New Delhi General Assembly 1961

Third assembly, New Delhi 1961 Place: New Delhi, India Dates: 19 November to 5 December, 1961 Theme: Jesus Christ - the Light of the WorldMember churches: 197

"Best remembered for the incorporation of the International Missionary Council into the WCC, and the admission of 23 new member churches, including significant sectors of Eastern Orthodoxy and churches from newly independent nations, the Assembly focused on the theme "Jesus Christ - the Light of the World" with three sections on witness, service and unity."

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