Discernment process relies on group consensus to discover God’s will

by Amy Eckert Over the course of the week and a half that the General Council has gathered in Leipzig, attendees have had many opportunities to hear of discernment. But what is discernment precisely? How does the process… Read More

WCRC calls for just peace in Nagorno-Karabakh

The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) supports the call by the World Council of Churches and Conference of European Churches to immediately lift the blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh and further urges the parties involved to seek a just… Read More

Member Church News: Concensus, Solidarity, Advocacy

It is a cry that echoes that of Jeremiah 31:15, “A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping; Rachel, weeping for her children.” This was the plaintive question asked by one of the Presbyterian Church of… Read More

Member Church News: Celebrating, Thanking, Walking

After a one-year delay, the 175th Anniversary celebrations and events of the Armenian Evangelical Church are scheduled to take place in Yerevan, Stepanavan and Hankavan, Armenia, in the week of 1-7 July. Representatives, pastors, lay leaders and young… Read More

Member Church News: Meetings, Anniversaries, Appointments

The Uniting Church in Australia is celebrating its 45th anniversary next week, and as part of the celebrations they’ve released a video which includes President Sharon Hollis sharing what she is thankful for about the Uniting Church and… Read More

Executive Committee 2022

Stand firm, giving yourselves fully to the work of the Lord. (1 Corinthians 15:58) 17-20 May: The meeting will begin each day at 13:00 (Central European Summer Time) through Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82554859850?pwd=d21iQUxzeW8wbjF1ZGsza3FyUmI2QT09. All documents below are PDFs. If you… Read More

Collegial leadership begins guiding Communion

The “Collegial General Secretariat,” composed of the three executive secretaries of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), officially began its leadership responsibilities on 1 September. The three executives—Hanns Lessing (Evangelical Church of Westphalia), Philip Vinod Peacock (Church… Read More

Executive Committee approves interim plan, leadership model

A “collegial general secretariat” will lead the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) during a year-long interim period, beginning 1 September. The WCRC Executive Committee approved an interim plan that mandates the three executive secretaries take on the… Read More

Executive Committee 2021

Extraordinary Virtual Meeting: 29 November – 1 December The meeting will begin each day at noon (Central European Time) through this Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/95239105830?pwd=azB1bjlsMTY0aDlKcUg3TFYwTEc3dz09 (Meeting ID: 952 3910 5830, Passcode: 055713. All documents below are PDFs. If you… Read More

WCRC calls for a just plan for peace

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May those who love you be secure. —Psalms 122:6 The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) strongly rejects the Middle East Peace Proposal that has been presented by the Trump Administration and… Read More