World Communion of Reformed Churches Statement: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence – 21 November 2025
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign running from Nov. 25(International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) to Dec. 10 (Human Rights Day). It is a period to raise awareness, demand action and mobilize communities to end all forms of gender-based violence. The campaign highlights the systemic […]
Global Christian Communions Urge G20 Leaders to Adopt Bold Financial and Climate Justice Reforms
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), together with the World Council of Churches, the Lutheran World Federation, the World Methodist Council, the Council for World Mission, and United Society Partners in the Gospel, have issued a strong appeal to G20 leaders to transform global financial and economic systems in ways that advance justice for people and the planet. Collectively representing […]
New Reformed World Issue Calls for Theological Engagement with Today’s Economies
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) has released a new and timely issue of Reformed World, its international theological journal, bringing urgent attention to one of the most pervasive forces shaping modern life: money. Titled “Theological Reflections on Money,” this issue gathers a rich tapestry of global voices—scholars, pastors, economists, and activists—who wrestle with […]
Global Church Leaders Explore Economy of Life at GEM School 2025
The World Communion of Reformed Churches launched the Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics, and Management for an Economy of Life, or GEM School 2025, on Monday, bringing together church leaders, theologians, and practitioners from across the globe to explore ways of advancing economic, social, and ecological justice. Running through Aug. 29 at the Kwanglim Seminar […]
Churches Call for Financial Transformation at Global Summit in Seville
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), along with global ecumenical partners, has released a joint message to the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), calling for urgent and structural transformation of the global financial system. The FfD process, coordinated by the United Nations, brings together governments, international financial institutions, civil society and […]
Two Decades On, Reformed Churches Recommit to Justice in New Accra +20 Publication
Twenty years after it first offered a bold and prophetic critique of global economic injustice, the Accra Confession remains a clarion call for churches seeking to live faithfully amid deepening climate crisis, inequality, and systemic violence. This week, the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) has released a new theological reflection titled “Accra +20 Consultation: […]
Walter Brueggemann: A Life Lived in Prophetic Imagination
“Imperial economics is designed to keep people satiated so that they do not notice. Its politics is intended to block out the cries of the denied ones. Its religion is to be an opiate so that no one discerns the misery alive in the heart of God.” — Walter Brueggemann The voice of Walter Brueggemann […]
Faith and Finance Intersect in Powerful Communique on Debt Justice
Churches call for urgent debt cancellation and structural reform rooted in biblical justice. The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), in partnership with the Council for World Mission (CWM), convened a pivotal Theological Consultation on Debt from 13–15 May 2025. Bringing together theologians, church leaders, economic justice advocates, and grassroots practitioners, the consultation culminated in […]
GEM School
The Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics and Management (GEM) for an Economy of Life aims to build economic literacy within churches by equipping participants with the tools and languages to effectively advocate for urgent transformations in the global financial and economic realm. Held annually as part of the NIFEA project the GEM School gathers current […]
Economic Justice
https://www.youtube.com/embed/FOqG6auAiXY?si=Xhel3KEAjUdMW45I We have heard that creation continues to groan, in bondage, waiting for its liberation. (Romans 8:22). We are challenged by the cries of the people who suffer and by the woundedness of creation itself. We see a dramatic convergence between the suffering of the people and the damage done to the rest of creation. […]
