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NOTE: This item was originally posted on September 30, 2015, well before the Executive Order regarding refugees issued by U.S. President Donald Trump on January 27, 2017. Therefore, the material below does NOT interact in any way with that Executive Order.
In his letter to all WRF members on February 27, 2017, Dr. P. J. Buys, International Director of the WRF, made several requests of our members.
Prof. Thomas K. Johnson, Ph.D., is an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church in America and a long-term member of the World Reformed Fellowship. On February 2, 2017, he spoke at the Vatican in Rome. Below is a press release regarding that occasion. The text of Dr. Johnson’s speech is attached to this item.
The Reformanda Initiative announces that the 2017 Rome Scholars Network (RSN) will take place from 23–29 June, 2017 in Rome, Italy. This week long seminar is designed to create a context for evangelical scholars and leaders to:
Religious Freedom is for all. And the dignity of all must be respected and their right to peacefully exercise their religious convictions or none, free from social hostility or harassment, must be protected, even if one does not share their truth claims.
NOTE: Members of the World Reformed Fellowship have written extensively about Christian responsibility to refugees. Some of that material may be found WRF Members From Around the World Address the Issue of Immigration. As an organizational member of the WEA, we support the call below.
The African Region of World Reformed Fellowship is arranging a conference on the campus of the Tumaini Makumira University (TUMA), Arusha, Tanzania for August 12-13, 2017. Dr Flip Buys, the international director of World Reformed Fellowship will be one of the keynote speakers.
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The World Reformed Fellowship has heard the sad news of the passing of Pastor MWALYE CLIFFORD, a long serving minister of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Africa in Uganda, on Saturday night, December 17, 2016.
The National Presbyterian Church of Mexico is one of the largest denominational members of the World Reformed Fellowship. It has almost 2 million members and more than 6,000 local congregations, spread over 15 Synods and 71 Presbyteries.
Registrations are now OPEN for the WRF/REFO500 Conference in Wittenberg, Germany, in October of 2017. The link to the conference website is here – http://wrf500wittenberg.org/
WRF International Director Designate, Dr. Davi Charles Gomes, will participate in meetings of the International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief September 10, 2016, by Sam Logan
WRF Member Dr. Thomas Johnson Makes His Book, "Human Rights: A Christian Primer" Available for FREE Download September 1, 2016, by Sam Logan
One of the crucially important topics facing many churches today – including many churches which are members of the WRF - is that of homosexuality. Among the churches which have sought to provide careful, reasoned, biblical, and gracious guidance with respect to this issue is the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, a denominational member of the WRF.
Dr. Davi Gomes is the International Director Designate of the World Reformed Fellowship and Chancellor of Mackenzie Presbyterian University in Brazil. He preached in worship at the 2016 General Assembly of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Below, a video of his sermon.
SOLAS is a superb magazine which the WRF is delighted to recommend to all of its members. It attempts to bring solidly biblical Christianity to bear on a wide variety of current social and cultural issues.
The following news item has been provided by the Presbyterian Church in Uganda (PCU), a denominational member of the World Reformed Fellowship.
What is Being Done by WRF members to Reach Muslims with the Gospel of Jesus Christ? This is a critically important question and we share here the answer to this question from one WRF congregational member – Seventh Reformed Church in Grand Rapids.
New Album from WRF Members Keith & Kristyn Getty Encourages Global Missions: "Facing a Task Unfinished" is the latest album from pre-eminent modern hymn writers, Keith and Kristyn Getty (known for “In Christ Alone”).
Prayer Request from WRF Member, The Sudanese Reformed Churches July 12, 2016, Dr. P. J. Buys: The following prayer request was sent to the WRF on July 9, 2016.
Please, let’s all be in prayer for our brothers and sisters in South Sudan.
Report from WRF Denominational Member, the Presbyterian Church of Bangladesh July 12, 2016 Edward Ayub
Dearest in Christ: Greetings to you in the wonderful name of Our Lord Jesus Christ. I want to draw your kind attention to the history of the United Presbyterian Church of Pakistan. Presbyterian mission in the area was started in 1854 by the United Presbyterian Church of North America.
The Southeast Asia Network for the Gospel (SENG) is a network of Reformed believers (and those open to Reformed teaching) who want to see an increasing number of Christians, pastors, and missionaries in Southeast Asia grounded in a Reformed worldview, able to apply the Scriptures faithfully to life and ministry in their local context.
WRF Member Leo Douma Writes on "Christ’s Under-Shepherds: An Exploration of Pastoral Care Methods by Elders" July 13, 2016, by Sam Logan -- A New Book by WRF Member Leo Douma
The 185th Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America voted on June 29, 2016, to elect Rev. Barry York as the next President of the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary, to be installed in 2018, Lord willing.