The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) Executive Committee, meeting virtually 30 November through 1 December 2021, declared a “Decade for Climate Justice” and set plans for the next General Council to be held in 2025. The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) is the largest association of Calvinist churches in the world. It has 230 member denominations, including the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, in 108 countries, together claiming an estimated 80 million people.

Meeting in an extraordinary session to receive reports from two task groups established in May, the Executive also put in motion a process to organize additional regional councils and authorized the search for a new executive secretary for mission and advocacy.

“These are difficult days for all of us, and it is only in our standing together that gives us strength to continue,” said President Najla Kassab. “We trust that we will continue to move forward as a Communion that impacts lives and a makes a difference in the world.”

In declaring a “Decade for Climate Justice,” the Executive Committee acknowledged that this is an existential issue for the entire world. “We believe that this decade to combat climate change will motivate religious communities and other people of good faith to act together to preserve life and uphold life over profit,” said Philip Vinod Peacock, executive for justice and witness.

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