and the regional coordinator for the Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network and an ambassador of joy and hope from Lebanon. Karen Abou Nader is an international dancer and choreographer, and an ambassador of joy and hope from Lebanon.
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  • 6 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Fadi El Halabi (in wheelchair) and Karen Abou Nader perform a dance of joy during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming Justice and Human Dignity’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity." Fadi El Halabi is a psychotherapist and the regional coordinator for the Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network and an ambassador of joy and hope from Lebanon. Karen Abou Nader is an international dancer and choreographer, and an ambassador of joy and hope from Lebanon.
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  • 5 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Livestreamed news summary being broadcast from the WCC 11th Assembly venue. Here, communication colleagues Anam Gill (right) and Michel Kocher (left) lead the show. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 5 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Oikoumene Pasifika, a group composed of young singers and musicians from the Pacific, employs song and dance inspired by Pacific traditions to celebrate creation and relationships during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming the Wholeness of Life’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches. The assembly is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 5 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Oikoumene Pasifika, a group composed of young singers and musicians from the Pacific, employs song and dance inspired by Pacific traditions to celebrate creation and relationships during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming the Wholeness of Life’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches. The assembly is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 5 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Oikoumene Pasifika, a group composed of young singers and musicians from the Pacific, employs song and dance inspired by Pacific traditions to celebrate creation and relationships during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming the Wholeness of Life’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches. The assembly is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 5 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Oikoumene Pasifika, a group composed of young singers and musicians from the Pacific, employs song and dance inspired by Pacific traditions to celebrate creation and relationships during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming the Wholeness of Life’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches. The assembly is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20220905_AH2_32...jpg
  • 5 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Oikoumene Pasifika, a group composed of young singers and musicians from the Pacific, employs song and dance inspired by Pacific traditions to celebrate creation and relationships during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming the Wholeness of Life’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches. The assembly is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 5 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Oikoumene Pasifika, a group composed of young singers and musicians from the Pacific, employs song and dance inspired by Pacific traditions to celebrate creation and relationships during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming the Wholeness of Life’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches. The assembly is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 5 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Oikoumene Pasifika, a group composed of young singers and musicians from the Pacific, employs song and dance inspired by Pacific traditions to celebrate creation and relationships during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming the Wholeness of Life’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches. The assembly is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20220905_AH2_31...jpg
  • 5 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Oikoumene Pasifika, a group composed of young singers and musicians from the Pacific, employs song and dance inspired by Pacific traditions to celebrate creation and relationships during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming the Wholeness of Life’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches. The assembly is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 5 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Oikoumene Pasifika, a group composed of young singers and musicians from the Pacific, employs song and dance inspired by Pacific traditions to celebrate creation and relationships during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming the Wholeness of Life’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches. The assembly is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 5 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Oikoumene Pasifika, a group composed of young singers and musicians from the Pacific, employs song and dance inspired by Pacific traditions to celebrate creation and relationships during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming the Wholeness of Life’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches. The assembly is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 5 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Oikoumene Pasifika, a group composed of young singers and musicians from the Pacific, employs song and dance inspired by Pacific traditions to celebrate creation and relationships during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming the Wholeness of Life’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches. The assembly is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20220905_AH2_31...jpg
  • 5 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Oikoumene Pasifika, a group composed of young singers and musicians from the Pacific, employs song and dance inspired by Pacific traditions to celebrate creation and relationships during a thematic plenary focused on ’Affirming the Wholeness of Life’, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches. The assembly is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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