Communiqué of the Plenary Meeting - Joint Consultative Group between the WCC and the Pentecostal World Fellowshiptranslated

Communiqué of the Plenary Meeting - Joint Consultative Group between the WCC and the Pentecostal World Fellowship

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Thu, 11/12/2026 - 5:01 p.m.

8-11 November 2026 Universidad Bíblica Latinoamericana (San José, Costa Rica)

The Joint Consultative Group meets in San José, Costa Rica at Universidad Bíblica Latinoamericana for the third convening since its Karlsruhe 2022 mandate and engaged in Bible studies, shared ecclesial stories and personal faith journeys, reflected on Christian purpose, and reaffirmed common methodologies for future work. Daily sessions were accompanied by morning prayers organized by the group members.

The “purpose” of God is God’s unfolding will at work in our lives and in all of creation; our purpose, as believers, is to be in alignment with God’s will. All of creation is part of God’s purpose, which we can only ever know in part.

We must move from a sense of individual purpose into lived expressions of the Triune God’s purpose for all of us together. Fellowship is an unfolding feature of our purpose that leads to deepened faith and grounded mission. Inspired by Ephesians 3:16-19, we are reminded that we are rooted together in…