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Founded
1972
History
1972, within B-XB3501 - World Council of Churches (WCC), as World Collaboration Committee of Christian Lay Centres, Academies and Movements for Social Concern. Present name adopted at 20th meeting, Sep 1997, Buenos Aires (Argentina). Current full name: OIKOSNET - A Global Ecumenical Network of Christian Laity Centres, Academies and Movements for Social Concern Working for Just, Participatory, Sustainable and Inclusive Communities. Oikosnet Foundation founded, 2 Feb 2007, Utrecht (Netherlands).
Aims
Express ecumenical solidarity through programme collaboration and staff exchanges which give special emphasis to lay training, leadership formation and ecumenical learning, thereby empowering God's people to embrace the ecumenical future; work as a leadership resource development agency for the wider ecumenical movement and for civil society.
Events
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Board of regions (meets annually) comprising: D-XD5926 - Association of Christian Institutes for Social Concern in Asia (ACISCA); D-XD5878 - Association of Christian Lay Centres in Africa (ACLCA); D-XD5884 - Oikosnet Europe - Ecumenical Association of Academies and Laity Centres in Europe (EAALCE); U-XE2724 - CONOSUR - Network of Ecumenical Lay Centres - OIKOSNET Latin America; H-XD5617 - Middle East Association of Training and Retreat Centres (MEATRC); NARDA (North America). Includes Education and Ecumenical Formation Team (EEF). Core Committee; Coordination.
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UIA Org ID
XE2686
Last News
2013
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