World Council of Churches

The World Council of Churches is a worldwide Christian inter-church organization founded in 1948 to work for the cause of ecumenism. Its full members today include the Assyrian Church of the East, most jurisdictions of the Eastern Orthodox Church, the…
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: worldwide inter-church organization founded in 1948
  • Also known as: “WCC”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lutheran World Federation and Palace of Nations.

The is a global communion of national and regional Lutheran denominations headquartered in the Ecumenical Centre in , Switzerland.

Public building
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The is the home of the United Nations Office at Geneva, located in , Switzerland. It was built between 1929 and 1938 to serve as the headquarters of the League of Nations. is situated 1 km southeast of World Council of Churches.

Museum
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The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum is a museum located in , . is situated 710 metres east of World Council of Churches.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Petit-Saconnex and Le Grand-Saconnex.

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is a suburb.

Town
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is a municipality of the , Switzerland. Several international organizations and permanent missions to the United Nations are located in Grand Saconnex.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

World Council of Churches

Latitude
46.22981° or 46° 13′ 47″ north
Longitude
6.12838° or 6° 7′ 42″ east
Open location code
8FR864HH+W9
Open­Street­Map ID
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Wiki­data ID
Q283639
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Armenian—“World Council of Churches” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Wêreldraad van Kerke”
  • Arabic: “مجلس الكنائس العالمي”
  • Armenian: “Եկեղեցիների Համաշախարհային Խորհուրդ”
  • Armenian: “Եկեղեցիների Համաշխարհային Խորհուրդ”
  • Asturian: “Conseyu Mundial d’Ilesies”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kilsələrin Dünya Şurası”
  • Basque: “Elizen Munduko Kontseilua”
  • Belarusian: “СРЦ”
  • Belarusian: “Сусветны савет цэркваў”
  • Belarusian: “Сусьветная рада цэркваў”
  • Belarusian: “Сусьветны савет цэркваў”
  • Catalan: “Consell Mundial d’Esglésies”
  • Chinese: “普世教會協會”
  • Croatian: “Svjetski savez crkava”
  • Czech: “Světová rada církví”
  • Danish: “Kirkernes Verdensråd”
  • Dutch: “Wereldraad van Kerken”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اتحاد الكنايس”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مجلس الكنائس العالمى”
  • Esperanto: “Monda Konsilio de Eklezioj”
  • Estonian: “Kirikute Maailmanõukogu”
  • Finnish: “Kirkkojen maailmanneuvosto”
  • Finnish: “World Council of Churches”
  • French: “COE”
  • French: “CŒE”
  • French: “Conseil œcuménique des Églises”
  • Galician: “Consello Mundial de Igrexas”
  • Georgian: “ეკლესიათა მსოფლიო საბჭო”
  • German: “Ökumenischer Rat der Kirchen”
  • German: “ÖRK”
  • Greek: “Παγκόσμιο Συμβούλιο Εκκλησιών”
  • Hebrew: “מועצת הכנסיות העולמית”
  • Hindi: “विश्व गिरजाघर परिषद”
  • Hungarian: “Egyházak Világtanácsa”
  • Ido: “Mondala Konsilistaro di Eklezii”
  • Inari Sami: “Kirhoi maailmräädi”
  • Indonesian: “Dewan Gereja-gereja se-Dunia”
  • Indonesian: “Dewan Gereja-Gereja Sedunia”
  • Italian: “Consiglio ecumenico delle Chiese”
  • Italian: “Consiglio Ecumenico delle Chiese”
  • Japanese: “世界教会協議会”
  • Korean: “세계 교회 협의회”
  • Latin: “Concilium Oecumenicum Ecclesiarum”
  • Latin: “Consilium Oecumenicum Ecclesiarum”
  • Macedonian: “Светски совет на црквите”
  • Malagasy: “Filankevitra Ekiomenikan‘ ny Fiangonana”
  • Malagasy: “Filankevitra Ekiomenikan’ ny Fiangonana”
  • Northern Sami: “Girkui máilmmeráđđi”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kirkenes Verdensråd”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kyrkjeverdsrådet”
  • Norwegian: “Kirkenes Verdensråd”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Woruldlic Gemōt þāra Ciricena”
  • Persian: “شورای جهانی کلیساها”
  • Polish: “Światowa Rada Kościołów”
  • Portuguese: “Conselho Mundial de Igrejas”
  • Romanian: “Consiliul Mondial al Bisericilor”
  • Russian: “Всемирный совет церквей”
  • Russian: “ВСЦ”
  • Scots: “Warld Cooncil o Kirks”
  • Serbian: “Светски савет цркава”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Ekumensko vijeće crkava”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Svetski savet crkava”
  • Skolt Sami: “Ceerkvi maailmsuåvtõs”
  • Slovenian: “Ekumenski svet cerkva”
  • Spanish: “Consejo Ecuménico de las Iglesias”
  • Spanish: “Consejo Mundial de Iglesias”
  • Swahili: “Halmashauri ya Kiekumeni ya Makanisa”
  • Swedish: “Kyrkornas världsråd”
  • Swiss German: “Ökumenischer Rat der Kirchen”
  • Tatar: “Бөтендөнья чиркәүләр шурасы”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Ökumenischer Rat der Kirchen”
  • Turkish: “Dünya Kiliseler Konseyi”
  • Ukrainian: “Всесвітня рада церков”
  • Urdu: “عالمی مجلس برائے کلیسیا”
  • Uzbek: “Jahon cherkovlari kengashi”
  • Vietnamese: “Hội đồng Giáo hội Thế giới”
  • Welsh: “Cyngor Eglwysi’r Byd”
  • Western Armenian: “Եկեղեցիներու համաշխարհային խորհուրդ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mission permanente de la République slovaque and Parc du Château-Pictet.

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