Moltmann will remain a living presence in the WCRC
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) mourns the death of Jürgen Moltmann, who died at the age of 98 on 3 June 2024. Moltmann accompanied the work of both the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and World Communion of Reformed Churches for more than 50 years and was one of the main contributors to […]
Nyomi addresses Reformed Alliance assembly
Setri Nyomi, interim general secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), addressed the Assembly of the Reformed Alliance (Reformierter Bund) in Berlin on 25 April, presenting a speech entitled “Reformed Identities – A Global Perspective.” Based on the theme of the Assembly, Nyomi addressed two of its dimensions: When we talk about identity, […]
Reformed theologians reflect on WCC Assembly theme
In a theological reflection on the theme of the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly, the World Communion of Churches (WCRC) invites everyone to “Come, join the divine dance!” The Assembly’s theme is “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity.” It was “directly inspired by 2 Corinthians 5:14 and draws on the […]
Conference will take stock of online education experiences
A “Theological Education: Pandemic and Pedagogy” conference will convene from 5-7 December at the Trinity Theological Seminary, in Accra, Ghana. The hybrid conference is being organized by the Evangelische Mission Weltweit, Lutheran World Federation, World Communion of Reformed Churches, and World Council of Churches. As COVID-19 restrictions challenged most institutions with a choice to go […]
Communion mourns passing of Kim Yong-Bok
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) mourns the passing of Kim Yong-Bok on 7 April, at the age of 84, from cancer. Kim, an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church of Korea, was a pioneer of Asian theology, particularly Minjung theology. “He reimagined Reformed theology in the Korean context speaking of koinonia and its […]
Lombard Prize winners announced
Essays by three young theologians from the United Kingdom, Brazil, and United States have been selected as winners of the 2022 Lombard Prize. The Prize’s aim is to encourage theological work in the tradition of Reformed thought that responds to challenges of our time, bringing together elements of faith and theology in dialogue with justice […]
Reformed World returns
After a longer than expected hiatus, Reformed World, the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) theological journal, has returned with a pair of editions released simultaneously. During the two years between the last issue and now the editorial board was reconstituted and the journal’s “aim and scope” updated: Reformed World is an international journal that […]
Webinar on ecumenical dialogues looks to future
A webinar on “Justification and Justice: The Journey of the WCRC from Columbus to Notre Dame” gathered nearly two dozen participants to trace “the steps of a journey on which we’ve made momentous advances in the unity of the church—making that unity more visible in our life together,” as host Anna Case-Winters said. The recent […]
Dialogue report on koinonia commended for use
Koinonia: God’s Gift and Calling, the report of the International Reformed–Anglican Dialogue (IRAD), was officially introduced at a webinar co-hosted by the Anglican Communion and World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC). Howard Gregory, an Anglican Archbishop from the Caribbean and co-chair of the dialogue process, welcomed the 50+ participants from around the world with an […]
Dialogue report sees koinonia as God’s gift and calling
The Reformed-Anglican Dialogue’s report of its work, Koinonia: God’s Gift and Calling, is now available for purchase and downloading. The report looks at the theological foundations of koinonia (communion), how the church’s ecclesiology might be understood in the light of it, and at the implications for living with conflict and engaging in mission. It states, […]