The Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC)

26 Aug - 2 Sep 09, Ecumenical Centre in Geneva

The Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) is meeting from 26 August to 2 September 2009 at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland. The historic meeting will see the ecumenical body elect a new WCC General Secretary to succeed Rev Dr. Samuel Kobia. The meeting will also be used to prepare for the next WCC Assembly. The Central Committee is the main decision-making body of the WCC between assemblies.

    Farewell service for Kobia

    Central Committee 2009 in Pictures

More about Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, General Secretary-elect of the World Council of Churches

Speech by Olav Fykse Tveit to the WCC Central Committee [Photo: Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit (photo by Church of Norway)]

Since 2002, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit has been the general secretary of the Church of Norway Council on Ecumenical and International Relations. He was previously secretary for the Church of Norway Doctrinal Commission, 1999-2000, and Church-State Relations, 2001-02. He is an ordained pastor in the Church of Norway and has also served as a parish priest in Haram, More Diocese, 1988-91 and an army chaplain during his compulsory year of national service in 1987-88.

Tveit is a member of the WCC Faith and Order Plenary Commission, co-chair of the WCC Palestine Israel Ecumenical Forum core group, a member of the board of directors and executive committee of the Christian Council of Norway, moderator of the Church of Norway - Islamic Council of Norway contact group and the same for the Jewish Congregation contact group. He is also a member of the Inter-Faith Council of Norway and a member of the board of trustees of Norwegian Church Aid.

  • Educational background:
  • Doctor Theologiae (Doctor of Theology), Norwegian School of Theology/Menighetsfakultetet (NST/MF), Oslo 2002
  • Practicum, NST/MF 1987
  • Candidate Theologiae (Master in Theology), NST/MF 1986
Information on previous WCC general secretaries

    In Pictures

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World Council of Churches

The WCC brings together 349 churches, denominations and church fellowships in more than 110 countries and territories throughout the world.