A HANDBOOK OF COUNCILS AND CHURCHES PROFILES OF ECUMENICAL RELATIONSHIPS World Council of Churches Table of Contents Foreword . vii Introduction . ix Part I Global World Council of Churches. 3 Member churches of the World Council of Churches (list). 6 Member churches by church family. 14 Member churches by region . 14 Global Christian Forum. 15 Christian World Communions . 17 Churches, Christian World Communions and Groupings of Churches . 20 Anglican churches . 20 Anglican consultative council . 21 Member churches and provinces of the Anglican Communion 22 Baptist churches . 23 Baptist World Alliance. 23 Member churches of the Baptist World Alliance . 24 The Catholic Church. 29 Disciples of Christ / Churches of Christ. 32 Disciples Ecumenical Consultative Council . 33 Member churches of the Disciples Ecumenical Consultative Council . 34 World Convention of Churches of Christ. 33 Evangelical churches. 34 World Evangelical Alliance . 35 National member fellowships of the World Evangelical Alliance 36 Friends (Quakers) . 39 Friends World Committee for Consultation . 40 Member yearly meetings of the Friends World Committee for Consultation . 40 Holiness churches . 41 Member churches of the Christian Holiness Partnership . 43 Lutheran churches . 43 Lutheran World Federation . 44 Member churches of the Lutheran World Federation. 45 International Lutheran Council . 45 Member churches of the International Lutheran Council. 48 Mennonite churches. 49 Mennonite World Conference . 50 Member churches of the Mennonite World Conference . 50 IV A HANDBOOK OF CHURCHES AND COUNCILS Methodist churches . 53 World Methodist Council . 53 Member churches of the World Methodist Coouncil . 54 Moravian churches . 56 Moravian Unity Board . 56 Member churches of the Moravian Unity Board . 57 Old-Catholic churches . 57 International Old-Catholic Bishops’ Conference . 58 Member churches of the International Old-Catholic Bishops’ Conference . 58 Orthodox Church (Eastern) . 59 Eastern Orthodox churches . 60 Orthodox churches (Oriental) . 61 Churches belonging to the Oriental Orthodox family. 62 Pentecostal churches . 63 Pentecostal World Fellowship. 64 Reformed churches . 65 World Alliance of Reformed Churches . 66 Member churches of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches 67 Reformed Ecumenical Council . 66 Member churches of the Reformed Ecumenical Council . 72 Salvation Army. 73 Territories and Commands of the Salvation Army. 74 Seventh-day Adventist Church . 75 United and Uniting churches . 76 List of United and Uniting churches . 78 Comparative Table I Christian World Communions / World Council of Churches . 80 Comparative Table II Christian World Communions / World Council of Churches . 81 Global Mission Communions. 82 Community of Churches in Mission - Cevaa . 82 Member churches of Cevaa . 83 Council for World Mission. 84 Member churches of the Council for World Mission . 85 United Evangelical Mission . 86 Member churches of the United Evangelical Mission . 87 Part II Regional and National Regional and National Councils and Conferences of Churches . 91 Africa . 97 Map of Africa . 98 TABLE OF CONTENTS V All Africa Conference of Churches . 99 Member churches of the All Africa Conference of Churches. 100 Organization of African Instituted Churches . 103 Member churches of the Organization of African Instituted Churches . 104 Sub-regional Fellowships of Councils and Churches . 109 Countries – Councils of churches – WCC member churches in Africa 110 Asia . 223 Map of Asia . 224 Christian Conference of Asia . 225 Member churches of the Christian Conference of Asia. 226 South Asian Council of Churches . 228 Countries – Councils of churches – WCC member churches in Asia . 228 Caribbean . 313 Map of the Caribbean. 314 Caribbean Conference of Churches . 315 Member churches of the Caribbean Conference of Churches . 316 Countries – Councils of churches – WCC member churches in the Caribbean. 317 Europe . 339 Map of Europe. 340 Conference of European Churches . 341 Member churches of the Conference of European Churches . 342 Community of Protestant Churches in Europe - Leuenberg Fellowship 345 Member churches of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe . 346 Council of Christian Churches of an African Approach in Europe . 348 Member churches of the Council of Christian Churches of an African Approach in Europe . 349 Conference of Protestant Churches in Latin Countries of Europe . 351 Conference of Churches on the Rhine . 351 Countries – Councils of churches – WCC member churches in Europe 352 Latin America . 481 Map of Latin America . 482 Latin American Council of Churches . 483 Member churches of the Latin American Council of Churches. 484 Latin American Evangelical Pentecostal Commission. 487 Member churches of the Latin American Evangelical Pentecostal Commission. 488 Countries – Councils of churches – WCC member churches in Latin America . 489 VI A HANDBOOK OF CHURCHES AND COUNCILS Middle East . 523 Map of the Middle East . 524 Middle East Council of Churches . 525 Member churches of the Middle East Council of Churches . 526 Fellowship of Middle East Evangelical Churches . 527 Member churches of the Fellowship of Middle East Evangelical Churches . 528 Countries – WCC member churches in the Middle East . 528 North America. 545 Map of North America . 546 Countries – Councils of churches – WCC member churches in North America . 547 Pacific. 581 Map of the Pacific. 582 Pacific Conference of Churches . 583 Member churches of the Pacific Conference of Churches . 584 Countries – Councils of churches – WCC member churches in the Pacific. 585 Alphabetical Index of Part I. 611 Index of Countries and Territories . 612 Index of National / Christian / Ecumenical Councils / Federations of Churches 614 Index of Sub-regional Fellowships / Conferences / Councils. 617 Index of Regional Ecumenical Organizations / Church Bodies. 618 List of Abbreviations and Acronyms . 619 Foreword It has often been said – and rightly so – that the World Council of Churches is first and foremost a fellowship of churches. This book, A Handbook of Churches and Councils – Profiles of Ecumenical Relationships, is a vivid illustration of that reality. The descriptions, lists, statistical data and other information presented in these pages give a striking picture of the extent and diversity of this community whose members are united by the confession that the Lord Jesus Christ is God and Saviour and by the resolve to fulfil together their common calling to the glory of the one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit (in the words of the Basis of the WCC). The fellowship ranges from the smallest church – the Disciples of Christ in Argentina, with 700 faithful – to the largest – the Russian Orthodox Church, with 164 million members. It encompasses a Christian population of some 590 million people, in close to 150 countries in all regions of the world. It is comprised of over 520,000 local congregations served by some 493,000 pastors and priests, as well as countless elders, teachers, members of parish councils and others who take part daily in building the Body of Christ and in witnessing to the world, locally and globally. The book that is before you is not simply a handbook of the member churches of the WCC. The Council is not a fellowship standing on its own. At all levels – global, regional and sub-regional, national and local – member churches interact with other churches which, for various reasons, are not formally part of the Coun- cil’s membership. The closer one comes to the local context of the churches, the broader this range becomes. The.