Theology of Advocacy Consultation
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) held a consultation on the theology of advocacy, gathering church leaders and theologians to explore the role that WCRC churches and ecumenical partners have played in advocacy and in addressing the root causes of global injustices. The consultation was held in Hannover from Nov. 30 to Dec. 1, […]
GRAPE Calls for Universal Basic Income to Ensure Fair Access to Social Relief in South
The Global Reformed Advocacy Platform for Engagement (GRAPE) in South Africa, advocating for a Universal Basic Income Guarantee (UBIG), has gained the full endorsement of South African churches. The advocacy campaign in South Africa aims to provide essential income support to adults aged 18-59 as a vital response to the severe poverty, unemployment, and inequality […]
Historic launch of the South African GRAPE platform in Cape Town
“As it is widely known that South Africa is the country with the widest gap between the rich and the poor it is time that a Basic Income Grant is introduced in South Africa so that we try to narrow the gap between the poor and the rich.” These are the words of Professor Leepo […]
GRAPE campaigns advance advocacy into action
Two “generations” of GRAPE activists gathered the first week of May in Windhoek, Namibia, to sharpen and deepen the advocacy campaigns in Kenya and South Africa, strengthening them for active implementation. The GRAPE—Global Reformed Advocacy Platforms for Engagement—program was established by the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) to address the enormity and complexity of […]
Next round of GRAPE applicants invited
The Global Reformed Platforms for Engagement (GRAPE) programme is looking for its next round of participants from Kenya and South Africa. The magnitude and intricacy of the inequitable economic system, coupled with the escalating climate breakdown, necessitate a paradigm shift. The GRAPE initiative endeavors to tackle the root causes of these challenges, leveraging the distinctive […]
GRAPE pilot project launched in Africa
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) launched its new Global Reformed Advocacy Platforms for Engagement (GRAPE) project in July with African church leaders. The GRAPE project promotes, supports, and accompanies the advocacy work of WCRC member churches, amplifying the voices of local people in the struggles in which they engage and connecting them to […]
WCRC seeks new executive for mission and advocacy
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) invites applications for the new position of Executive Secretary for Mission and Advocacy. Advocacy in the WCRC responds to the call “to stand where God stands.” This fundamental commitment shapes the understanding of its advocacy work, emphasizing the agency of the destitute, the poor, the exploited, the wronged, […]
