Interns excited about General Council
Each year the staff of the World Communion of Reformed Churches welcomes one or two new young adults as interns to its offices in Hannover, Germany. Interns have come from Indonesia and South Africa, South Korea and Taiwan, the United States and elsewhere. With a commitment to ecumenism, they seek connections, experiences and opportunities. This […]
Council to act on proposed amendments to constitution
Among the items of business to be addressed at this summer’s General Council, delegates will vote on proposed amendments to the World Communion of Reformed Churches Constitution and Bylaws. The proposed amendments were approved by the WCRC Executive Committee at its meeting in May 2016 and sent to WCRC member churches for review in December. […]
Booklet delves into General Council theme
The World Communion of Reformed Churches’s next General Council, bringing together hundreds of delegates to discern God’s will through Scripture to set the WCRC’s direction and elect new leadership, will be held in Leipzig, Germany, 29 June to 7 July 2017. The Council’s theme—Living God, renew and transform us—not only reflects the WCRC’s heritage but […]
Youth invited to special gathering
Making new friends from around the world, deepening a relationship with Christ and engaging in critical issues is only a taste of what’s planned for the Youth Gathering in the week before the 2017 General Council. “This event is for young Christians from all around the world to share their unique context, embrace the diversity […]
Strategic foci proposed leading to council
Chris Ferguson, the general secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), pointed the organization toward a strategically busy year leading to the 2017 General Council in his report to the executive committee. “We are, despite considerable challenges, moving forward with renewed vigour on many fronts,” Ferguson said. “The council’s theme of renewal and […]
Worship central to successful council
Regardless of geographic origin or experiences on general councils, the members of the 2017 General Council’s worship committee all agree: worship is the foundation on which everything else is built. “Coming together for a council on the one hand is discussing all kinds of things and taking positions, but it is actually a gathering of […]
General Council 2017: Working toward introducing the theme
In 2017 the World Communion of Reformed Churches will hold its general council in Leipzig, Germany, under the the theme: Living God, Renew and Transform Us. For the past two days, theologians (pictured above) have met with WCRC staff to discuss ways in which to introduce this theme to the Communion. As part of this […]
Contract for 2017 General Council signed between the WCRC and Leipzig Fairgrounds
The contract for the venue of the 2017 General Council was officially signed by Chris Ferguson, WCRC general secretary, and Markus Geisenberger, the Leipzig conference centre’s CEO, in the presence of the mayor of the city of Leipzig, Burkhard Jung, and representatives of the regional church of Saxony and local congregations during a ceremony at […]
Alemania elegida como sede de la próxima Asamblea General
La Comunión Mundial de Iglesias Reformadas (CMIR) volverá a la cuna de la Reforma del siglo dieciséis con el fin de mostrar la importancia de este evento histórico para cristianos de todo el mundo. Esta semana, el Comité Ejecutivo de la CMIR eligió la ciudad alemana de Erfurt como sede de la vigésima sexta Asamblea […]
Germany selected for next general council
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) is returning to the birthplace of the 16th-century Reformation to demonstrate that this now belongs to Christians around the world. The WCRC executive committee this week decided to hold the 26th general council in Erfurt, Germany, in 2017. The WCRC meets in general council every seven years. This […]