<P> The World Council of Churches ( WCC ) is a worldwide inter-church organization founded in 1948 . Its members today include the Assyrian Church of the East , the Oriental Orthodox Churches , most jurisdictions of the Eastern Orthodox Church , the Old Catholic Church , Anglican Communion , most mainline Protestant churches ( such as the Lutheran , Mennonite , Methodist , Moravian and Reformed ) and some evangelical Protestant churches ( such as the Baptist and Pentecostal ) . Notably , the Roman Catholic Church is not a member , although it sends accredited observers to meetings . The WCC arose out of the ecumenical movement and has as its basis the following statement : </P>
<P> The World Council of Churches ( WCC ) is a worldwide inter-church organization founded in 1948 . Its members today include the Assyrian Church of the East , the Oriental Orthodox Churches , most jurisdictions of the Eastern Orthodox Church , the Old Catholic Church , Anglican Communion , most mainline Protestant churches ( such as the Lutheran , Mennonite , Methodist , Moravian and Reformed ) and some evangelical Protestant churches ( such as the Baptist and Pentecostal ) . Notably , the Roman Catholic Church is not a member , although it sends accredited observers to meetings . The WCC arose out of the ecumenical movement and has as its basis the following statement : </P>
when was the world council of churches formed
when was the world council of churches formed
1948
1948