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

WCRC calls for prayers for peace in Palestine

Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy. —Proverbs 31:9 The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) calls on its members and the broader ecumenical movement to pray and work towards peace in… Read More

Churches respond to earthquake, call for prayer and support

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea; though its waters roar and foam,… Read More

WCRC calls for prayer and support for Afghanistan

The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) calls its member churches to prayer for the people of Afghanistan. Since the withdrawal of NATO-led forces from Afghanistan, armed conflict between the Afghan government and the Taliban has resulted in… Read More

Call to observe day for elimination of sexual violence in conflict

The World Communion of Reformed Churches joins the South Sudan Council of Churches in inviting churches to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, observed globally on 19 June. The council published a… Read More

WCRC calls for prayers, mourning for victims of residential schools

The World Communion of Reformed Churches joins with sisters and brothers in Canada in mourning all those children who suffered and died at residential schools across Canada. According to The Guardian, “Between 1867 and 1996, the Canadian state… Read More

WCRC calls for peace with justice in Jerusalem

The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) strongly condemns the attacks by the Israeli security forces on those worshipping at the al-Aqsa Mosque. These actions during the time of Ramadan, at the third most holy site of the… Read More

WCRC calls for prayer and support of Colombian people

The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), along with partners, is calling for prayer and support for protestors in Colombia. Protests, which began at the end of April, continue across Colombia, despite dozens of people killed and hundreds… Read More

WCRC calls for prayer and support for UCCP

The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) calls on its members and partners to support the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) through prayer and action as it faces increasing harassment and repression from the Filipino… Read More

WCRC calls on members to help save Sheikh Jarrah

The World Communion of Churches (WCRC) calls its membership and the wider ecumenical movement into prayer and action for the impending evictions in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem. This latest threat of evictions is part of… Read More