The call out of Egypt: Rachel Muers reports from the World Council of Churches Conference on Faith and Order

‘What would it mean, and what would it take, for Christians to live their unity?’

by Rachel Muers 12th December 2025

In October I attended the World Council of Churches’ Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order, in Wadi el Natrun, Egypt. I went in my capacity as a member of the Faith and Order Commission, to which I was nominated by Friends World Committee for Consultation. The conference, which was timed to coincide with the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, took the theme ‘Where Now for Visible Unity?’ It brought together about 400 Christians from all over the world. I was one of three Quaker participants.