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USA: Die Reformierte Kirche in Amerika (Reformed Church in America (RCA)) übernimmt Belhar Bekenntnis
Anti-apartheid document finds new life in US Reformed Church Washington DC

(ENI/RNS). For some 400 years, the small Reformed Church in America has relied on only three confessional statements of belief, all of them forged in the crucible of the Reformation. This week, they'll add a fourth, and its unlikely origins - apartheid-era South Africa - speak volumes about the changing nature of global Christianity and its impact on one of America's oldest denominations, Religion News Service reports.

WARC: Moving against the current: two global church networks merge

The world’s two largest networks of Protestant churches in the Reformed tradition are meeting in Grand Rapids in the northeastern United States June 18 - 26 to found a new organization signaling a new level of relationship between two families of churches once divided from each other.

Churches today engaging in a global conversation
Dana Robert calls for common witness to Christ despite divisions

''We must not allow difficult theological, socio-cultural and political issues, or disagreements over theologies of religion, to discourage us from sharing God’s love and salvation through Jesus Christ with all the world.'' With these words, keynote speaker Dana L. Robert encouraged delegates to Edinburgh 2010 in their commitment to unity of purpose in Christian mission, evangelism and dialogue.

Church of Scotland: Scottish Churches prepare for World Mission Conference

From 2-6 June, a broad partnership of Scottish churches is welcoming 300 delegates from over 60 countries for the Edinburgh 2010 conference.

Church of Scotland: General Assembly 2010
New Moderator and other News

Scotland: World does not want divided church, says Scottish Presbyterian

(ENI). Scotland should look forward to the world being a better place and the Church united when it celebrates the 500th anniversary of the Scottish Reformation in 50 years time, the new moderator of the (Presbyterian) Church of Scotland, the Rev. John Christie has said.

The United Reformed Church: Hung Parliament: a unique opportunity to advance the common good

The inconclusive result of the General Election provides a unique opportunity to re-orient Westminster politics towards the common good, according to Simon Loveitt, who speaks on public issues for the United Reformed Church.

CEC: European Churches launch new Economic and Employment Network
CALL – Church Action on Labour and Life

With a Conference in the European Parliament in Brussels the Church and Society Commission of the Conference of European Churches (CSC of CEC) is launching today the new European Christian Employment and Economy Network ''CALL'': Church Action on Labour and Life.

GB: Election fever is spreading, but is the church on fire yet?
United Reformed Church: ''We urge you to use your vote responsibly''

Alistair Campbell, Tony Blair’s spokesman, may once have declared that the Prime Minister didn’t ‘do God’ but Christians should certainly be ‘doing politics.’ Only a few will be called to a professional political life but everyone should seek to be informed and vote.

NL: Nieuwe Bijbelvertaling (New Bible Translation - NBV) designated for use in worship

April 22nd 2010. Thursday the general synod decided in her assembly in Lunteren to designate the Nieuwe Bijbelvertaling (New Bible Translation - NBV) for use in worship next to the Statenvertaling (Staten Bible) and the NBG -translation 1951 (NBG = Nederlands Bijbel Genootschap - Dutch Bible Association). At the end of a five-year-testing period of the NBV the synod board proposed this to the synod, after having consulted the classical assemblies. In 2004 the general synod released the NBV for testing.

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