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

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

Advocacy campaigns take shape in Africa

The WCRC’s GRAPE project took another significant step forward during the first face-to-face meeting of advocacy teams in Windhoek, Namibia, in March. GRAPE—the Global Reformed Advocacy Platforms for Engagement—is a project that seeks to address the enormity and… Read More

Consultation on food crisis unfolds deep theological meanings

The World Council of Churches (WCC) cohosted an online consultation on 12 April to address the pressing issue of the converging food and debt crises. The event invited churches, ecumenical partners including the World Communion of Reformed Churches… Read More