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WCC acting general secretary visits Korean Peninsula

World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca is visiting the Korean Peninsula this week, bringing greetings of solidarity to WCC member churches, meeting with former WCC Asian president Rev. Dr Sang Chang, attending an Ecumenical Peace Conversation, and bringing a message to the 26th Pentecostal World Conference.

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Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca in Seoul, South Korea

Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, acting general secretary of the WCC in Seoul, South Korea.

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10 October 2022
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Hosted by the National Council of Churches in Korea for the first part of his visit, Sauca will also meet with delegations comprising representatives from the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea, Korea Methodist Church, and the Theological Seminary of Hanshin University, among others.

On 11 October, he will deliver the keynote speech during an Ecumenical Peace Conversation, where he will reflect on the theme of the WCC 11th Assembly, “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity.”

On 12 October, Sauca will deliver a message to the 26th Pentecostal World Conference, which is exploring the pentecostal revival in the next generation under the theme “God’s Anointing Overflows When the Next Generation has Positive Thinking, Unshakeable Faith, and Holy Dreams.”

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