WCRC mourns passing of Rev. Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon

The World Communion of Reformed Churches mourns the passing away on 8 August of Rev. Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon, who was active in the justice work of the WCRC. Born on 3 January 1950 she was the first… Read More

Prayers For Indonesia: Powerful 7.0 Earthquake shook Lombok Island

The WCRC calls on its member churches to pray for Indonesia and those affected by the earthquake that shook Lombok Island . At least 91 people have been reported dead and more than 200 people injured. A further… Read More

Let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding

The WCRC calls on all its member churches to remember Sunday the 12thof August 2018 as a day of prayer for the peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula. The 15th of August is celebrated as liberation day in Korea,… Read More

WCRC calls for a nuclear free world as Hiroshima Marks 73rd Anniversary of atomic bombing

God will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train… Read More

A call to radical hospitality

“You are to have the same law for the foreigner and the native-born. I am the LORD your God.” (Leviticus 24:22). The WCRC calls all its member churches into a radical hospitality, to pray for and to advocacy… Read More

Visit to DMZ recalls conflicts but looks to peace

Whether due to fanaticism, the sheer desire of power or material wealth, the reasons for conflicts have been the same for thousands of years. According to the Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research in its “Conflict Barometer 2013,”… Read More

WCRC calls for solidarity and protection of Colombian peacemakers

On Saturday, July 14, 2018, an illegal armed group, “Águilas Negras”, issued death threats towards a group of social leaders, human rights defenders, organizations and journalists. Among those named was JUSTAPAZ, a Christian Mennonite association that partners with… Read More

Colombia: Peace with social justice

Please join our sisters and brothers working for a lasting and just peace in Colombia: “Peace with social justice”—this is the premise on which the Colombian government and the insurgency of the FARC-EP embarked on their negotiations over… Read More

From the General Secretary: Pursue Peace

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, “Turn away from evil and do good: seek peace and pursue it.” —Psalm 34:14 The Presbyterian Church of Colombia made its voice heard in the midst of a bitter and divisive presidential… Read More

WCRC reaffirms rights of migrants

“When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you… Read More