Alliance of the Reformed Churches Throughout the World Holding the Presbyterian Order
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The Alliance of the Reformed Churches Throughout the World Holding the Presbyterian Order, now known as the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), was established in 1875. It is an international cooperative organization of Congregational, United, Presbyterian, and Reformed churches. The WCRC aims to promote Christian unity, theology, and social justice, with the majority of its member churches located in developing countries.1
The organization was formed by the merger of the International Congregational Council and the World Presbyterian Alliance. In 2010, it united with the Reformed Ecumenical Council, encompassing approximately 12 million members across 26 countries. Presbyterian churches are governed by elders, with local congregations ruled by a session, and regional oversight provided by presbyteries.12
- World Communion of Reformed Churches
- Presbyterian Church in America
- Reformed and Presbyterian churches - Reformed Christians in the ecumenical movement
- Reformed and Presbyterian churches - Reformed churches in Germany
- Reformed and Presbyterian churches - Present organization of Reformed and Presbyterian churches
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