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, and particularly in the theology of John Calvin. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland.
[edit] History
The World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) was created in 1970 by a merger of two bodies, one representing Presbyterian and Reformed churches, the other Congregational churches. It has 218 member churches in 107 countries around the world, with some 75 million members. Churches represented in the WARC include Congregational, Presbyterian, Reformed and United churches which have historical roots in the 16th century Reformation.
The WARC Secretariat is located in Geneva, Switzerland. It works closely with the World Council of Churches.
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, "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 will be called the World Communion of Reformed Churches.
[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
- American Samoa
- Angola, Republic of
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- Colombia
- Congo, Democratic Republic
- Congo, Republic
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- East Timor
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
- France
- French Polynesia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Hong Kong (China)
- 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
- Ireland (Éire)
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Korea, Republic of
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Marshall Island
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Netherlands
- The Protestant Church in the Netherlands (former: Nederlandse Hervormde Kerk and Gereformeerde Kerken in Nederland)
- Remonstrant Brotherhood
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Niue
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Reunion
- Romania
- Reformed Church in Romania - Transylvanian District
- Reformed Church in Romania (Oradea)
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Serbia and Montenegro
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk
- Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa
- Reformed Church in Africa (India)
- Reformed Church in Southern Africa
- Reformed Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa
- United Congregational Church of Southern Africa
- Peoples Church of Africa
- Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches, Fédération des Eglises protestantes de la Suisse, Federazione delle Chiese evangelische della Svizzera
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Reformed Church in America
- United Church of Christ
- Christian Reformed Church in North America
- Cumberland Presbyterian Church
- Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America
- Evangelical Presbyterian Church
- Korean Presbyterian Church in America
- Lithuanian Evangelical Reformed Church
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
- Uruguay
- Vanuatu
- 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