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WARC Agrees to Closer Relationship with Reformed Ecumenical Church

The World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) took a “momentous” step on Friday as it agreed to begin a new process that could deepen its relationship with the Reformed Ecumenical Church (REC). The two bodies have been in mutual talks since 1998..

  • WCC Member Churches in U.S. Gather Ahead of 9th Assembly

    Churches across the world are preparing for the World Council of Churches 9th Assembly, scheduled for February 2006, with gatherings reflecting on the Assembly's theme, "God, in your grace, transform the world."

  • Sydney Diocese to Unite with Protestants & Evangelicals in New Mission Strategy

    As part of a mission strategy to convert at least 10 percent of Sydney’s population to Bible-based churches, the Sydney diocese is considering forming relations with evangelical congregations.

  • Anglican Church to Consider Constitution Amendment to Break from CofE

    Leaders of the Sydney Diocese of the Anglican Church have proposed the church amend its constitution to make possible a split with the Church of England, following developments regarding the ordination of gay clergy and same-sex unions.

  • World Council of Churches to Implement Consensus Voting at 9th Assembly

    The World Council of Churches has announced that decisions at its 9th Assembly next year in Porto Alegre will take place using consensus voting. Specially designed ‘indicator cards’ will be one of the new initiatives introduced at the assembly, and will see blue and orange cards be given to delegates to vote with on issues.

  • The First Pacific Islander to Lead An Australian Church

    On the 29th September 2005 the Age has reported that Jason Kioa a former Tongan public relations officer was elected Moderator of the Uniting Church synod of Victoria and Tasmania making him the first Pacific islander to lead an Australian church. In 1983 Mr. Kioa has made a bargain with God which is if he gets out of the dentention centre he would serve the church for the rest of his life.

  • Interfaith Service Held In Hobart

    On the 21st September 2005 Father Micahel Tate on behalf of the Council of Churches organised an interfaith service for Muslims, Christians and Jews held at the just completed Islamic West Hobart mosque to mark three important periods for all three faiths on the 20th September 2005 according to The Mercury newspaper.

  • Katoomba Women's Convention 2005

    On the 19th September 2005 the Katoomba Christian Convention has just held the Women’s Covention on the 17th to the 18th September 2005 and is now preparing to hold its Katoomba Convnetion Plus (KCP) on the next weekend from 1st to 3rd October 2005 as reported by Syndenyanglicans.net.

  • Human-Rights, Faith-Based Groups Call U.S. Attention to Darfur

    Though news media are rightly focused on recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina, many of the world's "silent emergencies" have been long forgotten, according to a research assistant for the federal public policy office of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).

  • Rival Anglican Church to be Founded by Fed-Up Africans

    Africa’s Anglican primates, bishops, priests and laity fed-up with the Church of England’s endless debate over same-sex blessings and the ordination of gay vicars are set to found their own Anglican Church.

  • Africa Anglicans Criticise Church of England Over New Direction on Homosexuals

    The rift in the Anglican Church over homosexuality has deepened after Thursday’s comments by two leading African archbishops who scorned the recent House of Bishops statement on gays and lesbians within the Church of England.

  • WCC Calls on Churches to Join in International Day of Prayer for Peace

    The World Council of Churches general secretary, the Rev Dr Samuel Kobia, has called on member churches as well as churches around the world to join in an International Day of Prayer for Peace on 21 September.