WCRC calls for peace with justice in Jerusalem
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) strongly condemns the attacks by the Israeli security forces on those worshipping at the al-Aqsa Mosque. These actions during the time of Ramadan, at the third most holy site of the Islamic community, are a violation of the basic human rights of the people of Palestine. Further, the […]
Kassab: Protestant churches essential to Middle East
“Hope can endure if we keep God first.” Even in the midst of a terrible civil war, the Christian church in Syria is strong and committed to caring for people who have been affected by the conflict, said Najla Kassab, president of the World Communion of Reformed Churches, during the Stob Lecture wrapping up this […]
WCRC responds to situation in northeast Syria
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” —John 16:33 Rev. Najla Kassab, president of the World Communion of Reformed Churches, has declared that the WCRC is in total solidarity with the affected people […]
Hope drives Iraqi churches
The strength of hope continues to drive the few remaining Presbyterian churches in Iraq, a World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) delegation found on a recent visit. “Although they are very few, they have a vision of hope where they see their role in society as something very vital,” said Najla Kassab, WCRC president. The […]
Middle Eastern church leaders gather to celebrate Reformation
Amman, Jordan – “When the West looks at Christianity of the East, they don’t look at the mosaic, they look at the Orthodox, not the Evangelicals,” said Habib Badr of the Evangelical Church of Beirut (Lebanon). This describes the environment which Middle Eastern Evangelicals are living, in the shadows of and looking toward the future […]
Bible underlines the need to support diversity, says Palestinian Christian
by Stephen Brown The church worldwide will not survive if Christians in Africa, Asia and Latin America do not develop their own expressions of faith and theology, Palestinian Christian Mitri Raheb has told a global assembly of Reformed churches meeting in Leipzig, Germany. “Dare to develop and tell your story—in Africa, in Latin America, in […]
A renewed call for immediate peace in Syria
“As [Jesus] came near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, ‘If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace!’” (Luke 19:41-42, NRSV) As we approach Holy Week we are yet again appalled by the violence being perpetrated on the people of Syria. Now in its […]
Share the Light
A Call to Prayers for Peace The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness— on them light has shined. —Isaiah 9:2 In this week leading up to the celebration of the birth of our Saviour we cannot turn away from the continuing turbulence […]
Syrian Christians create space for hope
In war-torn Syria, hope is fading for many. After five years of civil war, there are few who have not lost family members or close friends, but life needs to go on for those who are alive, for those who have stayed. They struggle to continue with their lives every day, to study and work, […]
Reformed Partnership Fund: Rescuing Syrian children
During the five years of the Syrian conflict more than a quarter million Syrians have been killed and 11 million have been forced from their homes, according to the BBC. The United Nations has said that over 5 million refugees have left the country, with more a million seeking refuge in Lebanon. WCRC member churches […]