The Conference of European Churches (CEC) will hold its General Assembly from 14 – 20 June 2023 in Tallinn, Estonia, exploring the theme “Under God’s blessing – shaping the future”. Media are invited to accredit online. The press conferences will be held at the venue on 15 June 10.30 – 11.00 (EET), and 20 June 14.00 – 15.00 (EET).
The main plenary sessions will be livestreamed. The link will be shared in due time.
Accredited media can request interviews and ask questions online for the press conference.
Among the Assembly speakers will be Belarussian politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, German sociologist Hartmut Rosa, Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and the Ecumenical Patriarch His All Holiness Bartholomew.
The Assembly will also hold sessions on the “churches in the areas of conflict” featuring speakers from Ukraine. The list of speakers will soon be shared along with the programme schedule.
The Assembly is hosted by CEC Member Churches in Estonia, the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Orthodox Church of Estonia.
Every five years, the General Assembly meets to make decisions on CEC’s future. The Assembly brings together participants representing CEC Member Churches, Organisations in Partnership and European National Councils of Churches from across Europe. The Assembly will also elect the new board members who will steer CEC’s work for the next five years.
The CEC Assembly will be a significant moment of prayer, fellowship and reflection for the life and witness of churches in Europe. The theme will bind the assembly participants together in an ecumenical spirit to offer churches’ contributions toward Europe’s future. Together, they will highlight the voice of Christian faith in European societies in addressing the policymakers.
CEC is a fellowship of 113 Orthodox, Protestant, Anglican and Old Catholic churches from across Europe, plus more than 40 National Council of Churches and Organisations in Partnership. CEC was founded in 1959, following the Second World War, to work on healing and peace. Together with its ecumenical partners, CEC represents over 380 million European citizens on the continent.
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Please send interview requests, or additional questions to barreto@cec-kek.be.