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Leaders of two global networks of Reformed churches set to merge in June have issued a statement declaring their commitment to a continued focus on justice concerns following the merger. The text includes specific reference to racial justice.

Newsletter Januar 2010

Volunteers Still Needed for Historic Merger - WCRC Uniting General Council Schedule of Main Events

The United Reformed Church is in full support of the ‘Robin Hood Tax’ campaign launched today (Wednesday 10 February) by a broad coalition of domestic charities, aid agencies, unions, faith organisations and green groups.

Booklet in English www.pkn.nl

The Missionary Team of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands made a booklet with 30 promising missionary models.

The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the Right Reverend Bill Hewitt and members from the Scottish Clergy against Nuclear Armaments (SCANA) pressure group yesterday launched an initiative at Holyrood placing nuclear weapons and Trident at the heart of the General Election Campaign.

A bible study guide on the theme of church unity from the perspective of the Reformed church movement is set to be published online in February and available in print in March.

Dutch Institute for Reformation research takes the initiative to give broad attention to the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017

Frances S. Smith has died

Geneva (ENI). Frances S. Smith, a former editor of the Ecumenical Press Service - the predecessor of Ecumenical News International - has died at her home in Claremont, California, aged 87. ''Frances was one of the most respected of church journalists for her accuracy and her objectivity,'' said journalist Betty Thompson in a tribute quoted by the United Methodist News Service, where Smith held her final post before retirement in 1988.

Gemeinsame Erklärung zur Sterbehilfe erscheint im kommenden Jahr

Die evangelischen Kirchen werden sich durch die GEKE ihrer selbst bewusst: Ein Interview zur Halbzeit zwischen den Vollversammlungen Budapest 2006 und Florenz 2012 mit Präsident Thomas Wipf und Generalsekretär Michael Bünker im heute (15. Dez.) erschienenen GEKE focus.

Inauguration officielle du Conseil des leaders religieux (BCRL - Belgian Council of Religious Leaders)

En novembre 2007, fut annoncé la création du Conseil des leaders religieux de Belgique au Château Sainte Anne à Bruxelles. Aujourd’hui, le Conseil s’engage sur une déclaration commune par la signature d’une charte au cours d’une cérémonie officielle qui aura lieu au Parlement fédéral, Salle des Congrès, le 17 décembre 2009 de 11h à 12h30. La séance se clôturera par une conférence de presse et par une réception.