Nominations invited for prize

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2020 Sylvia Michel Prize, a bi-annual award for women’s leadership projects in Reformed churches worldwide. The prize of US$5000 is awarded every two years by the Reformed Cantonal Church of Argovia… Read More

Sustainable Development Goals focus of international conference

The International Conference on Religions and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), held in Vatican City in early March, was attended by 500 religious representatives and focused on how the world’s religions can help in implementing the SDGs. The… Read More

WCRC mourns death of Robina Winbush

The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) joins with those around the world mourning the death of Robina Winbush, director of ecumenical relations for the Presbyterian Church (USA) and a passionate and energetic leader in the WCRC. Winbush,… Read More

Kao’s faithful dedication remembered

The life of Rev. Dr. C. M. Kao will be remembered and the glory of God celebrated at a simple worship service on Friday, 22 February. Kao, the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan’s longest serving general secretary, passed away… Read More

In Cuba, Kassab calls for churches to be sign of hope

Lives can be transformed in an instant; in other circumstances, it can take years, even decades, to enact change. WCRC President Najla Kassab’s recent visit to Cuba demonstrated both. The day before Kassab arrived in Cuba, a freak… Read More

God’s call guides young leader

“Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.”—Matthew 25:40 (NRSV) Guided by these verses (and those preceding it), Katalin… Read More

Call made for action against discrimination

A Consultation on Resisting Cultures of Discrimination, Authoritarianism and Nationalism has “discerned this to be a kairos moment when God has issued a challenge for decisive action. The appropriate theological response at this moment requires status confessionis.” The… Read More

Continuing Dutch worship service a testament of faith

Through both word and action the World Communion of Reformed Churches has demonstrated its support of the Bethel Church (The Hague, Netherlands) as its marathon worship service continues to protect an asylum-seeking family facing deportation. Philip Vinod Peacock,… Read More

Applications invited for 2019 GEM School

The next Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics and Management (GEM) for an Economy of Life will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia, 19-30 August 2019. In order to strengthen the voice of churches on global economics, a select group… Read More

Dialogue considers impact of eschatology on mission

The fifth session of the current Reformed-Pentecostal Dialogue took place in Legon, Accra, Ghana, under the theme “Ministering to the Needs of the World: Mission and Eschatology.” At the beginning and end of each day, participants, representing the… Read More