A Catholic observer at the
World Evangelical Alliance General Assembly
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| The Logo for the 2019 General Assembly of the Wrld Evangelical Alliance |
The World Evangelical Alliance holds its General Assembly in
Jakarta, Indonesia, and invites a Catholic observer for the first time since
its foundation, in 1846.
For the first time, the Catholic Church was invited to send
an observer to the General Assembly of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA).
The Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity (PCPCU) was
represented by Monsignor Juan Usma Gómez, Head of the Western Section and
Catholic Coordinator of the III Series of International Consultations
with the WEA. Cardinal Kurt Koch sent a message to
the Secretary General of the WEA, Bishop Efraim Tendero, addressed to the
participants in the Assembly. The meeting, held in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 7
to 13 November 2019, had as its theme "Your Kingdom come".
800 participants from over 80 countries
Eleven years after the last General Assembly, the
participants - 800 of them from over 80 countries - were able to reflect on the
challenges of the Church today, especially on the collaboration between
Christian leaders from different generations. At the conclusion of the
Assembly, the urgency of proclaiming the Gospel was reiterated, in obedience to
the missionary mandate; the intention to create National Evangelical Alliances
in all countries of the world was communicated; and the initiative "A
Decade for Disciple Making 2020-2030" was launched.
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