First sharing circle focuses on Africa and women
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC)’s “COVID & Beyond” discernment process continues with its first “sharing circle” on Wednesday, 10 February, at 15:00 (CET). The idea of the sharing circle is to express areas of particular urgency in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the injustices it exposes and to generate ideas how […]
Churches express solidarity with people of Zimbabwe
In response to the situation in Zimbabwe, the World Communion of Reformed Churches, World Council of Churches, Lutheran World Federation, and World Methodist Council issued a pastoral letter to the people and churches in Zimbabwe. The letter was written in response to the laments of sisters and brothers in Zimbabwe and expressed “a deep concern […]
Accra Confession focuses justice work in Africa
The Accra Confession was the focus of a capacity building consultation that gathered over three dozen church leaders from across Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, in early November. The Accra Confession, adopted by the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and reaffirmed at the World Communion of Reformed Churches Uniting General Council, is based on the theological […]
WCRC mourns death of prophetic theologian
The World Communion of Reformed Churches mourns the passing away of Vuyani Vellem on 4 December in his home country of South Africa after a struggle with cancer. Vellem, a professor at Pretoria University, was a specialist in liberation theology, focusing his research on themes such as Christianity and democracy and Christianity and economics as […]
Reformed Church of East Africa approves ordination of women
After years of discussion the Reformed Church of East Africa’s (RCEA) General Synod approved the ordination of women at its synod in November. The current RCEA moderator, Musa Kipkorir Kapkong Maina, expressed his joy and thanked the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) for being a beacon of light. “In this area, WCRC has walked […]
WCRC engages with churches in South Sudan
Chris Ferguson, general secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches, witnessed first hand how the church is alive and active in the midst of turbulence and crisis during a recent trip to South Sudan. The trip, coordinated by Debbie Braaksma, coordinator of the Africa Office for the Presbyterian Church (USA), included visits to an […]
Gender justice focus of first Accra+10 consultation
The first in a series of bi-regional consultations focused through the Accra Confession took place in Ghana in November. Participants from the Africa Communion of Reformed Churches (ACRC) and Northeast Asia Area Council (NEAAC) came together under the theme “Gender Reading of the Signs of Times.” The general objective of the consultation was to reflect […]
Call for prayer against xenophobia in South Africa
A wave of xenophobic violence has hit South Africa, leaving several dead and thousands homeless. Malawi is planning to repatriate its citizens while “Zimbabwe has also condemned the attacks, blamed on locals who accuse foreigners of taking their jobs,” according to the BBC. In a letter to its ministers and congregations, the Uniting Presbyterian Church in […]
Prayers for Kenya
Sisters and brothers, We join with our member churches, our ecumenical partners and all people of faith to condemn the attacks in Kenya on 2 April 2015. We ask for prayers for our sisters and brothers in Kenya, especially those who are grieving the loss of loved ones. Churches all over the world celebrated Easter, […]
Accra Confession consultation re-energizes region
The African consultation on the 10th anniversary of the Accra Confession not only renewed strong interest in the confession, it re-energized the activities of the Communion in Africa. Organized in partnership by the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) and the African Communion of Reformed Churches (ACRC), the consultation brought together more than two dozen […]