Visit to DMZ recalls conflicts but looks to peace
Whether due to fanaticism, the sheer desire of power or material wealth, the reasons for conflicts have been the same for thousands of years. According to the Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research in its “Conflict Barometer 2013,” there were an alarming 400 conflicts worldwide out of which 20 were wars. During the visit to […]
WCRC calls for solidarity and protection of Colombian peacemakers
On Saturday, July 14, 2018, an illegal armed group, “Águilas Negras”, issued death threats towards a group of social leaders, human rights defenders, organizations and journalists. Among those named was JUSTAPAZ, a Christian Mennonite association that partners with the Presbyterian Church of Colombia through the platform DiPAZ (Interchurch Dialogue for Peace in Colombia) and has a long history […]
Colombia: Peace with social justice
Please join our sisters and brothers working for a lasting and just peace in Colombia: “Peace with social justice”—this is the premise on which the Colombian government and the insurgency of the FARC-EP embarked on their negotiations over the past years. And this is also the basis of the bilateral ceasefire agreement, signed a little […]
Korean church leaders issue call to pursue peace, lift sanctions
A two-day historic meeting involving church leaders from both the North and South of the Korean Peninsula ended in Geneva with the Ecumenical Forum for Peace, Reunification and Development Cooperation on the Korean Peninsula (EFK) issuing a call to “Seek Peace and Pursue It.” “In order to enhance the political environment for realization of the […]
WCRC welcomes new initiatives for Korean peace
They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore. —Isaiah 2:4 The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) welcomes the new initiatives for peace in the Korean peninsula and the news coming out of Sentosa Island. […]
Pursue Peace in Korea
We join with our sisters and brothers of the National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) in expressing concern about the cancellation of the summit between the United States and North Korea: We are convinced that the way to resolve military tensions on the Korean Peninsula and settle peace is nonviolent dialogue. We strongly urge […]
WCRC Executive Committee issues message from Seoul
The Executive Committee of the World Communion of Reformed Churches, holding its annual meeting in Seoul, South Korea, issued a message to its churches calling for a continuing commitment to peace, reconciliation and justice—especially on the Korean peninsula. “We met in Korea at a momentous time in history when attempts towards peace, reconciliation and reunification […]
WCRC welcomes and affirms the Panmunjom declaration
World Communion of reformed Churches welcomes and affirms the Panmunjom declaration and calls on all parties concerned to hold to its commitments. We regret the recent joint military exercises by the United States of America and South Korea that has introduced nuclear assets and threatens the spirit of peace, reconciliation and reunification in the Korean […]
The Lord works vindication and justice for all who are oppressed (Psalm 103:6)
The 2017 General Council of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) affirmed: “that, with respect to the situation of injustice and suffering that exists in Palestine, and the cry of the Palestinian Christian community, the integrity of Christian faith and praxis is at stake” It encouraged member churches to examine their mission, education and […]
Ecumenical delegation visits North Korea
A six-person international ecumenical delegation, comprised of representatives of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) and led by Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, WCC general secretary, and Rev. Dr. Chris Ferguson, WCRC general secretary, visited Pyongyang on 3-7 May, at the invitation of the Korean Christian Federation […]