A Letter on the Refugee Crisis in Europe
Take the noise of your songs away from me! I won’t listen to the music of your harps. But let justice flow like a river, and let goodness flow like a never-ending stream. —Amos 5:23-24 (NCV) Dear sisters and brothers, As a Communion of churches from around the world we are joined together through our […]
Conference bolsters Christians in the Middle East
Chris Ferguson, general secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches, was one of the presenters at an ecumenical conference in Lebanon that addressed the history and future of Christians in the Middle East. Read the WCRC’s Statement on the Middle East. The 2015 Congress of the Christians of the Middle East: Heritage and Mission was […]
Dialogue in Egypt bridges divides
The Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Egypt noticed a widening gap between Christians and Muslims. Rejection, blame, differentiation, absence of cooperation, hatred and fear all contributed to the growing gulf in acceptance. The Evangelical Presbyterian Church’s Council of Ecumenical Relation and Dialogues wanted to counteract this trend. They decided the best way to do so was […]
Prayer Request: Lebanon, Syria and Iraq
In the fall of 2014 WCRC member churches in Lebanon and Syria joined other Christian churches in the region to issue an urgent appeal regarding the unfolding events in the area, including Iraq. They declared a “state of emergency” for the area, stating: “The issue of Christian presence in the Middle East has gone beyond […]
WCRC deepens relationship with Lutherans, churches in Middle East
The executive committee of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) concluded its meeting in Lebanon by issuing a call to its churches for greater solidarity and action to help bring peace to the Middle East. Solidarity and Action in Middle East “We were here firstly for solidarity,” said Jerry Pillay, WCRC president. “Part of […]
WCRC deepens commitment in Middle East
The executive committee of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) concluded its meeting in Lebanon by issuing a call to its churches for greater solidarity and action to help bring peace to the Middle East. “This statement is a commitment. It’s a proclamation from the WCRC that they will walk the talk with us […]
Call to prayer for kidnapped Assyrian Christians
A message from our sisters and brothers in the National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon states in part: “As our Armenian brothers and sisters are commemorating the hundredth anniversary of the massacre inflicted on them in early 20th century, we watch with great sadness and are stunned by the news of Christian villages in […]
Remerciements adressés aux témoins des églises du Liban et de Syrie
Au cours d’une visite pastorale de trois jours au Liban, en février, le secrétaire général de la Communion mondiale d’Églises réformées (CMER), Setri Nyomi, a pu se rendre compte des difficultés auxquelles sont confrontés les chrétiens du Liban et de Syrie, et des réponses qu’ils tentent d’apporter. « Je remercie Dieu pour le témoignage des […]
Wir danken Gott für das Zeugnis der Kirchen in Syrien und im Libanon
Ende Februar hat Dr. Setri Nyomi, Generalssekretär der Weltgemeinschaft Reformierter Kirchen (WGRK), die Mitgliedskirchen im Libanon besucht und aus erster Hand erfahren, wie die Christen mit der schwierigen Situation in Syrien und im Libanon umgehen. „Ich danke Gott für das Zeugnis der Kirchen im Libanon und in Syrien“ sagte Nyomi. „Es ist sehr deutlich das […]
Thanks Given for the Witnesses of Churches in Lebanon and Syria
On a three-day pastoral visit to Lebanon, Setri Nyomi, general secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), learned first-hand of the challenges currently facing Christians in both Lebanon and Syria—and how they are responding. “I give thanks to God for the witness of the churches in Lebanon and Syria,” said Nyomi. “It is […]