Webinar explores “Visible Unity in a Changing North”

Webinar explores “Visible Unity in a Changing North”

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Fri, 10/30/2026 - 20:38

A webinar, “ Visible Unity in a Changing North: Ecclesiology, Leadership, and the Future of the Churches,” held 30 October, offered a glimpse into the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Faith and Order meeting, underway from 26–31 October.

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30 October 2026, Höör, Sweden: Rev. Karin Wiborn, Uniting Church in Sweden speaks at a panel discussion on 'Visible Unity in a Changing North: Ecclesiology, Leadership and the Future of the

Churches' held as part of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Faith and Order meeting taking place 25-31 October 2026.

Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC

A panel discussion centered on the question: What kind of visible unity are the Nordic churches called to pursue in the coming decades?

The webinar moved from diagnosis to vision and ecclesiological discernment. It asked which forms of visible unity are most needed, how baptism shapes ecclesial belonging, and what it means to belong both to a Nordic church and to the global Christian fellowship.

Rev. Prof. Dr Stephanie Dietrich,…