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The newly installed Secretary General of WEA received an official audience with the Archbishop of London and the Papal Legate of the Coptic Orthodox Church, His Eminence Angaelos.
For 175 years, standing in solidarity with Christians who are facing discrimination and persecution has been at the heart of the mission of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA). In continuation of this tradition, WEA Secretary General Bishop Dr Thomas Schirrmacher joined Orthodox and other church leaders lamenting the reconversion of the Hagia Sophia Cathedral in Istanbul into a mosque, when he visited Washington, DC earlier this year.
The WEA Secretary General Addresses the President of COP26, Alok Sharma MP, Together with Other Christian Leaders in the Vatican
Protestant theologian and scholar of sociology of religion Thomas Schirrmacher (60) will be inaugurated on Saturday as the new Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), the representative body of evangelical Christians worldwide. He is the first German to hold this office.
In addition to the German and English versions, an Italian translation has now been published. The English version remains binding in terms of content.
ARTICLE Today, Catholics and evangelicals have friendly relationships of mutual respect and cooperation in many parts of the world, but some criticize this friendliness on theological grounds.