Worship Resource: The Canaanite

The gospel passage for 16 August 2020 from the Revised Common Lectionary—Matthew 15:21-28—was the Scriptural basis for a Bible study by Elsa Tamez at the 2017 General Council. In the introduction to her unique Bible study, titled The… Read More

26th General Council Bible Study Series: The richness and depth of the biblical designation “living God”.

The summarized text of the opening Bible study session, where Rev. Dr. Hyun Ju Bae of the Presbyterian Church of Korea shared with the participants on the theme of “Living God, we repent our idolatry; lead us to justice… Read More

Worship

Accra Confession Accra Confession Song Book Reformation Sunday The WCRC has invited its members to use a common order of worship and/or watch an online worship service to mark Reformation Day on 31 October 2021. More information and… Read More

Member Church News: Celebrations, Visits, Reparations

The United Church of Canada provides resources for congregations to celebrate the Indigenous Day of Prayer (18 June 2023), including two new worship resources: “The Sacred Drum: Celebrating Indigenous Spirituality and Strength,” and “The Possibility of New Beginnings.”… Read More

Member Church News: Confronting injustices

On Saturday, 26 June, AIPRAL’s next MIRADAS virtual meeting will focus on the challenge of gender violence in Latin America. United Church of Christ leaders are reaching out to colleagues at The United Church of Canada in prayer… Read More

Member Church News: Advocating, Praying, Singing

This year marked the 200th anniversary of the first Protestant cemetery in Argentina, which consisted of what is now the German Cemetery and the British Cemetery in the Chacarita neighborhood of the city of Buenos Aires. The Uniting… Read More

Member Church News: Justice Actions, Global Sermons

A door-to-door collection campaign by Kerk in Actie (Church in Action) in December raised more than a half million euros. The Netherlands-wide collection was organized because Kerk in Actie, the diaconal organization of the Protestant Church in the… Read More

Member Church News: Commemorations, Young Leaders, Ecumenists

Each Thursday our blog features news from our member churches around the world. A festive Reformed-Catholic worship service commemorated the 500th anniversary of the start of the Zurich Reformation. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Korean missionary… Read More

Member Church News: Mission, Service, Faith

In Taiwan, the cultures and languages of indigenous people are disappearing and little is known about these real and original inhabitants of Taiwan. Through CWM’s Hearing God’s Cry Programme, the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan has published Taiwan Indigenous… Read More

Member Church News: Nuclear Disarmament, Displacement, Peacemaking

Church leaders from the Pacific region have explored themes of displacement and captivity at the 11th General Assembly of the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC).Over seven days from 26 October to 1 November representatives of the PCC’s 34… Read More