WCRC welcomes moves for peace on Korea peninsula
[The Lord] shall judge between the nations, and shall arbitrate for many peoples; they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. —Isaiah 2:4 (NRSV) The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) welcomes the progress toward […]
WCRC welcomes steps towards lasting peace for Korean peninsula
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) welcomes the important steps toward peace on the Korean peninsula that have been made this week. Even as political progress for potential peace was happening, an international group of ecumenical leaders was gathered in Seoul for a conference to mark the 30th anniversary of the “1988 Declaration of […]
WCRC calls for renewed peace efforts in Colombia
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) joins with our sisters and brothers in DiPaz Colombia (Diálogo Intereclesial por la Paz (Ecumenical Dialogue for Peace)) in calling for a renewed commitment to the peace process in Colombia, along with international prayer and support. In 2016, the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia […]
Statement on murder of Hernán Bedoya
The wicked watch for the righteous, and seek to kill them. The Lord will not abandon them to their power, or let them be condemned when they are brought to trial. Wait for the Lord, and keep to his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on the destruction […]
WCRC: Peace, not provocation, for Jerusalem
As Jesus came near and saw the city [Jerusalem], he wept over it, saying, “If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.” –Luke 19:41-42 (NRSV) The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) received the statement by President Trump recognizing Jerusalem […]
A Prayer for Kenya
Anticipating a difficult presidential election season in Kenya, the 2017 General Council of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) passed the following action: [The General Council] appeals to all churches and ecumenical bodies to take the important role of intercession, and mobilize individual and corporate prayers prior, during and after the election, and practical […]
WCRC engages with churches in South Sudan
Chris Ferguson, general secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches, witnessed first hand how the church is alive and active in the midst of turbulence and crisis during a recent trip to South Sudan. The trip, coordinated by Debbie Braaksma, coordinator of the Africa Office for the Presbyterian Church (USA), included visits to an […]
Prayer and pastoral care called for in Cameroon
The WCRC calls on its members to join sisters and brothers in Cameroon for a day of mourning, prayer and support on Sunday, 22 October. A long-running crisis in Cameroon between anglophone and francophone regions sparked the killing of more than a dozen people earlier this month. According to IRIN, “The crisis began last year […]
Korean call for dialogue and prayer
The Reconciliation and Reunification Committee of the National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) has sent a letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-In urging immediate dialogue to defuse the increased tensions between the North and South on the Korean peninsula. The letter says, in part: Military tension is at its height in the Korean […]
26th General Council Bible Study Series: The richness and depth of the biblical designation “living God”.
The summarized text of the opening Bible study session, where Rev. Dr. Hyun Ju Bae of the Presbyterian Church of Korea shared with the participants on the theme of “Living God, we repent our idolatry; lead us to justice and peace” (Jeremiah 10:1-10) Encountering the Living God The theological reflection of the Bible is fundamentally shaped by […]