Journey to gender justice continues
The commitment of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) to gender justice was the topic at the 11th assembly.
Gender Justice Policy launched at webinar
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) launched its new Gender Justice Policy at a webinar which focused on “Why the church needs intersectional feminism.” “This is a special time as we gather to celebrate the launching of the Gender Justice Policy as an empowering document and guiding map on our journey towards lived justice […]
WCRC joins in support of gender equality
In 1995, 189 countries adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, an ambitious roadmap for gender equality. In the last 26 years, religious actors have been working from the local to the global level to transform gender norms, implement programmes, reform unjust laws, and promote gender justice. The Generation Equality Forum—a global gathering for […]
Call to observe day for elimination of sexual violence in conflict
The World Communion of Reformed Churches joins the South Sudan Council of Churches in inviting churches to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, observed globally on 19 June. The council published a series of messages available for use in worship services over the weekend. “Acts such as rape, sexual […]
Choose to challenge the patriarchy
The call for this year’s International Women’s Day is “Choose to Challenge” — #ChooseToChallenge. Its emphasis is twofold, firstly to choose to call out gender discrimination and inequality and secondly to choose to seek out and celebrate women’s achievements. The issue of gender discrimination is something that haunts our communities, our churches, and our church-based […]
Third Transformative Masculinities webinar calls for repentance
The COVID-19 pandemic can become a “kairos” moment of opportunity for men to repent of the sin of patriarchy and create positive partnerships that empower women and men. Churches should be in the front line of this process, drawing on Scripture and other faith resources to advance gender equality. That was the theme of a […]
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 […]
Communion engages in 16 Days of Activism
Every year the United Nations dedicates 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, which ends with the commemoration of Human Rights Day on 10 December. The theme for this year is “Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!” The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) is among the many organizations which supports equality between women […]
Gender, leadership and power focus of consultation
Gender, leadership and power was the focus of the first in a series of regional consultations, held in northeast India in early December. This consultation “is an invitation to churches to re-visit our understanding and our practice of leadership and power in the context of giving justice to all genders within the church community as […]
International Women’s Day is a strong call to #PressforProgress
For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. – Galatians 3:27-28 (ESV) The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) encourages strong participation to […]