World Alliance of Reformed Churches

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The World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) is a fellowship of more than 200 churches with roots in the 16th-century Reformation. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland.

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The World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) is a 1970 merger of two bodies representing Presbyterian and Congregationalist groups.

In January 2006, Pope Benedict XVI held an audience with Clifton Kirkpatrick, president of the WARC, discussing the three phases of the Reformed-Roman Catholic dialogue. This dialogue focused on steps which could potentially lead toward the unity of Christian faiths in the third millennium.

After a two-day meeting ending on 1 February 2006, Clifton Kirkpatrick, president of the WARC, and Douwe Visser, president of the Reformed Ecumenical Council (REC), said in a joint letter to their constituencies, "We rejoice in the work of the Holy Spirit which we believe has led us to recommend that the time has come to bring together the work of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and the Reformed Ecumenical Council into one body that will strengthen the unity and witness of Reformed Christians." The new body would be called the World Reformed Communion.

The WARC highlights on its website, as a primary focus for the Alliance, a ten point program, which includes standard liberation theology positions such as the following three radical program points:

1. Deepening the church’s understanding of partnership and addressing gender injustices in church and society [aka same sex partnerships and feminism] ...

4. Building education/awareness to ensure that the impact of the economy on women and young persons is considered in covenanting for justice [aka comparable worth, and non-capitalist economic systems] ...

5. Facilitating holistic theological reflections regarding justice in the economy and the earth [aka socialism & extreme environmentalism] ...

[edit] Members (2006)

The WARC brings together more than 75 million Christians in over 100 countries around the world.

Member churches are Congregational, Presbyterian, Reformed and united and uniting churches.

Most of these are in the southern hemisphere with many being religious minorities in their countries.

  • Algeria
    • Protestant Church of Algeria
  • American Samoa
    • Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa
  • Angola, Republic of
    • Evangelical Reformed Church of Angola
  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Austria
    • Reformed Church in Austria
  • Belgium
    • United Protestant Church of Belgium
  • Bermuda
    • (Church of Scotland)
  • Bolivia
    • Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Bolivia
  • Botswana
    • Dutch Reformed Church in Botswana
  • Brazil
    • Presbyterian Church of Brazil
    • Independent Presbyterian Church of Brazil
    • United Presbyterian Church of Brazil
    • Christian Reformed Church of Brazil
    • Evangelical Reformed Churches in Brazil
    • Arab Evangelical Church of Sao Paulo
  • Bulgaria
    • Union of Evangelical Congregational Churches in Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
    • Reformed Evangelical Church of Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
    • Presbyterian Church in Cameroon
    • Presbyterian Church of Cameroon
    • African Protestant Church
  • Canada
  • Central African Republic
    • Protestant Church of Christ the King
  • Chile
    • Presbyterian Church of Chile
    • National Presbyterian Church
    • Presbyterian Evangelical Church in Chile
  • Colombia
    • Presbyterian Synod
  • Congo, Democratic Republic
    • Presbyterian Community in the Congo
    • Presbyterian Community of Eastern Kasai
    • Reformed Community of Presbyterians
    • Presbyterian Community of Kinshasa
    • Evangelical Community in Congo
    • Protestant Community of Shaba
    • Presbyterian Community of Western Kasai?/Reformed Presbyterian Community in Africa
  • Congo, Republic
    • The Evangelical Church of the Congo
  • Costa Rica
    • Costarrican Presbyterian Evangelical Church
  • Croatia
    • Reformed Christian Church in Croatia
  • Cuba
    • Presbyterian Reformed Church in Cuba
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Dominican Republic
    • Dominican Evangelical Church
  • East Timor
    • Christian Church in East Timor
  • Ecuador
    • United Evangelical Church of Ecuador
  • Egypt
    • The Evangelical Church - Synod of the Nile
  • El Salvador
    • Reformed Calvinist Church of El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
    • Presbyterian Church of Equatorial Guinea
  • Ethiopia
  • France
  • French Polynesia
    • Evangelical Church of French Polynesia
  • Germany
    • Church of Lippe
    • Evangelical Reformed Church
    • Reformed Alliance
  • Ghana
    • Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana
    • Presbyterian Church of Ghana
  • Greece
    • Greek Evangelical Church
  • Grenada
    • Presbyterian Church in Grenada
  • Guatemala
    • National Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Guatemala
  • Guyana
    • Presbyterian Church of Guyana
    • Guyana Congregational Union
    • Guyana Presbyterian Church
  • Hong Kong (China)
    • Church of Christ in China, The Hong Kong Council
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Indonesia
    • Karo Batak Protestant Church
    • Evangelical Church in Kalimantan
    • Indonesian Christian Church
    • Evangelical Christian Church in West Papua
    • Christian Churches of Java
    • The East Java Christian Church
    • Christian Church in Luwuk Banggai
    • Pasundan Christian Church
    • Protestant Christian Church in Bali
    • Christian Church in Sulawesi
    • Christian Church in Central Sulawesi
    • Christian Church of Southern Sumatra
    • Christian Church of Sumba
    • Christian Evangelical Church in Bolaang Mongondow
    • The Christian Evangelical Church in Halmahera
    • Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa
    • Sangihe-Talaud Evangelical Church
    • Christian Evangelical Church in Timor
    • Protestant Church in West Indonesia
    • Indonesian Protestant Church in Buol Toli-Toli
    • Indonesian Protestant Church in Donggala
    • Indonesian Protestant Church in Gorontalo
    • Protestant Church in the Moluccas
    • Protestant Church in Southeast Sulawesi
    • Toraja Church
    • Toraja Mamasa Church
  • Iran
    • Synod of Evangelical Church of Iran
  • Ireland (Éire)
  • Israel
  • Italy
    • Waldensian Evangelical Church (Union of Waldensian and Methodist Churches)
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
    • Church of Christ in Japan
    • Korean Christian Church in Japan
  • Kenya
  • Kiribati
    • Kiribati Protestant Church
  • Korea, Republic of
    • KiJang
    • TongHap
    • DaeShin I
    • HapDongJeongTong
  • Latvia
    • Reformed Church in Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
    • Lesotho Evangelical Church
  • Liberia
    • Presbyterian Church of Liberia
  • Lithuania
    • Synod of the Evangelical Reformed Church - Unitas Lithuaniae
  • Luxembourg
    • Protestant Reformed Church of Luxemburg H.B.
  • Madagascar
    • Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
    • Presbyterian Church Malaysia
  • Marshall Island
    • Marshalls United Church of Christ-Congregations
    • Reformed Congregational Churches
  • Mauritius
    • Presbyterian Church of Mauritius
  • Mexico
    • National Presbyterian Church in Mexico, A. R.
    • Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church of Mexico
    • Presbyterian Reformed Church of Mexico
  • Morocco
    • Evangelical Church in Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
    • Mara Evangelical Church
    • Independent Presbyterian Church of Myanmar
    • The Presbyterian Church of Myanmar
  • Namibia
    • Namibia Regional Council
  • Netherlands
  • New Caledonia
    • Evangelical Church in New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands
  • New Zealand
  • Niger
    • Evangelical Church of the Republic of Niger
  • Nigeria
    • Presbyterian Church of Nigeria
    • Christian Reformed Church of Nigeria
    • Church of Christ in the Sudan among the TIV
    • Evangelical Reformed Church of Christ
    • Reformed Church of Christ in Nigeria
    • United Church of Christ in Nigeria
  • Niue
    • Church of Niue
  • Pakistan
    • Presbyterian Church of Pakistan
    • Sialkot Diocese of the Church of Pakistan
  • Philippines
    • United Church of Christ in the Philippines
    • United Evangelical Church of Christ
  • Poland
  • Portugal
    • Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Portugal
  • Reunion
    • Protestant Church of Reunion Island
  • Romania
    • Reformed Church in Romania - Transylvanian District
    • Reformed Church in Romania (Oradea)
  • Rwanda
    • Presbyterian Church in Rwanda
  • Senegal
    • Protestant Church of Senegal
  • Serbia and Montenegro
    • Reformed Christian Church in Serbia and Montenegro
  • Singapore
    • Presbyterian Church in Singapore
  • Slovakia
    • Reformed Church of Slovakia
  • Slovenia
    • Reformed Church in Slovenia
  • Solomon Islands
    • United Church in Solomon Islands
  • South Africa
  • Spain
    • Spanish Evangelical Church
  • Sri Lanka
    • Dutch Reformed Church in Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
    • Presbytery of Lanka
  • Sudan
    • Presbyterian Church of the Sudan
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Taiwan
  • Thailand
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia
    • Reformed Church in Tunisia
  • Tuvalu
  • Uganda
    • Reformed Presbyterian Church in Uganda
  • Ukraine
    • Reformed Church in the Carpatho-Ukraine
  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America
  • Uruguay
    • Valdensian Evangelical Church of the Rio de la Plata
  • Vanuatu
    • Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu
  • Venezuela
    • Presbyterian Church of Venezuela
  • Zambia
    • United Church of Zambia
    • Reformed Church in Zambia
    • Ndebele
    • Reformed Church in Zimbabwe
    • Dutch Reformed Church - Synod of Central Africa
    • Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa
    • Church of Central Africa Presbyterian - Synod of Harare

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