One Body, One Spirit, One Hope

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026 focuses on the words from St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians: “There is one Body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling.” Echoing the theme of the LWF Thirteenth Assembly, this year’s reflections invite all Christians to “delve more deeply into our fellowship in Christ.”  

The prayers and reflections have been prepared by the Armenian Apostolic Church, in cooperation with the Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant and other Christian churches and religious movements in Armenia. Recognized as one of the world’s oldest Christian communities with roots going back to the Apostolic era, Armenia became the first nation to adopt Christianity as its state religion in 301 AD. Since then, the church has continued to shape the religious, cultural and linguistic tradition of the Armenian people. 

LWF encourages all its member churches to mark the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which is held in the northern hemisphere from 18 to 25 January and around Pentecost in many churches of the global south. The resources, available here in six languages, are jointly published by the World Council of Churches and the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity.