WCC NEWS: Samuel Kobia 's term as WCC general secretary extended eli miten tärkeää on jatkuvuus täällä ja maailmalla

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For immediate release - 25/9/08 20:35:21

SAMUEL KOBIA’S TERM AS WCC GENERAL SECRETARY EXTENDED


The executive committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) meeting 23-26 September in Luebeck, Germany announced their decision to extend the contract of Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, the current WCC general secretary, through the time when a new general secretary takes office.

A new WCC general secretary is to be elected at the Council’s central committee meeting to be held in Geneva, Switzerland from 26 August to 2 September 2009. At the February 2008 central committee meeting a search committee was formed after Kobia announced he would not seek a second term as general secretary.

“By accepting this, Rev. Kobia will bring continuity to the office while we go through the transition process of finding a new general secretary,” said Rev. Dr Walter Altmann, the moderator of the WCC central committee.

During this week’s executive committee meeting the search committee reported on responses they received from member churches on the current job description of the general secretary and conversations held with WCC staff on the role of a new general secretary. Applications for the general secretary will be accepted as soon as a revised job description is released in October.

Additional information on the WCC executive committe meeting:
http://www.oikoumene.org/en/news/news-management/eng/a/article/1722/wcc-executive-committee-t-2.html


Additional information: Juan Michel,+41 22 791 6153 +41 79 507 6363 media@wcc-coe.org

The World Council of Churches promotes Christian unity in faith, witness and service for a just and peaceful world. An ecumenical fellowship of churches founded in 1948, today the WCC brings together 349 Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican and other churches representing more than 560 million Christians in over 110 countries, and works cooperatively with the Roman Catholic Church. The WCC general secretary is Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, from the Methodist Church in Kenya. Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.