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Lifeline · wcc-coe.org over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
On AboutUs since 2006 · 1 registrar change since Apr 5, 2012 · no registrant change on record since 2012 · last checked Nov 5, 2026.
Registration
No registration date on file yet. AboutUs reads it from RDAP when the site is checked.
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 21, 2006 – Nov 12, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described wcc-coe.org from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 12, 2013 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006“The World Council of Churches (WCC) is a fellowship of churches, now 348 in more than 120 countries in all continents from virtually all Christian traditions”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Registrar
Network Solutions, LLC (R63-LROR)Apr 5, 2012 – Jul 25, 2012Registrar Network Solutions, LLC (R63-LROR) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for wcc-coe.org, from Apr 5, 2012 to Jul 25, 2012.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)GANDI SAS
Registrant
Registrant recordsApr 5, 2012 – May 15, 2026Registration records for wcc-coe.org are held from Apr 5, 2012 to May 15, 2026 (103 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
No registrant changes recorded, 2012–2026
Zone file
Nameservers: wcc-coe.orgNameservers: wcc-coe.orgApr 5, 2012 – Dec 11, 2023Registration records listed wcc-coe.org nameservers (wccp.wcc-coe.org, wcct.wcc-coe.org, wccx.wcc-coe.org) for wcc-coe.org from Apr 5, 2012 to Dec 11, 2023.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)Nameservers: Cloudflare
Certificate
Google Trust ServicesApr 3, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026 (latest)Google Trust Services issued 4 certificates for wcc-coe.org from Apr 3, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 26, 2026. Seen in use on Nov 5, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Nov 5, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (11)
Jun 21, 2006 – Nov 12, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described wcc-coe.org from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 12, 2013 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “The World Council of Churches (WCC) is a fellowship of churches, now 348 in more than 120 countries in all continents from virtually all Christian traditions”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Apr 5, 2012 – Jul 25, 2012Registrar: Registrar Network Solutions, LLC (R63-LROR) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for wcc-coe.org, from Apr 5, 2012 to Jul 25, 2012.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Apr 5, 2012 – May 15, 2026Registrant: Registration records for wcc-coe.org are held from Apr 5, 2012 to May 15, 2026 (103 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Apr 5, 2012 – Dec 11, 2023Zone file: Registration records listed wcc-coe.org nameservers (wccp.wcc-coe.org, wcct.wcc-coe.org, wccx.wcc-coe.org) for wcc-coe.org from Apr 5, 2012 to Dec 11, 2023.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Current AboutUs record
Jun 19, 2026 – Aug 27, 2026 (latest)
Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 27, 2026.
Source: AboutUs checks
GANDI SAS
Mar 14, 2017 – Nov 5, 2026 (latest)
Registrar GANDI SAS (IANA 81) in the registration data recorded, first on Mar 14, 2017 and most recently on Nov 5, 2026.
Source: RDAP, fetched Jun 21, 2026
Nameservers: CloudflareFeb 21, 2024 – May 15, 2026Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (bruce.ns.cloudflare.com, fay.ns.cloudflare.com) for wcc-coe.org from Feb 21, 2024 to May 15, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to CloudflareFeb 21, 2024wcc-coe.org's nameservers moved from wcc-coe.org to Cloudflare at some point between Dec 11, 2023 and Feb 21, 2024. Last seen at wcc-coe.org: Dec 11, 2023 (registration record). First seen at Cloudflare: Feb 21, 2024 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 2 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Sectigo Limited
May 30, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026
Sectigo Limited issued 4 certificates for wcc-coe.org from May 30, 2026, the latest valid until Feb 3, 2027.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Mar 14, 2017 – Nov 5, 2026
Registrar: Registrar GANDI SAS (IANA 81) in the registration data recorded, first on Mar 14, 2017 and most recently on Nov 5, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Jun 21, 2026
Feb 21, 2024 – May 15, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (bruce.ns.cloudflare.com, fay.ns.cloudflare.com) for wcc-coe.org from Feb 21, 2024 to May 15, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Feb 21, 2024Zone file: wcc-coe.org's nameservers moved from wcc-coe.org to Cloudflare at some point between Dec 11, 2023 and Feb 21, 2024. Last seen at wcc-coe.org: Dec 11, 2023 (registration record). First seen at Cloudflare: Feb 21, 2024 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 2 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Apr 3, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services issued 4 certificates for wcc-coe.org from Apr 3, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 26, 2026. Seen in use on Nov 5, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Nov 5, 2026
May 30, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026Certificate: Sectigo Limited issued 4 certificates for wcc-coe.org from May 30, 2026, the latest valid until Feb 3, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jun 19, 2026 – Aug 27, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 27, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Registered 1993 · its address redirects to www.oikoumene.org, which answered over HTTPS
Wcc-coe.org Ecumenical movement,whose goal is Christian unity, Switzerland
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is a fellowship of churches, now 348 in more than 120 countries in all continents from virtually all Christian traditions
We withhold an authority number until independent evidence (global rank, link-graph presence) has accrued. The facts we do have about this site are shown below — we'd rather say “not enough signals yet” than invent a low score.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 73 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 73 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment
What wcc-coe.org said about itself, 2006
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is a fellowship of churches, now 348 in more than 120 countries in all continents from virtually all Christian traditions
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.