Communion calls on its member churches to celebrate Reformation Sunday
The World Communion of Reformed Churches calls on all its member churches to join together for a global celebration of Reformation Sunday, using a common liturgy, joining a live stream from the Cayman Islands, and taking a special communion offering. The Reformation Sunday liturgy focuses on the communion-wide celebration of twenty years of the Accra […]
WCRC shares Reformation Day worship service
An online worship service is now available to watch on demand, based on the Reformation Day order of worship previously shared with member churches of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC). “The rainbow of the Reformation was seen in the midst of struggle, of a person posing questions to the church, challenging structures, practices […]
WCRC to celebrate Reformation Day globally
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) has invited its members to use a common order of worship and/or watch an online worship service to mark Reformation Day on 31 October. The order of worship—“Being Reformed in a Time of COVID-19 and Beyond”—is available to download in English, French, German, and Spanish from the Reformation […]
Council receives newly commissioned psalm with a standing ovation
By Amy Eckert. Photo by Anna Siggelkow. Aus Tiefer Not (“From Deep Distress”), a new psalm commissioned by the WCRC for the occasion of its 2017 General Council in Leipzig, made its world premiere at the Nikolaikirche Tuesday, 4 July. The composition was created by collaborators Geonyong Lee and Cord Meijering and drew a standing […]
Organ concert provides experience in Bach’s home church
By Amy Eckert It was only fitting that an organ concert for the General Council on Monday would be held in Leipzig’s Thomaskirche, where organ master Johann Sebastian Bach served as cantor from 1723-1750. The beloved composer premiered many of his sacred works here and his grave lies within the church walls. It was also […]
WCRC witnesses to the world in Berlin
by Stephen Brown Christians have to stand against all forms of injustice in the economy and the environment, Chris Ferguson, general secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), said in a sermon at a service in Berlin’s Protestant cathedral. The world is “dominated by war, violence, massive forced migration, gender-based violence, with economic […]
Newly commissioned Psalm part of the commemoration of the General Council in Leipzig
By Amy Eckert When the WCRC decided to commission a new musical work on the occasion of the 2017 General Council, there was quick consensus that only a psalm would do. “Psalms express sentiment in an extraordinary way,” said General Council Coordinator Hanns Lessing. “They speak bodily of themes that are understandable cross-culturally, such as […]
Worship central to successful council
Regardless of geographic origin or experiences on general councils, the members of the 2017 General Council’s worship committee all agree: worship is the foundation on which everything else is built. “Coming together for a council on the one hand is discussing all kinds of things and taking positions, but it is actually a gathering of […]
“Broken for You” Lenten Resource Now Ready
“We believe that God calls us to hear the cries of the poor and the groaning of creation and to follow the public mission of Jesus Christ who came so that all may have life and have it in fullness (John 10:10). Jesus brings justice to the oppressed and gives bread to the hungry; he […]
Campaña anti tráfico-humano lista para la Cuaresma
“Creemos que Dios nos llama a escuchar el llanto del pobre y el gemido de la creación y a seguir la misión pública de Jesucristo, quien vino para que todos tengamos vida y la tengamos en abundancia (Juan 10:10). Jesus trae justicia al oprimido y da pan al hambriento, libera al prisionero y devuelve la […]