Prayers and support requested for hurricane relief
As Hurricane Maria tears through the Caribbean, the WCRC Reformed Partnership Fund is dispatching emergency relief money to the Presbyterian Reformed Church in Cuba to assist in their recovery after Hurricane Irma. The church has reported extensive damage to its Presbyteries in Havana and Matanzas, including the following: In the city of Matanzas, where our […]
Cuban farm becomes mission centre
The “Jardin del Eden,” a farm outside of Matanzas, Cuba, was inspired by the biblical image of Genesis 2 that depicts humans as both part of creation and to whom God gave stewardship. And it is through God’s grace and a lot of human work over the last decade that the Demari Project, which includes […]
A Call to Prayer and Support: Orlando
O that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears, so that I might weep day and night for the slain of my poor people! —Jeremiah 9:1 (NRSV) As a Communion we are called to be supportive of each other in prayer and action, especially in times of crisis. […]
Communion pledges solidarity with Cuban churches
The WCRC’s 2016 Executive Committee meeting ended today, 13 May, with a flurry of activity focused on its host nation, Cuba. These activities included crafting a “Statement from Cuba,” a visit and interaction with Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel and a presentation from the FARC delegation currently in peace negotiations with the Colombian government in Havana. […]
North Americans welcome refugees, immigrants
The flow of refugees to Europe may have been curtailed in the past month, but it never even started to North America. This has frustrated many in the United States and Canada who have witnessed the crisis from a distance. At the same time, immigration, especially to the United States, has become a contentious political […]
Accra+10 consultation in the Americas calls for action
The second bi-regional consultation focused through the Accra Confession took place in Cuba in January. Participants from the Latin America Alliance of Presbyterian and Reformed Churches (AIPRAL) and the Caribbean and North American Area Council (CANAAC) came together under the theme “Gender Reading of the Signs of Times.” “Our common geographical area of the Americas […]
United churches in North America deepen bonds
The United Church of Canada and the United Church of Christ (USA), two members of the World Communion of Reformed Churches, have agreed to enter into “full communion” with each other. “It’s a commitment to being intentional around what are the things that we can do together in mission and ministry, and how that can […]
Group finds exploitation rife on US-Mexico border
Personal stories of migrants and those working to minister to them on the Mexico-Texas border gave members of the World Communion of Reformed Churches’ working group on human trafficking a vivid understanding of the issues faced on all sides. Deeply moved by the shared experiences, Yueh-Wen Lu, WCRC vice president and co-moderator of the executive committee’s […]
Prayer and action needed in the Dominican Republic
Hundreds of thousands of Haitian immigrants and Dominicans of Haitian descent are facing the risk of deportation after a deadline for naturalization came on Wednesday. Reuters reports a new immigration law passed by the Dominican Republic reserves the right to deport any Haitian immigrants without proper documentation starting 48 hours after the deadline. The Dominican […]
Racial justice urgently needed in wake of Charleston tragedy
The attack against worshipers at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, earlier this week has again exposed the seemingly rampant racism and violence plaguing the United States. The World Communion of Reformed Churches joins its voice to those of its many members calling for prayer and action in the wake of […]
