Executive declares decade for climate, sets Council for 2025
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) Executive Committee, meeting virtually 30 November through 1 December 2021, declared a “Decade for Climate Justice” and set plans for the next General Council to be held in 2025. Meeting in an extraordinary session to receive reports from two task groups established in May, the Executive also put […]
Search for next general secretary continues
Nominations and applications for general secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) are invited to be submitted by 15 January 2022. “Serving as the WCRC General Secretary is an opportunity to lead, to serve, to share, to inspire, and to connect members and ecumenical partners responding to God’s mission,” the General Secretary Search […]
Collegial leadership begins guiding Communion
The “Collegial General Secretariat,” composed of the three executive secretaries of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), officially began its leadership responsibilities on 1 September. The three executives—Hanns Lessing (Evangelical Church of Westphalia), Philip Vinod Peacock (Church of North India), and Phil Tanis (Reformed Church in America)—will share the constitutionally-mandated responsibilities of the general […]
From the President: New leadership during interim
Greetings in the name of Christ, In the midst of the critical times that the world is facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to live in hope as a Communion on our journey towards justice, as we move to an interim year led by a Collegial General Secretariat, after Chris Ferguson’s term as […]
Ferguson reflects on time as general secretary
Chris Ferguson is concluding his term as general secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) on 31 August. Below is an edited interview with him, reflecting on his seven-year tenure. Seven years ago you said, “Called to communion, committed to justice, the WCRC is dedicated to unity for the transformation of the world.” […]
WCRC mourns death of Allen Nafuki
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) joins with those around the world mourning the death of Allen Nafuki, chief executive officer/assembly clerk of the Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu (PCV) and a former member of the WCRC Executive Committee. “I always appreciated Allen’s firm support and faithful commitment to the WCRC,” said Chris Ferguson, WCRC […]
Virtual Executive Committee sets future course
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) Executive Committee, meeting for the first time in two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, approved an interim leadership plan, set task groups for sustainability and the next General Council, adopted a Gender Justice Policy, thanked outgoing General Secretary Chris Ferguson for his service, and produced a message […]
Executive Committee approves interim plan, leadership model
A “collegial general secretariat” will lead the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) during a year-long interim period, beginning 1 September. The WCRC Executive Committee approved an interim plan that mandates the three executive secretaries take on the functions and responsibilities of the general secretary, along with the president, Officers’ Committee, and Executive Committee members […]
President Kassab calls for renewed imagination
In her address to the Executive Committee, President Najla Kassab cited the Wittenberg Witness to call for a “renewed imagination” to build “a strong Communion, a prophetic one, an impactful presence in every place that hurts.” “A renewed imagination for transition” took into account several factors: the end of General Secretary Chris Ferguson’s term on […]
Executive Committee to consider next chapter
During its virtual meeting this week, the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) Executive Committee will make decisions to set the organization on course to its next General Council in 2024. Having not been able to gather last year due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year the Executive Committee will meet virtually […]
