number 3, december 7, 1998
E-NEWSPAPER OF THE 8TH ASSEMBLY OF
THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES - HARARE ZIMBABWE

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WCC has eight new members, and one deferred

The assembly has accepted eight new member churches into the WCC but deferred a ninth application while discussions are held with its leadership about the church’s policy on polygamy among its own members, including clergy.

The eight churches which were admitted to membership were:

The assembly also received the Samoa Council of Churches and the Council of Protestant Churches of Equatorial Guinea as associate councils, and recognised five organisations as international ecumenical organisations in working relationship with the WCC.

These were the World YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association), the United Bible Societies, the Frontier Internship in Mission, the Ecumenical Coalition on Third World Tourism, and the Associations of Christian Colleges and Universities: International Ecumenical Forum.

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