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World Communion of Reformed Churches

World Communion of Reformed Churches
TypeCommunion
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationReformed
ScriptureBible
TheologyReformed theology
PolityPresbyterian
PresidentNajla Kassab
Interim General SecretaryRev. Dr. Setri Nyomi
Headquarters
Origin2010 (2010)
Congregations169,971[a] – 238,932[b]
Members100 million (2017)[1][2]
Official websitewcrc.eu
a. ^ Considering only full members.
b. ^ Including associate and affiliated members.

The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) is a Christian ecumenical body formed in June 2010 by the merger of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) and the Reformed Ecumenical Council (REC).[3]

The WCRC is the largest association of Reformed (Calvinist) churches in the world. It has 230 member denominations (227 full members and 3 associate or affiliate members)[n 1] in 108 countries.[4]

Together, the full member denominations claim about 100 million members.[1][4][5][6] Associated and affiliated denominations, the largest of which are the China Christian Council and Disciples Ecumenical Consultative Council, represent another 40 million people.[7][8][9]

The WCRC is the largest[10][11][12][13][14] or second largest Protestant communion in the world.[n 2][15][16]For this reason, it is the third or fourth largest[n 2] Christian communion in the world, in the world after the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and, possibly, the Anglican Communion.[n 2][17]

Among the biggest denominations in the WCRC are the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar, Church of South India, Presbyterian Church of East Africa, Presbyterian Church of Cameroon, United Church of Zambia, Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, Protestant Church in Indonesia, Church of Central Africa Presbyterian, Presbyterian Church of Africa, National Presbyterian Church in Mexico, Presbyterian Community in Congo and Evangelical Church of Cameroon.

Its member denominations on the whole could be considered more liberal than the member denominations of the International Conference of Reformed Churches or the World Reformed Fellowship, which are also large ecumenical Calvinist organizations.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference MIN2017 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Minutes of 26th Assembly of the World Communion of Reformed Churches 2017, p. 7.
  3. ^ "WCRC History". World Communion of Reformed Churches. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2017. The World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) and the Reformed Ecumenical Council (REC) have merged to form a new body representing more than 80 million Calvinist Christians worldwide.
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  5. ^ "Reformed Churches open office in Rome". 18 August 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Reformed churches: theology in the service of justice". 18 August 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Visiting with Chinese Partners". 19 August 2024.
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  10. ^ "World Communion of Reformed Churches to move to Hanover". 5 November 2012. Archived from the original on 25 March 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Weltgemeinschaft Reformierter Kirchen: Von Hannover um die Welt". 26 September 2019. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Weltgemeinschaft Reformierter Kirchen in Hannover begrüßt". 12 January 2014. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  13. ^ Rick Jones (24 September 2019). "World Communion of Reformed Churches leader visits Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.):President Najla Kassab meets with church leadership and staff". Archived from the original on 28 April 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  14. ^ "Kereke Ea Evangeli Lesotho e Boroa Ho Afrika: Partners & Associations". Archived from the original on 17 February 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  15. ^ "The Anglican Communion:One family united around Jesus Christ". Archived from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  16. ^ "What Is the Church of England, and Who Are the Anglicans?". NCR. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  17. ^ "Members". WCRC. Retrieved 7 April 2025.


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