August 18, 1983

Vancouver Assembly May Have Wide Impact

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Episcopal News Service

[While much of the work of...]
While much of the work of the World Council of Churches Sixth Assembly took place in smaller working groups, the plenary sessions brought the 840 delegates together for open debate, discussion and pre- sentation both at the beginning and toward the end of the July 24-Aug. 10 meeting at the University of British Columbia. Shown here at one such session, Presiding Bishop John M. Allin (middle row, clerical collar) and members of the Episcopal delegation follow the debate through headsets offering simultaneous translation.