The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) is the largest association of

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churches in the world. It has 230 member denominations in 108 countries, together claiming an estimated 80 million people, thus being the fourth-largest Christian communion in the world after the

Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

Eastern Orthodox Church The Eastern Orthodox Church, also called the Orthodox Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 220 million baptized members. It operates as a communion of autocephalous churches, each governed by its bishops via ...

, and the

Anglican Communion The Anglican Communion is the third largest Christian communion after the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. Founded in 1867 in London, the communion has more than 85 million members within the Church of England and other ...

. This

ecumenical Ecumenism (), also spelled oecumenism, is the concept and principle that Christians who belong to different Christian denominations should work together to develop closer relationships among their churches and promote Christian unity. The adjec ...

Christian body was formed in June 2010 by the union of the

World Alliance of Reformed Churches The World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) was a fellowship of more than 200 churches with roots in the 16th-century Reformation, and particularly in the theology of John Calvin. Its headquarters was in Geneva, Switzerland. They are now merged ...

(WARC) and the

Reformed Ecumenical Council The Reformed Ecumenical Council (REC) was an international organization of Calvinism churches. It had 39 member denominations from 25 countries in its membership, and those churches have about 12 million people together. It was founded August 14, 1 ...

(REC). Among the biggest denominations in the WCRC are the Church of South India,

Presbyterian Church of East Africa Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA) is a Presbyterian denomination headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. In Kenya, 10% of the population is Presbyterian. It was started by missionaries from Scotland, most notable of whom was Dr John Arthur. I ...

Presbyterian Church of Korea Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK) was a Protestant denomination based in South Korea; it is currently separated into many branches. History The first Korean Presbyterian church was founded by Seo Sang-ryun in Hwanghae province in 1884. Short ...

Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY; also called Mekane Yesus Church) is a Lutheran denomination in Ethiopia. It is the largest individual member church of the Lutheran World Federation. It is a Lutheran denomination with some ...

Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar The Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar ( mg, Fiangonan'i Jesoa Kristy eto Madagasikara; FJKM) is the second-largest Christian denomination in Madagascar. The current officers include the Rev. Ammi Irako Andriamahazosoa, President; the Rev. Jean ...

, Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches,

Protestant Church in Indonesia The Protestant Church in Indonesia is a Reformed church; it is a member of World Communion of Reformed Churches. Origin The Protestant Church in Indonesia was formed in Ambon, Maluku in 1605 under the name of the Protestant Church in the Netherla ...

, Presbyterian Church (USA),

Evangelical Church of Cameroon The Eglise Evangelique Du Cameroun EEC (Evangelical Church of Cameroon) was born out of the European missionaries, the Paris Mission, Basel Mission and English Baptist Mission. After 1917 the Basel Mission handed over the majority of its mission s ...

, Borneo Evangelical (SIB Malaysia) and the

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. Its member denominations on the whole could be considered more liberal than the member denominations of the

International Conference of Reformed Churches The International Conference of Reformed Churches (ICRC) is a federation of Reformed or Calvinist churches around the world. The ICRC was founded in 1981. The ICRC convenes international meetings every four years. Its theology is more conservative ...

or the

World Reformed Fellowship The World Reformed Fellowship (WRF) is an ecumenical Christian organization which promotes unity between confessional Calvinist churches around the world. History The World Fellowship of Reformed Churches was formed in 1994 by the Presbyterian ...

, which are also large ecumenical Calvinist organizations.

History

The WCRC traces its origins to 1875, with several unifying Reformed organizations emerging in

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. After a two-day meeting ending on 1 February 2006, Douwe Visser, president of the

, and Clifton Kirkpatrick, president of the

, 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 Calvinist Christians." After first calling the potential body "World Reformed Communion", this was modified into "World Communion of Reformed Churches". A Uniting General Council of the WCRC, bringing the organization into existence, took place from 18–26 June 2010 at

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, located at

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. The council focused on the "Unity of the Spirit in the Bond of Peace" mentioned in Ephesians as its main theme, setting a tone of true mutual understanding and acceptance amongst member churches and associates, laying aside differences and other issues as they embark on this shared journey with one another as each seeks to discern the will of God and continue their struggle for justice and peace in the world.

Work

The 2010 Uniting General Council stated that the WCRC should be "called to communion and committed to justice." Its two main program offices are thus focused on these aspects, with theological work included with communion. The Theology and Communion office serves as coordinator for official dialogues with other religious organizations, organizes a bi-annual Global Institute of Theology, and brings Calvinist theological scholars together for various discussions. The Justice office promotes economic, ecological and human rights, basing much of its work on the

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, a statement adopted at the 2004 General Council of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and re-endorsed at the 2010 Uniting General Council. The WCRC also has a General Secretariat which includes the general secretary's office, the communications office and other organizational responsibilities. The current general secretary is Chris Ferguson, a minister from the

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. Through the General Secretariat, the WCRC is able to promote dialogue between churches, advocate for causes on a global scale and support the activities of its member churches through various means. The global headquarters of the WCRC are located in Hanover, Germany, with a North American non-profit subsidiary based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Originally based in Geneva, Switzerland, which played host to

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and earned a reputation as the "Protestant Rome", the group's Executive Committee announced on 8 November 2012, that they would relocate the headquarters to Hanover, Germany, by December 2013, due to overbearing financial strains caused by the high value of the Swiss franc.

General Secretary

Chris Ferguson is a pastor, theologian and social justice advocate from the United Church of Canada. He was elected to the post of general secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches in May 2014, entering office on 1 August 2014, for a seven-year term. Previously Ferguson served as the international ecumenical advisor for the Programme for Ecumenical Accompaniment in Colombia (2011–2014), the

World Council of Churches The World Council of Churches (WCC) is a worldwide Christian inter-church organization founded in 1948 to work for the cause of ecumenism. Its full members today include the Assyrian Church of the East, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, most juri ...

representative to the United Nations (2006–2010), the World Council of Churches' representative to Jerusalem (2004–2006) and the executive minister of the United Church of Canada's Justice, Global and Ecumenical Relations Unit and ecumenical officer (2002–2004).

Members

This is a list of members of the World Communion of Reformed Churches as of February 2016: *Algeria ** Protestant Church of Algeria/ Eglise Protestante d'Algérie * Angola **

Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola The Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola ( pt, Igreja Evangélica Congregacional em Angola) is a Reformed Christian denomination in Angola. History On November 11, 1880, the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (now the U ...

Igreja Evangélica Congregacional em Angola The Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola ( pt, Igreja Evangélica Congregacional em Angola) is a Reformed Christian denomination in Angola. History On November 11, 1880, the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (now the ...

(IECA) ** Evangelical Reformed Church of Angola/ Igreja Evangélica Reformanda de Angola (IERA) * Argentina **

Evangelical Church of the River Plate The Evangelical Church of the River Plate ( or IERP) is a United, Protestant denomination with congregations in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It is named after the Río de la Plata Basin, where the majority of its congregations are located. ...

/ Iglesia Evangélica del Rio de la Plata **

Evangelical Congregational Church in Argentina The Evangelical Congregational Church in Argentina ( es, Iglesia Evangélica Congregacional Argentina) is a Reformed and Congregational denomination in Argentina, established by European immigrants in the early 1900s. History The Evangelical Congr ...

/ Iglesia Evangélica Congregacional * Australia **

Congregational Federation of Australia The Congregational Federation of Australia and New Zealand is a Congregational denomination originally comprising fourteen congregations in New South Wales and Queensland but now including congregations in New Zealand. History Forty congregation ...

Uniting Church in Australia The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was founded on 22 June 1977, when most congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, about two-thirds of the Presbyterian Church of Australia and almost all the churches of the Congregational Union ...

* Austria ** Evangelical Church of the Helvetic Confession in Austria/ Evangelische Kirche HB (Reformiert) in Österreich * Bangladesh **

Church of Bangladesh The Church of Bangladesh is a united Protestant church formed by the union of various Protestant churches in Bangladesh, principally the Anglican and Presbyterian denominations. The Church of Bangladesh is a member of the Anglican Communion and Wor ...

** Evangelical Reformed Presbyterian Church in Bangladesh * Belgium **

United Protestant Church in Belgium The United Protestant Church in Belgium (VPKB/EPUB) is a minority Christian church in Belgium, where the majority of the population is Catholic. It is the largest Protestant denomination in the country. The name of the church in Dutch is ''Verenig ...

/ Eglise Protestante Unie de Belgique/ Verenigde Protestantse Kerk in Belgie * Bolivia **

Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Bolivia The Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Bolivia or the Iglesia Evangélica Presbiteriana en Bolivia was founded by Korean missionaries in 1983, especially Chong-Moo Park who organised congregations in La Paz and El Alto. He invited other Korean miss ...

/ Iglesia Evangélica Presbiteriana en Bolivia * Botswana **

Dutch Reformed Church in Botswana The Dutch Reformed Church in Botswana was founded by Swiss missionaries led by the Rev. Henri Gronin begun working in 1863 among the tribe Bakgatla, Kgafela in Saulsport and Rustenburg in South Africa. In 1870 part of the tribe moved north to ...

* Brazil ** Evangelical Reformed Churches in Brazil/ Igrejas Evangélicas Reformadas no Brasil **

Independent Presbyterian Church of Brazil The Independent Presbyterian Church of Brazil (in Portuguese: Igreja Presbiteriana Independente do Brasil, ''IPIB'') is a Mainline Protestant Christian denomination in Brazil. Part of the Reformed family of Protestantism, it is the second olde ...

Igreja Presbiteriana Independente do Brasil The Independent Presbyterian Church of Brazil (in Portuguese: Igreja Presbiteriana Independente do Brasil, ''IPIB'') is a Mainline Protestant Christian denomination in Brazil. Part of the Reformed family of Protestantism, it is the second olde ...

United Presbyterian Church of Brazil The United Presbyterian Church in Brazil was organized on September 10, 1978 as the National Federation of Presbyterian Churches, it separated from the Presbyterian Church of Brazil. In 1983, the church adopted the current name. Its headquarters i ...

/ Igreja Presbiteriana Unida do Brasil * Bulgaria **

Union of Evangelical Congregational Churches in Bulgaria The Union of Evangelical Congregational Churches in Bulgaria is a Calvinist Congregational denomination in Bulgaria. A member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches and the World Evangelical Congregational Fellowship. History Beginnings A ...

/ Sǎjuz na Evangelskite Sǎborni Cǎrkvi * Burkina Faso ** Association of Reformed Evangelical Churches of Burkina Faso/ Eglise evangelique reformee du Burkina Faso * Cameroon ** Africa Protestant Church/ Eglise protestante africaine **

/ Eglise évangélique du Cameroun **

Presbyterian Church in Cameroon The Presbyterian Church in Cameroon (PCC) is a Reformed denomination in Cameroon and a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. It is the largest English-speaking church in Cameroon, founded by Basel Mission. In addition to its religiou ...

/ Eglise presbyterienne camerounaise * Canada **

Christian Reformed Church in North America The Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA or CRC) is a Protestant Calvinist Christian denomination in the United States and Canada. Having roots in the Dutch Reformed Church of the Netherlands, the Christian Reformed Church was founde ...

** The Presbyterian Church in Canada/L'Église presbytérienne au Canada **

Reformed Church in America The Reformed Church in America (RCA) is a Mainline Protestant, mainline Reformed tradition, Reformed Protestant Christian denomination, denomination in Canada and the United States. It has about 152,317 members. From its beginning in 1628 unti ...

** The United Church of Canada/L'Église unie du Canada * Central African Republic **

Protestant Church of Christ the King The Protestant Church of Christ the King was founded by French missionaries from different backgrounds like Presbyterian, Methodists, Reformed, Baptists. It was supported by the Paris Mission Society. After independence the church grew and relie ...

/ Eglise Protestante du Christ-Roi * Chile ** Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Chile/

Iglesia Evangélica Presbiteriana en Chile The Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Chile split from the Presbyterian Church in Chile in 1972. The church partner is the Presbyterian Church (USA). It has 1,000 members and 12 congregations in 2004. The denomination subscribes the Apostles Cre ...

** Presbyterian Church of Chile/ Iglesia Presbiteriana de Chile * China, Hong Kong **

The Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China The Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China (Abbr: HKCCCC, ) is a Protestant Christian church organization in Hong Kong. Its history can be traced back to the formation of the Church of Christ in China, which is a uniting church consis ...

* China, People's Republic of ** China Christian Council (associate member) * Colombia ** Presbyterian Church of Colombia/ Iglesia Presbiteriana de Colombia (Synodo presbiteriano) * Congo, Democratic Republic of the ** Evangelical Community in the Congo/ Communaute evangelique du Congo ** Presbyterian Community in the Congo/

Communaute presbytérienne au Congo The Presbyterian Community in Congo is numerically the most influential and important Reformed denomination in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The denomination is a fruit of the American Presbyterian church in Congo which started in 1891. The ch ...

** Presbyterian Community of Eastern Kasai/ Communaute presbyterienne du Kasai oriental ** Presbyterian Community of Kinshasa/

Communaute presbyterienne de Kinshasa The Presbyterian Community in Kinshasa was founded in 1955 in Leopoldville by the American Presbyterian Congo Mission. The church was involved in the Protestant ecumenical movements, in the Church of Christ in Congo. The church was divided because ...

** Presbyterian Community of Western Kasai?/Reformed Presbyterian Community in Africa/ Communauté presbytérienne au Kasai occidental/Communauté presbytérienne réformée en Afrique **

Reformed Community of Presbyterians The Reformed Community of Presbyterians was separated from the Presbyterian Community in Eastern Kasai, because theological and ethnic differences. The church combines Pentecostal and fundamental practices. Elements of African religions are also in ...

/ Communauté Réformée des Presbyteriens * Congo, Republic of the ** Evangelical Church of Congo/ Eglise évangélique du Congo * Costa Rica ** Costa Rican Presbyterian Evangelical Church/ Iglesia Evangélica Presbiteriana Costarricense * Croatia **

Reformed Christian Church in Croatia The Reformed Christian Church in Croatia (the ''Reformirana kršćanska kalvinska Crkva u Hrvatskoj'' in Croatian) became an autonomous church in 1993, following the disintegration of Yugoslavia. Croatia became an independent state. The first or ...

/ Reformirana Krscanska Crkva U Hrvatskoj * Cuba **

Presbyterian Reformed Church in Cuba The Reformed Presbyterian Church in Cuba was founded in 1890 by Evaristo Collazo. He participated in the war of Independence. The First Presbyterian Church in Havana was established in 1890 with a Cuban Presbyterian minister. But it had to close bec ...

/ Iglesia Presbiteriana-Reformada en Cuba * Czech Republic **

Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren The Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren (ECCB) ( cs, Českobratrská církev evangelická; ČCE) is the largest Czech Protestant church and the second-largest church in the Czech Republic after the Catholic Church. It was formed in 1918 in C ...

/ Evangelische Kirche der Böhmischen Brüder/ Ceskobratrská Cirkev Evangelická * Denmark **

Reformed Synod of Denmark The Reformed Synod of Denmark ( da, Den reformerte Synode) is a synod (council) of four Calvinist free church congregations in Denmark. A member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches, it has approximately 700 members. The current moderator i ...

/ Den reformerte Synode i Danmark * Dominican Republic ** Christian Reformed Church in the Dominican Republic ** Dominican Evangelical Church/

Iglesia Evangélica Dominicana The Evangelical Church of the Dominican Republic (''Iglesia Evangélica Dominicana'') is one of the largest Protestant denominations in the Dominican Republic with approximately 10,000 members in 55 congregations. History The Evangelical Churc ...

* Egypt **

Evangelical Church of Egypt (Synod of the Nile) The Evangelical Church of Egypt (Synod of the Nile) (also called the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Egypt, Egyptian: الكنيسة الإنجيلية المشيخية ''El-Kenisa El-Engileyya El-Mashyykhia'') is a Protestant church that start ...

/El-Kanisah El-Injiliyah * El Salvador ** Reformed Calvinist Church of El Salvador/ Iglesia Reformada Calvinista de El Salvador * Equatorial Guinea ** Reformed Presbyterian Church of Equatorial Guinea/ Iglesia Reformada Presbiteriana de Guinea Ecuatorial * Ethiopia **

/Ye Etiopia Wangelawit Betakristian Makane Yesus * France ** Malagasy Protestant Church in France/ Eglise Protestante Malgache/ Fiangonana Protestanta Malagasy ** National Union of Protestant Reformed Evangelical Churches of France Eglises protestantes réformées évangeliques de France (UNEPREF, formerly EREI) **

Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine The Protestant Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine (french: Église protestante réformée d'Alsace et de Lorraine (EPRAL); german: Reformierte Kirche von Elsass und Lothringen; gsw-FR, d'Reformierta Kìrch vum Elsàss ùn Lothringa) is a Cal ...

/ Eglise Réformée d'Alsace et de Lorraine **

United Protestant Church of France The United Protestant Church of France (french: Église protestante unie de France) is the main and largest Protestant church in France, created in 2013 through the unification of the Reformed Church of France and the Evangelical Lutheran Church o ...

/Église protestante unie de France * Germany **

Church of Lippe The Church of Lippe (german: link=no, Lippische Landeskirche) is a Reformed (Calvinist) member church of the Evangelical Church in Germany that covers what used to be the Principality of Lippe. Seat of the church administration is Detmold. The ...

/ Lippische Landeskirche **

Evangelical Reformed Church in Bavaria and Northwestern Germany The Evangelical Reformed Church (german: Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche), until 2009 Evangelical Reformed Church – Synod of Reformed Churches in Bavaria and Northwestern Germany (german: Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche – Synode evangelisch-reform ...

(Synode evangelisch-reformierter Kirchen in Bayern und Nordwestdeutschland) **

Reformed Alliance The Reformed Alliance (german: link=no, Reformierter Bund) in Germany is a Calvinist federation, currently it has 430 congregations and 750 individual members. An estimated 2,000,000 Reformed Christians are in Germany. The moderator is D. Peter Buko ...

Reformierter Bund The Reformed Alliance (german: link=no, Reformierter Bund) in Germany is a Calvinist federation, currently it has 430 congregations and 750 individual members. An estimated 2,000,000 Reformed Christians are in Germany. The moderator is D. Peter Buko ...

Evangelical Old-Reformed Church in Lower Saxony The Evangelical Old-Reformed Church in Lower Saxony (german: link=no, Evangelisch-altreformierte Kirche in Niedersachsen) is a Reformed free church in Lower Saxony with 14 congregations and 7,000 members. The church was established in 1838 in Bent ...

* Ghana **

Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana The Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana ( ee, Presbyteria Nyanyui Hame le Ghana) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in Ghana. It is popularly referred to as the "EP Church". It has strong roots in the Evangelical and Reform ...

/ Presbyteria Nyanyui Hame le Ghana ** Presbyterian Church of Ghana * Greece ** Greek Evangelical Church/

Helliniki Evangeliki Ekklesia The Greek Evangelical Church (Greek: Ελληνική Ευαγγελική Εκκλησία, ''Elliniki Evangeliki Ekklisia'') is a Presbyterian denomination in Greece. It was the first Protestant church established in the country. History Greek ...

* Grenada **

Presbyterian Church in Grenada The first Presbyterian Church in Grenada was founded by the Scots, this was the St. Andrews Kirk and was associated with the Church of Scotland. It was opened on 14 July 1833. After the abolition of slavery in 1880, this work spread on the island. ...

* Guatemala **

National Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Guatemala The National Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Guatemala ( es, Iglesia Evangélica Nacional Presbiteriana de Guatemala) was founded in 1882 by missionaries of the Presbyterian Church United States in Guatemala. The church took root in the urban mi ...

Iglesia Evangélica Nacional Presbiteriana de Guatemala The National Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Guatemala ( es, Iglesia Evangélica Nacional Presbiteriana de Guatemala) was founded in 1882 by missionaries of the Presbyterian Church United States in Guatemala. The church took root in the urban mi ...

* Guyana ** Guyana Congregational Union **

Guyana Presbyterian Church The Guyana Presbyterian Church was a fruit of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. In 1880 Rev. John Morton a Canadian missionary from Trinidad and Tobago visited British Guyana and recommended to start mission outpost there. The Canadian Presbyteria ...

** Presbyterian Church of Guyana * Honduras **

Christian Reformed Church of Honduras The Christian Reformed Church in Honduras was formed by 26 members from the Evangelical and Reformed Church in Honduras who moved from San Pedro Sula to the capital city of Tegucigalpa. They wanted to start another Evangelical and reformed church, ...

/ Iglesia Cristiana Reformada de Honduras * Hungary **

Reformed Church in Hungary The Reformed Church in Hungary ( hu, Magyarországi Református Egyház, MRE) is the largest Protestant church in Hungary, with parishes among the Hungarian diaspora abroad. Today, it is made up of 1,249 congregations in 27 presbyteries and fou ...

/Magyarországi Református Egyház * India ** Church of North India ** Church of South India ** The Congregational Church of India (Maraland) ** Evangelical Church of Maraland ** Presbyterian Church of India ** Reformed Presbyterian Church, North East India * Indonesia **

Christian Church in Central Sulawesi The Central Sulawesi Christian Church ( id, Gereja Kristen Sulawesi Tengah) is the largest Christian church in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. It belongs to the Reformed family of churches. The church was established in the early 1893 through the mis ...

Christian Church in Luwuk Banggai The Christian Church in Luwuk Banggai is a Reformed church, Reformed denomination in Indonesia, a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. Christianity came to Luwuk Banggai in 1912, brought by Dutch people, Dutch missionaries, and estab ...

** Christian Church in South Sulawesi ** Christian Church of Southern Sumatra (GKSBS) ** Christian Church of Sumba (GKS) ** Christian Churches of Java ** Christian Evangelical Church in Bolaang Mongondow? ** Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa ** Christian Evangelical Church in Timor ** Church of Toraja Mamasa (GTM) ** The East Java Christian Church ** Evangelical Christian Church in Halmahera ** Evangelical Christian Church in West Papua ** Evangelical Church in Kalimantan ** Indonesia Christian Church ** Indonesian Protestant Church in Buol Toli-Toli ** Indonesian Protestant Church in Donggala ** Indonesian Protestant Church in Gorontalo ** Javanese Christian Churches (GKJ) ** Karo Batak Protestant Church (GBKP) ** Pasundan Christian Church ** Protestant Christian Church in Bali **

** Protestant Church in the Moluccas ** Protestant Church in Southeast Sulawesi ** Protestant Church in West Indonesia ** Sangihe-Talaud Evangelical Church ** Toraja Church *Iran ** Synod of the Evangelical Church in Iran * Ireland ** Presbyterian Church in Ireland * Italy ** Waldensian Evangelical Church (Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches)/Chiesa Evangelica Valdese * Jamaica ** The United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands * Japan ** Church of Christ in Japan/Nippon Kirisuto Kyokai ** Korean Christian Church in Japan/Zainichi Daikan Kirisuto Kyokai Sokai * Kenya **

** The Reformed Church of East Africa * Kiribati ** Kiribati Protestant Church/Ekaretia ni Boretetanti i Kiribati * Korea, Republic of ** Presbyterian Church of Korea (TongHap) ** Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapDongChunTong)/Hap Dong Jeong Tong/Hap Dong Chung Tong ** Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea/Ki Jang ** Presbyterian Church in Korea (Daeshin)/Dae Shin * Latvia * Reformed Church in Latvia/Evangeliska Reformatu-Braju Draudze * Lebanon ** National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon ** The National Evangelical Union of Lebanon/Al-Ittihad Al Injili Al-Watani Fi Lubnan ** Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East/Մերձաւոր Արեւելքի Հայ Աւետարանական Եկեղեցիներու Միութիւն * Lesotho ** Lesotho Evangelical Church/Kereke ea Evangeli Lesotho * Liberia ** Presbyterian Church in Liberia * Lithuania ** Evangelical Reformed Church in Lithuania/Unitas Lithuaniae/Lietuvos Evangeliku Reformatu Baznycia * Luxembourg ** Protestant Reformed Church of Luxemburg H.B./Protestantisch-Reformierte Kirche von Luxembourg H.B./Eglise Protestante Réformée du Luxembourg * Madagascar **

/Eglise de Jésus-Christ à Madagascar/Fiangonan'i Jesoa Kristy eto Madagasikara * Malawi ** Church of Central Africa Presbyterian ** Church of Central Africa Presbyterian – Harare Synod ** Church of Central Africa Presbyterian – Nkhoma Synod * Malaysia ** Presbyterian Church Malaysia/Gereja Presbyterian Malaysia * Marshall Islands ** Reformed Congregational Churches ** United Church of Christ - Congregational in the Marshall Islands/Jarin Parik Dron * Mauritius ** Presbyterian Church of Mauritius/Eglise presbytérienne de Maurice * Mexico ** Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church of Mexico/Iglesia Presbiteriana Asociada Reformada de México (IPAR) ** National Presbyterian Church in Mexico, A. R./Iglesia Nacional Presbiteriana de México, A. R. ** Presbyterian Reformed Church of Mexico/Iglesia Presbiteriana Reformada de México * Morocco ** Evangelical Church in Morocco/Eglise évangélique au Maroc * Mozambique ** Evangelical Church of Christ in Mozambique/Igreja Evangelica de Cristo em Mocambique ** Presbyterian Church of Mozambique/Igreja Presbiteriana de Moçambique ** Reformed Church in Mozambique/Igreja Reformada em Mocambique ** United Church of Christ in Mozambique/Igreja de Christo Unida em Mocambique (Ex-Missao American Board) * Myanmar ** Christian Reformed Church in Myanmar ** Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Myanmar ** Independent Presbyterian Church of Myanmar ** Mara Evangelical Church/Evangelical Mission Myanmar/Mara Evangelical Awnanopa ** The Presbyterian Church of Myanmar/Kawlram Presb Kohhran ** Reformed Presbyterian Church in Myanmar * The Netherlands ** Covenant of Free Evangelical Congregations in the Netherlands ** The

(PCN)/De Protestantse Kerk in Nederland (PKN) ** Remonstrant Brotherhood/Remonstrantse Broederschap * New Caledonia ** Evangelical Church in New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands/Eglise evangélique en Nouvelle Calédonie et aux Îles Loyauté * New Zealand ** Niue Niue Church/Ekalesia Niue ** Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand * Niger ** Evangelical Church of the Republic of Niger/Eglise évangélique de la République du Niger/Ekklisiyar Bishara Ta Kasar Niger * Nigeria ** Christian Reformed Church of Nigeria ** Evangelical Reformed Church of Christ ** Presbyterian Church of Nigeria ** Reformed Church of Christ in Nigeria ** United Church of Christ in Nigeria/Habaddiyar Ekklisiyar Kristi a Nigeria ** Universal Reformed Church of Christ (formerly Church of Christ in the Sudan Among the Tiv/Nongo u Kristu u ken Sudan hen Tiv) * Pakistan ** Church of Pakistan ** Presbyterian Church of Pakistan * The Philippines ** Christian Reformed Church in the Philippines ** United Church of Christ in the Philippines ** United Evangelical Church of Christ in the Philippines, United Evangelical Church of Christ (Iglesia Evangélica Unida de Cristo) * Poland ** Reformed Evangelical Church in Poland/Kosciol Ewangelicko-Reformowany w Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej * Portugal ** Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Portugal/Igreja Evangélica Presbiteriana de Portugal * Romania ** Reformed Church in Romania (Oradea)/Kiralyhagomelleki Reformatus Egyhazkeruelet (Oradea) ** Reformed Church in Romania - Transylvanian District/Romaniai Reformatus Egyhaz - Erdelyi Egyhazkerület * Rwanda ** Presbyterian Church in Rwanda/Eglise presbytérienne au Rwanda * Samoa ** Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa ** Congregational Christian Church in Samoa/Ekalesia Fa' apotopotoga Kerisinao I Samoa * Senegal ** Protestant Church in Senegal/Eglise protestante du Sénégal * Serbia, Republic of, and Montenegro, Republic of ** Reformed Christian Church in Serbia and Montenegro/Reformatska Hriscanska Crkva u SFRJ * Singapore ** Presbyterian Church in Singapore * Slovakia ** Reformed Christian Church in Slovakia/Reformovaná Krest. Cirkev na Slovensku * Slovenia ** Reformed Church in Slovenia * Solomon Islands ** United Church in the Solomon Islands * South Africa ** Dutch Reformed Church (DRC)/Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk (NGK) ** Dutch Reformed Church in Africa (DRCA)/(NGKA) ** Dutch Reformed Church of Africa/Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika (NHKA) ** Evangelical Presbyterian Church in South Africa ** Peoples Church of Africa/Volkskerk van Afrika ** Presbyterian Church of Africa ** Reformed Church in Africa, South Africa ** United Congregational Church of Southern Africa ** Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa ** Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa/ Verenigende Gereformeerde Kerk in Suider Afrika ** Maranatha Reformed Church of Christ * South Sudan ** Sudanese Reformed Churches * Spain ** Spanish Evangelical Church/Iglesia Evangélica Espanola * Sri Lanka ** Dutch Reformed Church in Sri Lanka ** Presbytery of Lanka * Sudan ** Presbyterian Church in Sudan ** Africa Inland Church Sudan * Swaziland ** Swaziland Reformed Church (SRC) * Sweden ** Uniting Church in Sweden or Equmeniakyrkan (founded 2011 by member church Mission Covenant Church of Sweden and two other denominations) * Switzerland ** Protestant Church of Switzerland or (''Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche Schweiz'', ''Église évangélique réformée de Suisse'', ''Chiesa evangelica riformata in Svizzera'', ''Baselgia evangelica refurmada da la Svizra'') * Tahiti ** Maòhi Protestant Church/Etaretia Evaneria no Porinetia Farani/Église Protestante Maòhi * Taiwan ** Presbyterian Church in Taiwan/Tâi-oân Ki-tok Tiúⁿ-ló Kàu-hōe * Thailand ** Church of Christ in Thailand * Togo ** Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Togo/Eglise évangélique presbytérienne du Togo * Trinidad and Tobago ** Presbyterian Church in Trinidad and Tobago * Tuvalu ** Tuvalu Christian Church/Te Ekalesia Kelisiano Tuvalu * Uganda ** Christian Reformed Church of East Africa ** Reformed Presbyterian Church in Uganda ** Reformed Presbyterian Church in Africa (Uganda) * Ukraine ** Reformed Church in Sub-Carpathia/ Reformed Church in Transcarpathia/Karpataljai Reformatus Egyhaz * United Kingdom ** Church of Scotland ** The Presbyterian Church in Ireland ** Presbyterian Church of Wales/Eglwys Bresbyteraidd Cymru ** Union of Welsh Independents/Undeb yr Annibynwyr Cymraeg ** United Reformed Church * United States of America **

** Cumberland Presbyterian Church ** Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America ** ECO (denomination), ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians (provisional member)"ECO received as a member-church of WCRC"
(June 3, 2013)
''The Layman Online''
Accessed June 5, 2013. ** Evangelical Presbyterian Church (United States), Evangelical Presbyterian Church ** Hungarian Reformed Church in America ** Korean Presbyterian Church in America ** Lithuanian Evangelical Reformed Church/Lietuviu Evangeliku Reformatu Baznycia-JAV ** Presbyterian Church (USA) **

** United Church of Christ * Uruguay ** Waldensian Evangelical Church of River Plate, Waldensian Evangelical Church of the River Plate/Iglesia Evangelica Valdense de Rio de la Plata * Vanuatu ** Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu/Presbiterian Jyos Blong Vanuatu * Venezuela ** Presbyterian Church of Venezuela/Iglesia Presbiteriana de Venezuela * Vietnam ** Presbyterian Church of Vietnam * Zambia ** Church of Central Africa Presbyterian – Synod of Zambia ** Reformed Church in Zambia ** United Church of Zambia * Zimbabwe ** Reformed Church in Zimbabwe

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