Called to an Exciting Ministry
By Setri Nyomi, former general secretary As Reformed Christians, we understand that God calls and sends into mission. The question is which kind of mission and ministry would we be willing to engage in when God calls us into it. Some people may choose a mission in which there is much stability—very familiar territory, no […]
WCRC mourns loss of Brazilian leader
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) along with the United Presbyterian Church of Brazil (IPU) and the worldwide ecumenical movement mourn the passing of Zwinglio Mota Dias. Mota Dias died on 19 November at the age of 80. He had been a member of the IPU since 1983 when the Presbytery Cidade do Rio […]
Karl Barth’s life and work to be commemorated
The life and work of Swiss theologian Karl Barth will be remembered in a new traveling exhibition and a series of events beginning in December. The theme of the year-long commemoration is “Gott Trifft Mensch” or “God Meets Man.” “Karl Barth is the greatest theologian of the 20th century, and his work is very relevant […]
Global Protestant gathering commemorates Czech reformer Jan Hus
By Stephen Brown With prayers, hymns and readings, the Czech reformer Jan Hus has been commemorated at a global assembly of Reformed churches on the anniversary of his being burned at the stake as a heretic on 6 July 1415. Born in Bohemia about 1369, Hus worked for the reform of the church, was then […]
World Exhibition brings Reformation to life in Wittenberg
When General Council members departed from the ecumenical service at Wittenberg’s Town Church on July 6, they discovered a city peppered with 90 Reformation-themed attractions, the World Reformation Exhibition. During this 500th anniversary year of Martin Luther’s Reformation, the city of Wittenberg celebrates their famous son with sites religious and playful, historical and artistic. A […]
Tribute to the Very Rev. Dr. John Gatu
The World Communion of Reformed Churches received the news of the death of the Very Rev. Dr. John Gatu with a sense of sadness. He was a leader whose tremendous contribution to the Reformed family worldwide and the ecumenical movement in general are remarkable. In 1964, at the 19th General Council of the then Alliance […]