World Council of Churches -
News Release
Contact: + 41 22 791 6153 +41 79 507 6363
media@wcc-coe.org
For immediate release:
25 January 2010
Media accreditation is open for Edinburgh 2010
Centenary Conference & Celebrations, 2–6 Jun 2010, Edinburgh, UK
[This media advisory is sent on behalf of the Edinburgh 2010 Centenary Conference]
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to
apply for press accreditation
for the Edinburgh 2010 Conference and Sunday Celebrations to be held in Edinburgh, UK, from 2–6 June 2010.
In Edinburgh, the World Church will come together to commemorate the Centenary of the 1910 World Missionary Conference, and to provide new perspectives on mission for the 21st century. The 1910 World Missionary Conference was a defining event for Christianity in the modern world, and led to the emergence of the modern ecumenical movement.
Approximately 250 mission leaders from across the globe will participate in the
Centenary Conference
, which takes place from
2-5 June
at Pollock Halls, Edinburgh. Delegates come from the Protestant, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Evangelical and Pentecostal churches.
Due to limited space we can only provide press passes for a small number of journalists. We apologise if we cannot meet all requests. (Interpretation of the main session into French and Spanish will be confirmed at a later stage.)
On
Sunday 6 June
, the 250 delegates will be joined by 800 local and international visitors for a 3 hour
celebratory worship
at the historic conference venue, the Assembly Hall, The Mound, Edinburgh. The Archbishop of York, Dr. John Sentamu, will lead the service along with representatives of the World Church.
A large number of press passes will be available for this event.
Please note that journalists are expected to pay for their own travel, accommodation and any other expenses.
An application for accreditation may be downloaded
here
(PDF format). Please complete and return this form to the Edinburgh 2010 team no later than 28 February, at:
121 George Street
Edinburgh EH2 4YN
United Kingdom
Fax: +44 131 226 6121
Email:
jadam@cofscotland.org.uk
A letter from us confirming your accreditation will include further details.
For more information on Edinburgh 2010 please go to our website at
www.edinburgh2010.org
.
Yours sincerely,
Jasmin Adam
Edinburgh 2010
Communications Officer
Additional information:
Juan Michel,+41 22 791 6153 +41 79 507 6363
media@wcc-coe.org
The World Council of Churches promotes Christian unity in faith, witness and service for a just and peaceful world. An ecumenical fellowship of churches founded in 1948, today the WCC brings together 349 Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican and other churches representing more than 560 million Christians in over 110 countries, and works cooperatively with the Roman Catholic Church. The WCC general secretary is Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, from the [Lutheran] Church of Norway. Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.
