World Council of Churches' mission and ecumenical initiatives (1948–1975)

1. WCC officially founded at Amsterdam Assembly

   Aug 23, 1948Labels: World Council, Amsterdam Assembly

   • WCC Assembly
   • WCC Wiki

2. IMC Willingen meeting advances “missio Dei” framing

   Jan 1, 1952Labels: International Missionary, Willingen Meeting

   • WCC Archives
   • IMC Wiki

3. Evanston Assembly centers mission as a core concern

   Aug 15, 1954Labels: Evanston Assembly, World Council

   • WCC Evanston
   • WCC Assembly

4. IMC Achimota proposes integration with the WCC

   Jan 1, 1958Labels: IMC Achimota, International Missionary

   • WCC News
   • IMC Wiki

5. New Delhi Assembly merges IMC into WCC structures

   Nov 19, 1961Labels: New Delhi, IMC-WCC merger

   • WCC Assembly
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6. WCC establishes the Commission on World Mission and Evangelism

   Dec 1, 1961Labels: Commission on, CWME

   • WCC CWME
   • WCC News

7. Uppsala Assembly debates and revises “Renewal in Mission”

   Jul 4, 1968Labels: Uppsala Assembly, Renewal in

   • WCC Wiki
   • Christianity Today

8. WCC mission agenda expands amid anti-racism and rights work

   Jan 1, 1970Labels: WCC mission, anti-racism work

   • Mus e protestant
   • WCC CWME

9. CWME convenes “Salvation Today” world conference in Bangkok

   Dec 29, 1972Labels: Salvation Today, CWME Bangkok

   • Christianity Today
   • Christianity Today

10. Bangkok meeting concludes with CWME Third Assembly

    Jan 9, 1973Labels: CWME Third, Bangkok Meeting

    • Christianity Today
    • WCC CWME

11. Nairobi Assembly consolidates a global, postcolonial ecumenical vision

    Nov 23, 1975Labels: Nairobi Assembly, postcolonial ecumenism

    • WCC Wiki
    • WCC Assembly

12. 1948–1975 initiatives leave a contested but lasting mission framework

    Dec 10, 1975Labels: WCC institutionalization, 1948 1975

    • WCC CWME
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