The moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Bishop of the Bavarian Lutheran Church Dr. Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, commented on current world issues in his opening remarks to the June meeting of the WCC Executive Committee.

The Presidium of the Ecumenical Council of Churches in the Czech Republic (ECC) expressed solidarity with the Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Societies in its statement of June 17, 2026. It calls, among other things, for increased pressure on the Russian Federation to end its aggression against Ukraine.

The Evangelical Faculty of Theology at Charles University has a new dean. Petr Gallus was inaugurated by Charles University Rector Jiří Zima on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in the Karolina Patriotic Hall.

This year's 4th session of the 36th Synod of the Czech Brethren took place from 21 to 23 May at the Svoboda Cultural Centre in Cheb, West Bohemia. The church has a code of ethics and a new chaplain position, and the synod concluded by commenting on Czech-German relations.

At its meeting, the Synod of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren adopted the following statement.

The Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren (ECCB) is building a school building in Holešovice, Prague, where a new school entity consisting of two previously independently operating schools of the Evangelical Academy should operate from 2027. In mid-May 2026, the synodal council appointed the principal of the future school.

On Sunday, May 10, 2026, a traditional memorial service was held at the Lety u Písku memorial site to commemorate the victims of the Roma Holocaust. The spiritual address was given by the synodal senior of the Evangelical Church, Pavel Pokorný.

The Easter message of Synodal Senior Pavel Pokorný reflects on the parallels between the Easter story and our everyday lives. We cordially invite you to listen.

The Presidium of the Ecumenical Council of Churches in the Czech Republic (ERC) has issued a statement in connection with the recent attacks on the Teplice mosque.