World Communion of Reformed Churches
Prayer Requests
Please join us in responding to the needs of our sisters and brothers through prayer and action. Each prayer request brings new challenges and considerations to the WCRC and the Christian world. Each post links to more info on each specific request.
WCRC: Stop violence in Syria
Your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to live in. -Isaiah 58:12 “We call for violence to… Read More
Urgent call continues for peace in Syria
Your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to live in. -Isaiah 58:12 “We call for violence to… Read More
WCRC joins in call for prayer and fasting for South Sudan
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) and its members have been working for justice, peace and reconciliation in Sudan and South Sudan for decades. The call by Pope Francis for a day of prayer and fasting on… Read More
WCRC calls for renewed peace efforts in Colombia
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) joins with our sisters and brothers in DiPaz Colombia (Diálogo Intereclesial por la Paz (Ecumenical Dialogue for Peace)) in calling for a renewed commitment to the peace process in Colombia, along… Read More
A Call to Prayer and Support for Taiwan
The heavens are yours [O Lord], the earth also is yours; the world and all that is in it—you have founded them. —Psalm 89:11 A 6.4-magnitude earthquake, one of the strongest in recent years, struck off the coast… Read More
Statement on murder of Hernán Bedoya
The wicked watch for the righteous, and seek to kill them. The Lord will not abandon them to their power, or let them be condemned when they are brought to trial. Wait for the Lord, and keep to… Read More
WCRC: Peace, not provocation, for Jerusalem
As Jesus came near and saw the city [Jerusalem], he wept over it, saying, “If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.” –Luke… Read More
A Prayer for Kenya
Anticipating a difficult presidential election season in Kenya, the 2017 General Council of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) passed the following action: [The General Council] appeals to all churches and ecumenical bodies to take the important… Read More
Prayer and pastoral care called for in Cameroon
The WCRC calls on its members to join sisters and brothers in Cameroon for a day of mourning, prayer and support on Sunday, 22 October. A long-running crisis in Cameroon between anglophone and francophone regions sparked the killing… Read More
Prayers and support requested for hurricane relief
As Hurricane Maria tears through the Caribbean, the WCRC Reformed Partnership Fund is dispatching emergency relief money to the Presbyterian Reformed Church in Cuba to assist in their recovery after Hurricane Irma. The church has reported extensive damage… Read More