WCC joins United Nations General Assembly prayer service

WCC joins United Nations General Assembly prayer service

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Wed, 09/23/2026 - 09:46

World Council of Churches president from North America-Turtle Island Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith, on 21 September, joined other religious leaders offering prayers before the official opening of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.

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Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith, World Council of Churches president from North America; Paul Skoczylas, director of Private Sector Partnerships Service of the World Food Programme, New York; Rev. Dr. Nicolas Kazarian, director of the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, Ecumenical Patriarchate; Christine Mangale, director of Lutheran Office for World Community and representative of the Lutheran World Federation to the UN were among the participants of the prayer before the opening of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on 21 September 2026.

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