Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, We come before God with heavy hearts, lifting up the people of Maybrat in South West Papua. On 13 August 2026, three Indigenous Papuan civilians, Anike Fatie, Selfiana Sorry, and Silvester Asem, were shot and wounded in Ainod Village, in the District of Aifat. They were in a camp […]
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The Reformed Alliance gathered in Nordhorn for its General Assembly. Rev. Dr Hanns Lessing, Executive Secretary for Communion and Theology at the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), delivered a presentation titled “Christian Nationalism and the Reformed.” His address came as the Assembly focuses on “Law and the Rule of Law from a Reformed Perspective”, […]
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The Reformed Churches Ecumenical Office Rome and the Facoltà Valdese invite you to attend the 3rd Ecumenical Symposium this year, “Theology, Ministry, and Ethics in the Era of AI”. Date: 6-7 October Location: Facoltà Valdese Via Pietro Cossa 42 00193 Roma. Translation: as required for English and Italian languages. The Tuesday program may be of […]
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The United Church of Christ (UCC) continued its season of identity discernment and strategic visioning with “A Tent of Our Own Making,” a gathering that brought together a broad swath of constituencies from across the life of the church. The event, part of a process launched in late 2024 by UCC General Minister and President, […]
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Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, With joy and thanksgiving, we share an update from the Christian community in Syria. After years of Islamic occupation and twelve long years of exile, the Christian village of Ghassaniyah in the Idlib Governorate of northwestern Syria has finally been returned to its people. For over a decade, the […]
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Rev. Philip Vinod Peacock, general secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), greeted the 111th General Assemblies of the Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK) and the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (PROK), calling the churches to be peacemakers on a peninsula that still bears the wound of division. On a Peninsula […]
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As global military spending reaches its highest level ever recorded and war economies continue to divert vital resources away from climate action and human needs, a diverse gathering of global faith leaders has issued a profound challenge to the world’s economic order. From 26 to 28 August 2026, theologians, church leaders, economists, youth, and Indigenous […]
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The International Ecumenical Peace Convocation (IEPC) concluded on 13 September with a closing sermon by Rev. Philip Vinod Peacock, general secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), who called churches to peacemaking grounded in honest reckoning with irreversible loss and closeness to the wounded. Jointly convened by the World Council of Churches (WCC), […]
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An International Ecumenical Peace Convocation convenes 9–13 September in Seoul, Republic of Korea, under the theme “World Peace and the Korean Peninsula: The Church as a Community of Healing, Reconciliation, and Peacebuilding” Co-organised by the World Council of Churches, the Christian Conference of Asia, and the National Council of Churches in Korea, the gathering brings […]
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The “Christianity without Zionism: Mapping and Combating Christian Zionism in Asia and Africa” conference convened 66 theologians, church leaders, and activists from 34 countries in Istanbul to address the growing influence of Christian Zionism across the Global South. The conference took place 1 – 6 September 2026. Hosted by Dar al-Kalima University and the Presbyterian […]
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The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) is pleased to introduce a new worship resource for Reformation Sunday 2026, 25 October, developed to enrich the worship life of our global communion. These materials, now available for member churches and worshipping communities worldwide, are inspired by the theological rationale for Reformation Sunday 2026 and shaped by […]
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“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” Psalm 46:1 Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Grace and peace to you from God our Creator and from our Lord Jesus Christ, who draws near to all who suffer. It is with deep sorrow that we in the World Communion of Reformed […]
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This year marks a significant milestone for the Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics, and Management for an Economy of Life (GEM School) as it celebrates its 10th anniversary. The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), alongside five ecumenical partners, has gathered 22 church leaders in Panama City for an intensive programme that equips them to […]
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As the global Methodist family gathered in El Salvador for the World Methodist Council meeting (August 13-17, 2026), as a voice from the Reformed tradition, Rev. Philip Vinod Peacock, general secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), delivered a keynote address that challenged the assembly to consider the radical demands of God’s justice. […]
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Rev. Philip Vinod Peacock, general secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), made a significant visit to El Salvador, where he met with the leadership of the Iglesia Reformada Calvinista de El Salvador (IRCES). The visit took place on August 12, deepening the relationship between the Communion and its Central American member church. […]
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On Tuesday, 18th August 2026, the Kenyan GRAPE programme of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), in collaboration with St. Paul’s University in Limuru, convened a Water conference under the theme: Flowing toward dignity: Rethinking Water Access as Economic Policy. The conference brought together representatives of the university, churches, Muslims, civil society and water […]
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Beloved siblings in Christ, The Earth has once again trembled. Recent earthquakes have struck Indonesia, shaking homes, displacing families, and leaving communities in fear, grief, and uncertainty. As the Earth continues to shift, our siblings in Christ face the long, difficult road of recovery. As a communion, we hold in prayer all those displaced, injured, […]
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The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), together with the World Council of Churches (WCC), Lutheran World Federation, World Methodist Council, Council for World Mission and United Society Partners in the Gospel, is preparing to welcome students for the ecumenical school on Governance, Economics, and Management for an Economy of Life (GEM School). Scheduled for […]
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Beloved siblings in Christ, The earth has once again trembled. Recent earthquakes have struck Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and other nations across Latin America, shaking homes, displacing families, and leaving communities in fear and grief. As the ground continues to shift, our siblings in Christ face the long, difficult road of recovery. As a communion, we […]
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In a continuing commitment to global justice and ecumenical partnership, the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) convened a meeting with Juana Martínez González, the ambassador of Cuba in Germany. The dialogue was led by Rev. Philip Vinod Peacock, general secretary of the WCRC, Hanns Lessing, executive secretary of communion and theology, and Muna Nassar, […]
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