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World Communion of Reformed Churches launches new website
From "Daphne Martin_Gnanadason" <Daphne.Martin_Gnanadason@wcrc.ch>Date Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:22:03 +0200
World Communion of Reformed churches News Release 08 October 2010 World Communion of Reformed Churches launches new website The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) is pleased to announce the launch today of its website www.wcrc.ch ( http://www.wcrc.ch/ ). The site is designed to share the news of WCRC’s 230 member churches representing 80 million Christians in 108 countries – most in the Global South. “WCRC is grateful to the Uniting Church of Australia for its generous support of the development of the site,” says Kristine Greenaway, head of the WCRC Office of Communication. “The expertise and staff time the church donated made this new site possible. It has been an exciting collaboration.” The website offers news in English, French, Spanish and German about WCRC programme initiatives, reports from the Uniting General Council (Grand Rapids: 2010) and links to the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle, videos, photos and WCRC promotional materials. Visitors to the site can subscribe to the organization’s two quarterly periodicals: Reformed Communiqué (newsletter) and Reformed World (theological journal). A special feature offers the opportunity to make online donations or pay membership fees. WCRC was created in June 2010 through a merger of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) and the Reformed Ecumenical Council (REC). Member churches are active worldwide in initiatives supporting economic and gender justice, responsible use of the earth’s resources, and dialogue among Christians of different traditions as well as interfaith dialogue. The offices of the WCRC are in Geneva, Switzerland. Setri Nyomi of the Presbyterian Church in Ghana serves as the General Secretary. Jerry Pillay of the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa in South Africa is its first elected president. WCRC was created in June 2010 through a merger of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) and the Reformed Ecumenical Council (REC). Its 230 member churches representing 80 million Christians are active worldwide in initiatives supporting economic, climate and gender justice, mission, and cooperation among Christians of different traditions. Contact: Kristine Greenaway Executive Secretary, Communications World Communion of Reformed Churches 150 route de Ferney, PO Box 2100 1211 Geneva 2 Switzerland tel. +41 22 791 6243 fax +41 22 791 6505 dma@wcrc.ch www.wcrc.ch ( http://www.wcrc.ch/ )