GEKE: CPCE Council meets in the ecumenical city of Geneva

7th General Assembly 20-25 September 2012 in Florence – common position of the CPCE churches on euthanasia in preparation – study process for young ecumenists begins 16-18 October 2009 – consultation on the future of the church fellowship 15-19 September 2010.
The Council of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE) met in the Ecumenical [...]

GEKE: ‘We are one church. But we must also live as one church’

In a conversation with top representatives of the ecumenical organizations based in Geneva the CPCE put critical questions about the coexistence and cooperation of the confessional ecumene in Europe.
“We are already one church. But we must also live as one church.” With these words Thomas Wipf, President of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe [...]

GEKE: The ‘Yes’ of Citizens of Ireland is a mandate

The CPCE Council welcomes the adoption of the EU Treaty by the citizens of Ireland. The European integration process must however be rooted more strongly in the population.
The Council of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE) welcomes the approvement of the new Treaty of the European Union, the Lisbon Treaty, in the Irish [...]

GEKE: Ecumenical summit in Geneva

On 2 October the Council of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE) is meeting with top representatives of the World Council of Churches, the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, the Lutheran World Federation and the Conference of European Churches.
Half-time stocktaking: From 2-4 October the Council of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe [...]

GEKE: The CPCE President congratulates José Manuel Barroso

Wipf: the CPCE churches continue to support the shaping of a Europe which is conscious of its responsibilities.
In his letter of congratulation, the President of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE), Pastor Thomas Wipf, values the efforts of the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, who was re-elected today, towards dialogue [...]

CPCE: The CPCE congratulates the new WCC General Secretary

The CPCE congratulates Pastor Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit on his election as General Secretary of the World Council of Churches. World-wide crises call for a clear common voice of the churches, commented CPCE General Secretary Michael Bünker.
The General Secretary of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE), Bishop Dr Michael Bünker, congratulates the new [...]

GEKE: Strengthen the common voice of the churches in order to be heard

At the General Assembly of the Conference of European churches (CEC) the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE) encourages a strengthening of church cooperation at a European level.
“The common voice of the churches towards the European institutions” was the theme of a hearing of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE) during the [...]

GEKE: The CPCE congratulates Jerzy Buzek on his election as President of the European Parliament

The CPCE President congratulates the new Presidsent of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek – great appreciation through involvement in the Polish democracy movement.
The President of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE), Thomas Wipf, congratulates Jerzy Buzek on his election as President of the European Parliament. “It is good for the EU that now [...]

CPCE: ‘The confession of freedom: the acid test’

The memory of the opening of the frontier in 1989 brings with it an obligation to support national and ethnic minorities – heightened nationalism is putting togetherness in Europe in question – the President and General Secretary of the CPCE at the ceremonies commemorating the 20th anniversary of the opening of the frontier.
“Support for the [...]

GEKE: ‘Nagelprobe des Bekenntnisses zur Freiheit’

Erinnerung an Grenzöffnung 1989 verpflichtet zum Einsatz für nationale und ethnische Minderheiten – erstarkter Nationalismus stellt das Miteinander in Europa in Frage – Präsident und Generalsekretär der GEKE auf Gedenkfeierlichkeiten zum 20. Jahrestag der Grenzöffnung.
“Die Nagelprobe des Bekenntnisses zur Freiheit ist der Einsatz für die nationalen und ethnischen Minderheiten”, so Pfarrer Thomas Wipf (Bern) heute [...]