Coronavirus Resources

The Communion and the Coronavirus Pandemic

“Being part of the WCRC as a global Christian koinonia has allowed us through God’s grace to see, appreciate, and share with each other the global dimension of this pandemic as each church lives intensely the situation in each specific context,” said General Secretary Chris Ferguson in a pastoral letter to members. “Even as restrictions have led to the suspension of church services in our buildings there has been an explosion of outreach and creativity and service virtually. Many of our churches with others have taken the lead in modeling responsible physical distancing, while lifting up responsible social solidarity, contact, support, and service.”

Below you will find some of the ways in which WCRC members and partners are responding to the pandemic, including resources, pastoral letters, stories, and more from around the world.

Please note that the pages linked to are in the member church’s language.

If your church has something to share to the Communion, please send it to news@wcrc.eu.

Featured

• Adopt an “Economy of Life” urge global religious groups
• Caribbean and North American Area Council: Weekly Reflections
• Reformed Worship: Sonnets during coronavirus

Member Church Resources

• Christian Reformed Church in North America: COVID-19 Resources
• Church of Lippe: Information related to the COVID-19 virus
• Church of Scotland: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) advice
• Covenant of Free Evangelical Churches in the Netherlands: Corona and the Church
• Dutch Reformed Church (Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk): COVID-19 Resource Page
• East Java Christian Church (GKJW): Practical tips on how to stop the spread of COVID-19
• ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians: COVID-19 Resource Page
• Evangelical Presbyterian Church (USA): Coronavirus Resources
• Evangelical Reformed Church (Germany): Guide for parishes in the Corona period
• Pasundan Christian Church (GKP): Practical explanation and precautions
• Presbyterian Church in Canada: Covid-19 Resource Page
• Presbyterian Church in Korea (Baek Seok): COVID-19 Guidelines
• Presbyterian Church in Ireland: Global mission in a global pandemic
• Presbyterian Church in Ireland: These Three Remain: Resources for this time
• Presbyterian Church in Taiwan: Reaction to COVID-19
• Presbyterian Church of Ghana: Basic Protective Measures
• Presbyterian Church of Ghana: Quarantine Guide
• Presbyterian Church of Ghana: Basic Information on COVID-19
• Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago: Living Church in these pandemic days
• Presbyterian Church (USA): Coronavirus/COVID-19 Resource Center
• Protestant Church in the Netherlands: The Church in a time of corona
• Protestant Church in Switzerland: Church measures for the coronavirus
• Protestant Church in Switzerland: Practical support in the corona crisis
• Protestant Evangelical Church in Timor (GMIT): Pandemic in the perspective of Christianity
• Reformed Alliance (Germany): Is God trying to tell us something through corona?
• Reformed Church in America: Faithward Coronavirus Church Resource Center
• Union of the Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine: Reflections and recommendations in relation to the coronavirus
• Union of Welsh Independents: Coronavirus and Christian Life
• United Reformed Church (UK): Advice to churches about coronavirus
• United Church in Christ: Coronavirus and the Church
• United Church of Canada: Faith Communities and COVID-19
• United Church of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands: Being the House Church
• Uniting Church in Australia: COVID-19 devotions
• Uniting Church in Sweden: Current information on COVID-19
• Waldensian Evangelical Church: COVID-19: A Protestant Reflection

Partner Resources

• Act Alliance
• Brot für die Welt
• Council for World Mission
• Evangelisches Missionswerk
• Lutheran World Federation
• Otto per Mille
• World Council of Churches

Pastoral Letters

• Batak Karo Protestant Church (GBKP)
• Christian Church of Java (GKJ)
• Church of Bangladesh
• Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar
• Indonesian Christian Church Synod (GKI)
• Lesotho Evangelical Church
• Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa
• Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand
• Presbyterian Church of Singapore
• Presbyterian Church of Ghana
• Reformed Church in Romania (Oradea)
• Union of the Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine
• World Communion of Reformed Churches

News Highlights

• China Christian Council: Minister of the Front Work Department visited the National Christian Committee to lead the epidemic prevention work
• China Christian Council: Fight the Epidemic and Win with Love
• Christian Church in South Sumatra (GKSBS) distributed free masks
• Christian Church in South Sumatra (GKSBS): The Kindness Movement
• Church of South India opening their facilities for homeless people to self-quarantine
• Churches in Germany call for solidarity and charity in the Corona crisis
• Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren: Churches and communities responding to virus
• Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy signs protocol for the resumption of worship activities
• Presbyterian Church (USA): Latest Coronavirus News
• Protestant Church in West Indonesia (GPIB) opening online medical consultation
• Protestant Evangelical Church in Timor (GMIT) distributed free food for people in the secluded islands
• Reformed Church in Hungary: We do not leave our caregivers alone
• Reformed Church in Hungary: We can meet again as a worshiping community
• Reformed Church in Hungary: Twenty-seven thousand masks for congregations
• Reformed Christian Church in Slovakia: The church lives and works even during the coronavirus epidemic
• Reformed Christian Church in Slovakia: “We will survive this period, God will save us”
• Union of the Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine: Health crisis and Franco-German friendship
• Uniting Church in Australia: Reaching out amid COVID-19