The Faith and Order Commission is an assembly group within the World Council of Churches founded in 1948 which has made numerous and significant contributions to the ecumenical movement.The commission has been successful in working toward consensus on Baptism, Eucharist, and Ministry, on the date of Easter, on the nature and purpose of the church (ecclesiology), and on ecumenical hermeneutics.[3] Faith and Order collaborates with Justice, Peace and Creation to answer the questions: Material for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is prepared annually in collaboration with the Roman Catholic Church.[4] Other work of the Commission includes facilitating the coordination of results from international bilateral dialogues (the Bilateral Forum), and movements towards local church unions.Its publications are issued in a series of Faith and Order Papers beginning with no.
1982 Faith and Order Commission meeting in
Lima
,
Peru
