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16-June-1998 
GA98059 
 
    Debrecen Declaration Recommended for Study 
 
    by Nancy Rodman 
 
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-The World Alliance of Reformed Churches' (WARC) 
"Declaration of Debrecen" will be commended to the churches for use in 
worship, liturgy, and study if the General Assembly approves the 
recommendation of the Assembly Committee on Catholicity and Ecumenical 
Relations.  The committee also recommends that information about the August 
1997 meeting of WARC be disseminated to congregations and middle governing 
bodies and that the "Message of the 23rd General Council of the World 
Alliance of Reformed Churches" be heeded. 
    The Declaration states that we belong not to ourselves but to Christ 
and declares dependence on our Redeemer and solidarity with the poor and 
oppressed.  It asserts that we are called to be "built into a new community 
in the Spirit of God." 
    The PCUSA Advisory Committee on Ecumenical Relations, at its January 
meeting felt that the Declaration and message provide resources that should 
be used in the Presbyterian Church.  If the General Assembly accepts the 
recommendation of the Assembly, the documents will be distributed through 
the denomination's web pages and publications.  In addition, copies of 
"Reformed World" and a video, "Break the Chains of Injustice are 
available." 

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