Conference of European Churches

16/06/2026

CEC joined the The European Christian Internet Conference (ECIC) in Rome, exploring AI, ethical communication, and digital engagement. 🤖✨ CEC also presented its Pathways to Peace short film, highlighting churches’ role in promoting just peace in Ukraine.

👉 Read more: https://ceceurope.org/cec-presents-pathways-peace-ecic-2026

11/06/2026

We were pleased to support Eurodiaconia at the European Parliament Article 17 Dialogue Seminar, where their Secretary General Heather Roy shared insights on AI, social services, and digital challenges. 👇

09/06/2026

🤖 How can AI serve humanity while protecting human dignity?

CEC contributed to the European Commission’s Article 17 dialogue seminar on the ethical and social impact of artificial intelligence, bringing churches’ perspectives into discussions with EU institutions.

Representing CEC, Prof. Thomas Ploug, from the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Denmark, explored the importance of keeping human values at the centre of AI development and regulation.

🔗 Read more: https://ceceurope.org/cec-contributes-eu-dialogue-ethical-and-social-impact-artificial-intelligence-2

08/06/2026

Job van Lobenstein, CEC Programme Officer for Dialogue and Advocacy, contributed to discussions on addressing anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe during a workshop organised by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). 🇪🇺

Bringing together churches, civil society, and law enforcement representatives, the workshop focused on strengthening cooperation in preventing and responding to hate crimes.

Sharing CEC’s perspectives, Job highlighted the importance of addressing underreporting, fostering trust, and preventing the politicisation of hate crimes.

CEC emphasised that countering all forms of hate requires dialogue, solidarity, and joint action across society. 🤝

Photo: Elene Kobakhidze

28/05/2026

🕯️ Ahead of World Refugee Day, we and CCME are inviting churches across Europe to remember refugees and migrants who lost their lives while seeking safety at Europe’s borders.

Churches are encouraged to hold prayers, services, and vigils on 21 June as a sign of remembrance and solidarity. 🤝🌍

Read more via the link.

The Conference of European Churches (CEC), together with the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME), has called on churches across Europe to commemorate refugees and migrants who lost their lives while seeking safety at European borders.

27/05/2026

🌍 We conveyed solidarity with churches and communities in Greenland during a special online session held as part of the CEC Governing Board meeting in Uppsala, Sweden.

The session brought together board members with Bishop Paneeraq Siegstad Munk of the Diocese of Greenland and Birger Nygaard, Director of the Council on International Relations of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Denmark, for an important exchange on the realities and challenges facing Greenland today. 🤝

Read here: https://ceceurope.org/cec-conveys-solidarity-churches-greenland-during-governing-board-session

27/05/2026

CEC Governing Board members met in Uppsala, Sweden, to guide and strengthen CEC’s work across Europe. 🇪🇺✝️

Discussions focused on , the updated Charta Oecumenica, dialogue with European Union institutions, human rights, freedom of religion or belief, and communications.

The board members were hosted by the Church of Sweden and met with Archbishop Martin Modéus of the Church of Sweden. The meeting highlighted the importance of churches working together for peace, justice, and human dignity in Europe. 🇸🇪



Photo: Gustaf Hellsing/IKON

15/05/2026

🕊️ CEC General Secretary Rev. Frank-Dieter Fischbach contributed to the Sixth International ISFORB Conference "Freedom of Religion or Belief (FORB) and the European Union” at ETF Leuven, joining the panel “The Place of Religion in European Institutions.”

The discussions highlighted FORB and explored religion’s place in European institutions, religious pluralism, dialogue, and the protection of fundamental rights in Europe. ✨

The conference was organised by the Institute for the Study of Freedom of Religion or Belief (ISFORB) and ETF Leuven.



Photos: ETF-ISFORB

08/05/2026

🌍 In cooperation with the Swiss Council of Churches, we will hold the Annual Meeting of the General Secretaries of the European National Councils of Churches from 21 to 23 September 2026 in Bern, Switzerland.

The meeting will bring together participants from across Europe to reflect on the updated Charta Oecumenica and share experiences on its relevance for churches today.

Read more: https://ceceurope.org/events/annual-meeting-of-general-secretaries-of-national-councils-of-churches



Photo: CCEE

05/05/2026

Church unity is key for peace 🕊️

“We can’t talk about peace if parts of Europe are still suffering. We need to be united,” says Archbishop Urmas Viilma, of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church, in CEC’s Pathways to Peace series—highlighting Ukraine, truth, and accountability.

▶️ Watch via the link

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“We can’t talk about peace if parts of Europe are still suffering. We need to be united,” said Urmas Viilma, Archbishop of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran ...