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| World Communion of Reformed Churches | |
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| Type | Communion |
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Reformed |
| Scripture | Bible |
| Theology | Reformed Christianity |
| Polity | Presbyterian |
| President | Najla Kassab |
| Interim General Secretary | Rev. Dr. Setri Nyomi |
| Headquarters |
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| Origin | 2010 |
| Congregations | 131,578 [a] - 200,070 [b] |
| Members | 85,127,885 [a] - 109,197,676 [b] |
| Official website | wcrc |
| a. ^ Considering only full members. b. ^ Including associate and affiliated members. | |
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) is the largest association of Reformed (Calvinist) churches in the world. It has 230 member denominations (227 members and 3 associate or affiliate members)[n 1] in 108 countries, together claiming an estimated 85 million people,[1] thus being the fourth-largest Christian communion in the world after the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Communion.[2] This ecumenical Christian body was formed in June 2010 by the union of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) and the Reformed Ecumenical Council (REC).[3]
Among the biggest denominations in the WCRC are the Church of South India, Presbyterian Church of East Africa, Presbyterian Church of Korea, Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar, Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches, Protestant Church in Indonesia, Presbyterian Church (USA), Evangelical Church of Cameroon,and the Protestant Church in the Netherlands. 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.
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- ^ "Called to communion. Committed to justice" (PDF). World Communion of Reformed Churches. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "World Communion of Reformed Churches | World Council of Churches". www.oikoumene.org. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "WCRC History". World Communion of Reformed Churches. 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.