The First Assembly of the World Council of Churches Official Report

Report

By: World Council of Churches

Date: 1948

Source: World Council of Churches. The First Assembly of the World Council of Churches. Official Report. New York: Harper & Bros, 1949, 160–64. Available online at http://www.jcrelations.net/en/displayItem.php?id=1489; website home page: http://www.jcrelations.net (accessed February 5, 2003).

About the Organization: The World Council of Churches, established in 1948 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is a worldwide association consisting of approximately 350 Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican, and Old Catholic churches. The Roman Catholic Church, although not a member of the council, cooperates in joint efforts with the World Council of Churches. The council, which is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, was established primarily...

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