The World Reformed Fellowship - Advancing Reformed partnerships worldwide, that the strengths of some might become the strengths of all in the service of Jesus Christ.

Advancing Reformed Partnerships

Worldwide

The WRF vision is to live out one of the clearly stated but often neglected themes of the great Reformed confessions of the church. The Westminster Confession of Faith (XXV, 2) affirms that there is "a visible universal church which consists of all those throughout the world that profess the true religion." The Belgic Confession (Article 27) emphasizes that "the one single catholic or universal church . . . is not confined, bound, or limited to a certain place or certain persons. But it is spread and dispersed throughout the entire world.

While specific regional or national expressions of the universal church do, in many ways, embody characteristics of the Body of Christ, there are other characteristics of that Body which transcend those expressions. It is those other characteristics that the WRF seeks to set forth in its commitments and in its activities.

The World Reformed Fellowship Statement on Ecclesiology

The Theological Commission of the World Reformed Fellowship has worked on three projects to date. At the General Assembly in Edinburgh (2010), the WRF Statement of Faith was presented and approved. That Statement of Faith stands in continuity with the Reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries but speaks to the issues and problems of the 21st century. At the General Assembly in Jakarta (2019), the WRF Statement of Reformed Theological Identity was approved. That statement offers an answer to the question ‘What does it mean to be Reformed?’ At the General Assembly of the WRF in Florida in 2022, the Theological Commission submitted its third project: the WRF Statement on Ecclesiology (the doctrine of the church). The document was unanimously approved by the General Assembly. Read the full item...

The Future of Denominationalism

A Consultation by the WRF North America East Coast Region

On April 1st and 2nd, 2025 the North American East Coast Regional Board of The World Reformed Fellowship will be sponsoring a two day consultation at the Fourth Presbyterian Church of Bethesda Maryland, on the theme of The Future of Denominationalism.

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HistoryDavi Charles Gomes
“Look at my dark skin and my green eyes,” the young man said, “for they are a testament to the lust of those heretical Dutch who had children with the native women…” I listened with curiosity to our guide on a visit to the old churches in the city of Olinda (Pernambuco) who praised the valiant and pious Portuguese resistance to the Dutch invaders w...

Church LifeDavi Charles Gomes
In the early nineteen-seventies, as Brazil was under a military controlled political regime, an acclaimed Brazilian filmmaker popularized the expression “ideological patrolling” to describe what he understood to be the following: The organization of people or groups that, sharing the same ideological orientation, act in such a way as to preserve t...

Current IssuesSteven J. Carter
A story of political corruption in ancient Israel can help the church speak out. The Shadow of Blooming Grove Francis Russell wrote a book about Warren G. Harding, titled The Shadow of Blooming Grove. It’s a biography of a man considered one of our worst presidents, who came from Blooming Grove, Ohio. ...

Christian LifeMatthew Ebenezer
Preamble: July 19, 2024 was the eve of our departure to India from the US after a month with our children and their families.  That morning our son, Deepak, 41 years old, began his day as he did three times a week with gym and devotions with neighborhood Christian friends who met next door to their house in Cheverly, MD.  ...

TheologyRob Norris
On April 1st and 2nd, 2025 the North American East Coast Regional Board of The World Reformed Fellowship will be sponsoring a two day consultation at the Fourth Presbyterian Church of Bethesda Maryland, on the theme of The Future of Denominationalism. ...

TheologyCameron Shaffer
One of the purposes of the World Reformed Fellowship is to advance partnerships across Reformed groups, particularly with churches. We operate as a forum to assist the Reformed church to cooperate on missions and evangelism, theological and ministerial education, and doctrinal considerations as our world changes and in order to foster deeper unity ...

Recent News Items

The World Reformed Fellowship is a wonderful expression of the communion of the saints. Through the World Reformed Fellowship, I have met new friends and partners in ministry from around the globe who are committed to Gospel-animated confessional Reformed theology. The WRF brings me into contact with scholars, pastors and leaders who are blessings to their churches and to the whole body of Christ among the families of the earth. The WRF is a source of information, inspiration, instruction, edification and encouragement to me (and no doubt many thousands of others).
Rev. Dr. Ligon Duncan
Rev. Dr. Ligon Duncan
Chancellor and CEO, Reformed Theological Seminary
The World Reformed Fellowship is a vital part of the global link between Christians, ministries and churches who are committed to the fruitful legacy of the Scriptures and the Reformed heritage. The ministry, message, fellowship and supporting tools that WRF provides have greatly encouraged me and many others through the years of its faithful labors. I urge you and your ministry to benefit from WRF’s important witness to God’s saving sovereign grace and the fellowship of the saints around the globe.
Peter A. Lillback
Peter A. Lillback
President, Westminster Theological Seminary
Orthodox and relevant, representing the great catholicity of the Reformed faith with gospel generosity. These are the qualities which come to mind when I think of the WRF.
Rev David C. Meredith
Rev David C. Meredith
Mission Director and former Moderator of the Free Church of Scotland
I have found recent articles on the WRF website pertaining to the COVID pandemic particularly helpful, as well as an encouraging reminder that reformed evangelical churches around the world face very similar issues and can learn from one another this way.
Rev Dr William J U Philip
Rev Dr William J U Philip
Senior Minister, The Tron Church, Glasgow; Chairman, Cornhill Scotland
The World Reformed Fellowship provides a forum for like- minded churches and organisations within the global Reformed community to engage with the many issues that there are in today’s world. WRF means that we can be informed, educated, and enriched within our common tradition.
Rev. Iver Martin BSc. MTh
Rev. Iver Martin BSc. MTh
Principal, Edinburgh Theological Seminary
The World Reformed Fellowship is a fellowship of Reformed Christians around the world. The WRF updated website will be of immense value to anyone interested in what Reformed evangelicals are thinking on various issues today.
Dr. L. Roy Taylor
Dr. L. Roy Taylor
Stated Clerk, The Presbyterian Church in America
The new and greatly improved WRF website is a wonderful gift to the global Reformed community and a huge step forward toward enabling the WRF to become what it was intended to be.
Dr. Luder Whitlock
Dr. Luder Whitlock
President Emeritus of Reformed Theological Seminary
As a new denomination we have been so enriched by being a part of WRF. The way that they weave the depth of Reformed theology into the global church context and provide for robust interaction and development has been a huge blessing in my life.
Rev. Dr. Dana S. Allin
Rev. Dr. Dana S. Allin
Synod Executive, ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians
The Lord is putting together a new kind of human community, drawn from many tribes and tongues and nations. And he is doing so by the sovereign electing grace that sent the Savior to Calvary. Those two facts are about "World" and "Reformed." I am deeply grateful for a Fellowship that binds us together in celebrating those realities!
Dr. Richard Mouw
Dr. Richard Mouw
President Emeritus. Fuller Theological Seminary
The WRF is a rich venue for careful theological thinking. It is also a wonderful experience of relationships in the Body of Christ across the globe.
Diane Langberg, Ph.D.
Diane Langberg, Ph.D.
Psychologist
The World Reformed Fellowship is a unique organization providing a global context in which to engage modern issues and practices from the perspective of ecumenical, historic Reformed theology. I’ve especially appreciated their deliberate and excellent ministry, Women in the Word, which trains women to faithfully and soundly practice biblical interpretation. Through WRF American Christianity can avoid a myopic focus by connecting with Reformed churches and institutions in many cultures and situations around the world.
Karen H. Jobes, Ph.D.
Karen H. Jobes, Ph.D.
Gerald F. Hawthorne Professor Emerita of New Testament Greek & Exegesis, Wheaton College and Graduate School

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Dr. Davi Charles Gomes
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The World Reformed Fellowship
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Mrs. Karen Jansson
Chief Financial Officer
The World Reformed Fellowship
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