About the Accra Confession
The Accra Confession is based on the theological conviction that the economic and ecological injustices of today’s global economy require the Reformed family to respond as a matter of faith in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Accra Confession was adopted by the delegates of the 2004 General Council of the World Alliance of Reformed […]
Accra Confession
1. In response to the urgent call of the Southern African constituency which met in Kitwe in 1995 and in recognition of the increasing urgency of global economic injustice and ecological destruction, the 23rd General Council (Debrecen, Hungary, 1997) invited the member churches of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches to enter into a process […]
ZacTax Campaign Calls
Calls for Tax Justice We call for the enactment of progressive wealth taxes at global and national levels to curb the growing concentration of wealth in the hands of an increasingly powerful few, hand-in-hand with increased public spending to stamp out poverty. A global comprehensive wealth tax—building on the Picketty proposal for a 1% tax […]
GEM School
The Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics and Management (GEM) for an Economy of Life aims to build economic literacy within churches by equipping participants with the tools and languages to effectively advocate for urgent transformations in the global financial and economic realm. Held annually as part of the NIFEA project the GEM School gathers current […]
Theological Education Scholarship Fund (TESF) for Women in the South
Theological Education Scholarship Fund (TESF) for Women in the South The Theological Education Scholarship Fund for Women in the South was established in 2001 and has proven to be a very effective way to encourage member churches to accept women in the ordained ministry. The main purpose of the scholarship fund is to increase the […]
The Lombard Prize
Lombard Prize The WCRC offers a prize in memory of the late Georges Lombard, a former treasurer of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (a predecessor organization of the WCRC). The aim is to encourage theological work in the tradition of Reformed thought that responds to challenges of our time, bringing together elements of faith […]
Governance
Representatives—men and women, lay and clergy—come from member churches to meet in a general council every seven years. Gathered together they discern God’s will through Scripture to decide the WCRC’s direction. The council also elects leadership to oversee its policies and work. These officers and executive committee members elect the general secretary. 2025 General Council […]
Reformation Day
The WCRC invites its members to use a common order of worship and/or watch an online worship service to mark Reformation Day at the end of October each year. The WCRC further invites its members to both share information about the WCRC and dedicate their offering collection on Reformation Day to the work and witness […]
COVID & Beyond
What Does God Require of Us? He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? —Micah 6:8 Discerning, Confessing, and Witnessing in the Time of COVID-19 and Beyond We live in apocalyptic […]
Staff
Interim General Secretary Setri Nyomi setri.nyomi@wcrc.eu Executive Secretary for Communion and Theology Hanns Lessing hanns.lessing@wcrc.eu Executive Secretary for Mission and Advocacy Muna Nassar muna.nassar@wcrc.eu Executive Secretary for Justice and Witness Philip Vinod Peacock philip.peacock@wcrc.eu Programme Coordinator for Gender Justice Min-Woo Oh minwoo.oh@wcrc.eu Communications CoordinatorAnam Gillanam.gill@wcrc.eu Ecumenical Liaison in Rome Tara Curlewis tara.curlewis@wcrc.eu Administrator for Projects […]
