Webinar to launch Decade for Climate Justice

The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) is launching its Decade for Climate Justice on Monday, 5 June, with a webinar at 13:00 (CEST) focused on “Learning from the Earth: Witnessing to Climate Justice.” Register for the webinar… Read More

ZacTax Campaign Relaunched in Africa

“Tax justice is a matter of faith,” said Suzanne Matale. “By faith, [all] are entitled to abundant life. Ordinary people have a right to know and to participate in decision-making tables that effect our own God-given dignity.” Matale,… Read More

Kassab calls for renewed commitment

“As a communion, we have committed ourselves to covenant with all who face injustice,” said President Najla Kassab, addressing the first face-to-face Executive Committee meeting since 2019. Noting the meeting’s theme—“Covenanting in God’s Mission”—she said that it “speaks… Read More

Planning for 2025 General Council accelerates

Plans and preparations for the 2025 General Council took significant strides with a joint meeting in Chiang Mai, Thailand, between the General Council Planning Committee and General Council Worship Committee. The Church of Christ in Thailand (CCT) will… Read More

Communion calls for cessation of violence in Manipur

The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) calls for prayer for the Indigenous communities of Manipur, a state in northeastern India. Violence against Indigenous people, who are largely Christian, over the last two days has created an atmosphere… Read More

WCRC calls for peace in Sudan

Noting with grave concern the escalating situation in Sudan, the World Communion of Reformed Churches calls for an immediate cessation of the violence and implementation of a just process towards lasting peace. Acting General Secretary Hanns Lessing called… Read More

Advocacy campaigns take shape in Africa

The WCRC’s GRAPE project took another significant step forward during the first face-to-face meeting of advocacy teams in Windhoek, Namibia, in March. GRAPE—the Global Reformed Advocacy Platforms for Engagement—is a project that seeks to address the enormity and… Read More

Consultation on food crisis unfolds deep theological meanings

The World Council of Churches (WCC) cohosted an online consultation on 12 April to address the pressing issue of the converging food and debt crises. The event invited churches, ecumenical partners including the World Communion of Reformed Churches… Read More

Easter Message 2023: Thinking Outside the Tomb

As the world limps out of the COVID pandemic, the ravages of the pandemic have prised open already existing, deeply embedded injustices. Globally, we are acutely aware of the deep inequalities of class, gender, and race that divide… Read More

Christians pray for peace in a broken world

During a Global Peace Prayer on 22 March, Christians across the world drew together to pray for peace in a broken world, and to listen to voices from people suffering in Ukraine and other conflict-ridden areas. Hans Lessing,… Read More