World Communion of Reformed Churches

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Christian ecumenical organization non-governmental organization world communion

The World Communion of Reformed Churches is a global fellowship of Presbyterian, Reformed, Congregational, and related churches committed to shared theology, mission, and social justice.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian ecumenical organization → non-governmental organization → world communion →
approximateNumberOfChristiansRepresented	about 80 million →
approximateNumberOfCountriesRepresented	over 100 →
approximateNumberOfMemberChurches	over 230 →
dateOfFormation	2010 →
formedByMergerOf	Reformed Ecumenical Council → World Alliance of Reformed Churches →
foundedAt	Grand Rapids, Michigan →
hasDocument	Accra Confession → Belhar Confession → Wittenberg Witness →
hasFocus	church unity → economic justice → ecumenism → environmental justice → gender justice → human rights → mission → peace and reconciliation → shared theology → social justice →
hasGoverningBody	Executive Committee → General Council →
hasLeaderTitle	General Secretary → President →
hasMemberChurches	Congregational churches → Presbyterian churches → Reformed churches → United and Uniting churches → Uniting Reformed churches → Waldensian churches →
hasMotto	“Called to communion, committed to justice” →
hasOfficialLanguage	Arabic → English → French → German → Indonesian → Korean → Portuguese → Russian → Spanish → Swahili →
hasPurpose	to advocate for justice in church and society → to coordinate common witness and mission → to foster unity among Reformed churches worldwide →
hasTheology	Reformed theology →
headquartersCountry	Germany →
headquartersLocation	Hannover →
religiousTradition	Congregationalism → Presbyterianism → Reformed Christianity →
worksWith	Anglican Communion → Lutheran World Federation → World Council of Churches → World Methodist Council →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Evangelical Church in Germany → Evangelical Reformed Church (regional church) → Hungarian Reformed churches → Protestant Church in the Netherlands → Unitas Fratrum → United Methodist Church ("World Communion of Reformed Churches (associate member)") →	memberOf
United Church of Canada → United Church of Christ →	ecumenicalMembership
World Communion of Reformed Churches ("World Alliance of Reformed Churches") → World Communion of Reformed Churches ("Reformed Ecumenical Council") →	formedByMergerOf
Presbyterian Church (USA) → Reformed Church in America →	partOf
Reformed churches →	cooperatesThrough
World Methodist Council →	cooperatesWith