The World Council of Churches is urging its more than 340 member churches to consider a new statement, “Called to be the One Church”.

The World Council of Churches is urging its more than 340 member churches to consider a new statement, “Called to be the One Church”, that it hopes will enable them to take the next steps towards Christian unity. “Our continuing divisions are real wounds to the body of Christ, and God’s mission in the world suffers,” the document presented to the WCC’s 14-23 February assembly in Brazil states. Still, “Noting the progress made in the ecumenical movement, we encourage our churches to continue on this arduous yet joyous path”.