For our final member church news post of 2020, we are presenting ways in which members are celebrating Advent and Christmas during this pandemic time. May you have a blessed, joyful, healthy, and safe Christmas Season! The churches in… Read More

An early morning fire in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood has destroyed the 128-year-old sanctuary of Middle Collegiate Church, one of the oldest congregations in the city, and dually affiliated with both the Reformed Church in America and United… Read More

Karina Arntzen is the first laywoman to hold the vice-presidency of the Iglesia Evangélica del Río de la Plata. Three denominations in the Netherlands may now officially share pastors between each other. Hong Kong Council of the Church… Read More

CANAAC member churches have provided a wide variety of resources for Advent online. These offerings include Advent devotions, many of which can be subscribed to and received via email. The Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa is observing… Read More

In a virtual international solidarity forum on Tuesday, the United Church of Christ in the Philippines asked its ecumenical partners around the world to enjoin, pray, and call for an independent international commission to investigate human rights violations… Read More

In a historic first, the University of South Africa (Unisa) has appointed a woman as its principal and vice-chancellor. Puleng LenkaBula will take up the post in the new year. Plans are under way to begin the ninth… Read More

At its synod this week, the Evangelical Reformed Church Switzerland elected Rita Famos as president—the first woman in this office in the church’s hundred-year history. What would be the great challenge for the Church today? Its reform or… Read More

Then and now: Living in a time of pandemic: Swiss Reformer Ulrich Zwingli can help the church discern how to meet the challenges of COVID-19. The gift of being a minority: Interview with pastor Peter Ciaccio talking about… Read More

As a small East African state landlocked in the Great Lakes region, Rwanda is one of the continent’s best performers in terms of economic growth. The Protestant Church in Rwanda plays a central social and educational role. West… Read More

A Global Ecumenical Online Prayer Service closed this year’s Season of Creation and included the participation of WCRC President Najla Kassab. The Theological Seminary in Matanzas, Cuba, is celebrating its 74th anniversary. Joy Evelyn Abdul-Mohan, moderator of the… Read More