The role and importance of the Church in the worldwide community Typeit

There are generally different meanings of the phrase 'worldwide Church' – it can either refer to an individual in diaspora across the globe (e.g. the Catholic Church), or it can refer to all globally regardless of . This can often involve interaction between different branches of the Christian faith, as it can be viewed as an ideal aim for all branches to work together worldwide. Bridging the gap between denominations and working together is known as . One example of an organisation which promotes this is the World Council of . Many churches are a part of this organisation, and while the Church is not, it interacts and cooperates with this body. The aim of this organisation is to get all Christians to work towards a better world, and to be unified in the love of . The global aims of the Church in the sense of the community of believers are rooted in the teachings of the Bible. These include achieving where there is conflict, as the Bible commands Christians to be , as Jesus stated that such people are blessed in the Beatitudes. The worldwide Church is also interested in fighting social such as racism and breaching of human rights, and caring for the as they can often be unfairly victimised due to their economic status.