Message of the Ecumenical Forum on Peace in Northeast Asia

Prior to the centenary celebrations of the Presbyterian Church in Korea (PCK) and the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (PROK) an ecumenical forum on peace in northeast Asia was held. It was attended by representatives of many WCRC member churches, as well as ecumenical partners. The forum presented a final message, with these […]

Ecumenical forum commits churches to peace in Northeast Asia

Prior to the centenary celebrations of the Presbyterian Church in Korea (PCK) and the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (PROK), both WCRC member churches, the pair jointly sponsored an ecumenical forum on peace in Northeast Asia. More than 120 representatives and leaders of WCRC member churches and ecumenical institutions from 20 different countries […]

Prayers for peace on the Korean peninsula

“They shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.” —Isaiah 2:4 25 August 2015: Update Our prayers have been answered! An agreement has been reached not only to defuse the recent tension between North and South […]

Prayers requested for detained pastor

The Reverend Hyeon Soo Lim, pastor of the Light Presbyterian Church (in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) last week reappeared in North Korea after being detained by authorities there earlier this year. He was shown on television reading a statement “confessing to crimes” he had committed. The Light Presbyterian Church is a part of the Korean Presbyterian […]

WCRC shares militarization concerns in NE Asia

The National Council of Churches in Korea has issued a statement of concern regarding a recent summit between the United States and Japan which would revise the “Guidelines for US-Japan Defense Cooperation.” We share the concern of our Christian sisters and brothers in both South and North Korea regarding the growing militarization of Japan. They […]

Churches must lead Korean peace initiatives says Reformed church leader

Churches need to be in the forefront of seeking peace in the Korean peninsula, says the General Secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC). “WCRC is very concerned about the increase in the war rhetoric and the resurfacing of threats of destructive nuclear weaponry,” Setri Nyomi says in a message delivered today in […]

Take the Peace Train to Busan, South Korea!

We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us. Proust …Travelling with intentionality…Not just the intention to get from A to B …but with an awareness that each mile has lessons to teach us. Dear friends, This letter invites you to […]