Standing councils that join separate churches or faiths in common work: the World Council of Churches, the National Council of Churches in the United States, Religions for Peace and the International Council of Christians and Jews. An organisation belongs here when its cited article describes a council whose members are churches, denominations or faith communities. It excludes the world bodies of a single denomination and the governing councils of a single faith.
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International Council of Christians and Jews (Wikipedia)
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The International Council of Christians and Jews (ICCJ) is an umbrella organization of 38 national groups in 32 countries worldwide engaged in the Christian-Jewish dialogue.
National Council of Churches (Wikipedia)
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The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, usually identified as the National Council of Churches (NCC), is the largest ecumenical body in the United States.
Religions for Peace (Wikipedia)
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Religions for Peace is an international coalition of representatives from the world's religions dedicated to promoting world peace.
World Council of Churches (Wikipedia)
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The World Council of Churches (WCC) is a worldwide Christian inter-church organization founded in 1948 to work for the cause of ecumenism.
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