By Stephen Brown A world in crisis needs a renewed commitment to justice and peace, the president of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), the Rev. Dr Jerry Pillay, has told delegates attending the WCRC’s global assembly… Read More

By Amy Eckert Terence Corkin, ordained minister of the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) and a discernment facilitator and coach, arrived at the WCRC General Council in Leipzig with a new book in hand: The Church Guide for… Read More

By Amy Eckert Attendees may never see the work done by the WCRC’s stewards. But without their volunteer hours, the General Council couldn’t function. Before most delegates ever arrived, a team of 75 stewards were unpacking trucks, ripping… Read More

By Amy Eckert Long before the WCRC’s General Council delegates began to arrive—even before the Women and Youth Pre-Councils landed in Germany—a group of some 120 young adults began a period of worship, study and interaction at a… Read More

They have come from many nations, gathering at the top of what has been called the “holy hill.” The Global Institute of Theology (GIT) officially began at the Theological College for Church and Diaconie on Saturday, 10 June,… Read More

In his greetings to the Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation’s (LWF), Chris Ferguson, general secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), called for consideration of a joint meeting between the organizations. “There are many things… Read More

Nominations are now being accepted for the Sylvia Michel Prize, a bi-annual award that promotes and supports projects preparing women for leadership positions in Reformed churches worldwide. The prize of US$5000 is awarded every two years by the… Read More

The Korean peninsula is rapidly becoming the world’s most dangerous crisis theatre. United States President Donald Trump and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un are engaged in a war of words and seem to be determined to a show… Read More

The “Jardin del Eden,” a farm outside of Matanzas, Cuba, was inspired by the biblical image of Genesis 2 that depicts humans as both part of creation and to whom God gave stewardship. And it is through God’s… Read More

Five hundred years ago, Wittenberg was the site that sparked the Reformation, when Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to a church door. This year, Wittenberg is not only the centre of a year-long commemoration of that event… Read More