Gender justice bolstered with new staff member

The commitment of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) to gender equality within churches has been significantly strengthened by the addition of a new program coordinator for gender justice. “It is crucial to have women assume leadership… Read More

Intern looking for local impact

An “understated revolutionist” has joined the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) as an intern for the next year. Sharon Thiong’o, a member of Presbyterian Church of East Africa, sees the ecumenical movement as an important way to… Read More

Decade for Climate Justice launches with call to seek a just eco-spirituality

A call to listen to the marginalized, including all of God’s creation, was at the center of a webinar launching the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) Decade for Climate Justice. “We hold the economic crisis and ecological… Read More

Variety of resources for 2025 General Council coming

Participants to the 2025 General Council of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) will be both well-prepared and energized to engage in the gathering under the theme, “Persevere in Your Witness.” A recent meeting of fifteen theologians,… Read More

GRAPE campaigns come into focus

The two pilot projects of the Global Reformed Advocacy Platforms for Engagement (GRAPE) programme of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) took firmer shape at a meeting in South Africa. On Thursday, 25 May, at 8:30 a.m.,… Read More

Communion points to 2025 General Council

Both programmes leading to the 2025 General Council and plans for the Council itself were endorsed by the Executive Committee during its 2023 meeting. The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) General Council will convene in October 2025… 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