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World Communion of Reformed Churches

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International Christian organization

World Communion of Reformed Churches
TypeCommunion
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationReformed
ScriptureBible
TheologyReformed theology
PolityPresbyterian
PresidentNajla Kassab
Interim General SecretaryRev. Dr. Setri Nyomi
Headquarters
Origin2010; 15 years ago (2010)
Congregations173,204[a] – 242,165[b]
Members100 million (2017)[1][2]
Official websitewcrc.eu
a.^ Considering only full members.
b.^ Including associate and affiliated members.

TheWorld Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) is aChristianecumenical body formed in June 2010 by the merger of theWorld Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) and theReformed Ecumenical Council (REC).[3]

The WCRC is the largest association of Reformed (Calvinist) churches in the world. It has 230 member denominations (227 full members and 3 associate or affiliate members)[n 1][n 2] in 108 countries.[4]

Together, the full member denominations claim about 100 million members.[1][4][5][6] Associated and affiliated denominations, the largest of which are theChina Christian Council andDisciples Ecumenical Consultative Council, represent another 40 million people.[7][8][9]

The WCRC is the largest[10][11][12][13][14] or second largest Protestant communion in the world.[n 3][15][16] For this reason, it is the third or fourth largest[n 3] Christian communion in the world, in the world after theCatholic Church, theEastern Orthodox Church, and, possibly, theAnglican Communion.[n 3][17]

Among the biggest denominations in the WCRC are theEthiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus,Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar,Church of South India,Presbyterian Church of East Africa,Presbyterian Church of Cameroon,United Church of Zambia,Presbyterian Church of Nigeria,Protestant Church in Indonesia,Church of Central Africa Presbyterian,Presbyterian Church of Africa,National Presbyterian Church in Mexico,Presbyterian Community in Congo andEvangelical Church of Cameroon.

Its member denominations on the whole could be considered more liberal than the member denominations of theInternational Conference of Reformed Churches or theWorld Reformed Fellowship, which are also large ecumenical Calvinist organizations. The WCRC differs from other global Reformed communities in its liberal stance onhomosexuality,[n 4][18][19]abortion,[n 5][18][19]women's ordination,[18] andecumenism.[1][20]

In 2025, the Public Witness Report, approved by the General Council of the WCRC, highlighted the organization's goals: combating the exclusion ofLGBT people from the life and leadership of its member churches and encouraging pastoral practices that hold sacred theabortion rights of women.[19] Decision 2 of the same Council listed combatinghomophobia,racism,Christian Zionism,caste systems,colonialism, and discrimination against women, as well as promotingclimate justice, as objectives of the WCRC.[20]

History

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Background

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Reformed Faith emerged inEurope in the 16th century. From then on, it spread through migration and missions throughout the world. Since the 19th century, Reformed Christians began to organize structures that would allow for communion and the witness of unity among Reformed people around the world.

The WCRC traces its origins to 1875, with several unifying Reformed organizations emerging inLondon,England.

In 1875, theAlliance of the Reformed Churches throughout the World holding the Presbyterian System (ARCWPS) was organized inLondon. At the same time, in 1891, theInternational Congregational Council (ICC) was formed, which brought together churches of theReformed Tradition that adopted thecongregational system of government.

In 1946, a more conservative group of Reformed churches organized theReformed Ecumenical Council (REC).

In 1970, the ARCWPS and ICC merged to form theWorld Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC).[21][22]

Formation

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In the 21st century, the WARC and the REC have grown increasingly closer, with a growing number of churches participating in both organizations simultaneously.

After a two-day meeting ending on 1 February 2006, Douwe Visser, president of theReformed Ecumenical Council, and Clifton Kirkpatrick, president of theWorld Alliance of Reformed Churches, 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 atCalvin College, located atGrand Rapids, Michigan, United States. 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. The World Communion of Reformed Churches has not taken a position on the issue of homosexuality but includes denominations that affirm same-sex marriage.[23]

Work

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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 theAccra Confession, 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. Through the General Secretariat, the WCRC promotes dialogue between churches, advocates for causes on a global scale and supports the activities of its member churches.

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 toJohn Calvin 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.[24]

Organization positions

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Ordination of women

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In 2017, WCRC published the Declaration of Faith Concerning Women's Ordination, in which it supports the practice ofwomen's ordination and encourages its 42 member denominations that do not ordain women to change their position.[25][26][27] TheNational Presbyterian Church in Mexico andNational Union of Independent Reformed Evangelical Churches of France protested against the declaration, while thePresbyterian Church of Chile abstained.[1]

Abortion

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The 2021 adopted "Gender Justice Policy" acknowledged the communion had "failed to respect a woman’s right to control her body and her right to choose" and also invites member churches to "commit to a process of study and discernment over the issues of sexuality, sexual pleasure, fertility, reproductive rights, and the right to choose". The gender justice policy applies to the WCRC and its executive staff and is commended to its member churches.[18][28]

In 2025, the General Council of the World Communion of Reformed Churches passed a resolution to "1. Include reproductive rights within the Communion’s gender-justice work, giving attention to churches that require contextual resources and support. 2. Encourage theological reflection and pastoral care that affirms the sacredness of choice [to have an abortion], dignity, and community wellbeing. These appeals embody the Council’s commitment to discern, confess, witness, and be reformed through communities that center love, dignity, and the flourishing of life."[19]

Same-sex marriage

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In 2017, the WCRC noted it has no official position on human sexuality.[29] However in the 2021 adopted "Gender Justice Policy" which the communion commends to its members churches[18] it stated that: We are each made in the image of God and together, as Church, we are the Body of Christ, as such we are each created, gifted, and loved by God; we are each loved and valued for the beauty and totality of our being and the diversity of our bodies; our sexuality is a gift from God and a source of life; we are all needed to serve the church, without discrimination; and ....no one is excluded in the basis of their gender, sexuality, race, class, disability, poverty, or caste; and leadership must be exercised through the Spirit of God, with respect for all. Furthermore, "The Body of Christ, our Church, will begin to heal when: the voices of women and other marginalized persons begin to be heard in our Communion; the sexuality of each person is honoured, including the right to control one’s body".

The same policy "invites member churches to share custodianship and the responsibility for implementing the Gender Justice Policy and call upon them to act by:..."Commit to a process of study and discernment over the issues of sexuality, sexual pleasure, fertility,reproductive rights, and the right to choose;[30]

In 2025, the General Council of the World Communion of Reformed Churches passed a resolution to "1. Reaffirm the diversity of God’s creation, including the life-giving gifts of human love and sexuality. 2. Reaffirm our witness to Christ’s gospel of love and inclusion, explicitly rejecting efforts to stigmatise, punish or exclude individuals based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. We specifically name exclusion from the church’s life and leadership. 3. Continue to engage in a process of study and consultation to enable members to deepen their understanding of the social and theological implications of sexual orientation and gender expression, discern how God is calling the Church to engage in prophetic witness on matters of sexuality and gender, and work towards building consensus for future public policy advocacy. Such consultations must include people of diverse sexualities and gender identities."[19]

While the vast majority of its member churches only permit marriage between a man and a woman, and do not bless same-sex unions.,[31] a great many of its member denominations promote thesame-sex marriage or blesssame-sex unions, such as theRemonstrant Church,[32]Spanish Evangelical Church,[33][34]United Church of Canada,[35]Uniting Church in Australia,[36]Uniting Church in Sweden,[37][38]United Church of Christ,[39]United Church of Christ in the Philippines,[40]Evangelical Church of the River Plate,[41]Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren,[42]Protestant Church in the Netherlands,[43]United Protestant Church in Belgium,[44][45]United Protestant Church of France,[46]Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine,[47]Protestant Reformed Church of Luxembourg,Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (NGK),[48]Polish Reformed Church,[49][50][51]Reformed Church in Austria,[52]Reformed Church in America,[53][54]Swiss Reformed Church,[55]Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa,[56]Reformed Alliance,Church of Lippe,[57]Evangelical Reformed Church in Germany,[58]United Reformed Church,[59]Presbyterian Church in Canada,[60]Presbyterian Church (USA),[61][62]Church of Scotland,[63]Presbyterian Church of Wales,[64]Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa,[65]United Congregational Church of Southern Africa,[66]Waldensian Evangelical Church,[67] andWaldensian Evangelical Church of the River Plate.[68][69][70]

Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification

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In the same year, WCRC became the 5th signatory of theJoint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification, after thePontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (of theRoman Catholic Church),Lutheran World Federation,World Methodist Council andAnglican Communion.[71]

Christian Zionism, racism, caste, Palestinian people, Indigenous peoples, colonialism, and climate justice

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In 2025, the General Council of the WCRC declared thatChristian Zionism is "fundamentally evil, racist, and a travesty of the Gospel."[72] At the same Council, solidarity was expressed with thePalestinian people andindigenous peoples. The Communion also committed to combatingracism,colonialism,caste systems, discrimination against women, and promotingclimate justice.[20]

Leadership and General Council

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General Councils

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Council yearCity and countryTheme
2010Grand Rapids, U.S.Unity of the Spirit in the Bond of Peace
2017Leipzig,GermanyLiving God, Renew and Transform Us[73]
2025Chiang Mai,ThailandPersevere in Your Witness[74]

Presidents

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WCRC presidents are ordinarily elected for a term of seven years at every General Council:

YearNameChurch affiliation
2010–2017Jerry PillayUniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa
2017–2025Najla KassabNational Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon

General secretaries

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WCRC general secretaries are elected for seven years at every General Council (held septennially). General Secretaries can serve up to a maximum of two terms:

YearNameChurch affiliation
2010–2014Setri NyomiEvangelical Presbyterian Church of Ghana
2014–2021Chris FergusonUnited Church of Canada
2021–2023"Collegial General Secretariat"(see below)
2023–2026Setri NyomiEvangelical Presbyterian Church of Ghana
2026–PresentPhilip PeacockChurch of North India

Setri Nyomi's term was a continuation of his term as general secretary of theWorld Alliance of Reformed Churches. Upon the conclusion ofChris Ferguson's term as general secretary in August 2021, the WCRC Executive Committee appointed a "Collegial General Secretariat" originally composed of the three executive secretaries: Hanns Lessing (Secretary of Communion and Witness,Evangelical Church of Westphalia), Philip Vinod Peacock (Secretary of Justice and Witness,Church of North India), and Phil Tanis (Secretary of Communications and Operations,Reformed Church in America).[75] They were joined in the Collegium by Muna Nassar (Secretary of Mission and Advocacy) in December 2022.[76] In 2023, Setri Nyomi was installed as interim general secretary, to serve until the 2025 General Council.[77]

Member churches

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Red countries are home to at least one member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches.

As of May 2025, the World Communion of Reformed Churches has 227 denominations full members and three denominations associate or affiliate members:[4][78][n 1]

CountryDenominational subfamilyDenominationNumber of congregationsNumber of membersYear
AlgeriaContinental reformedReformed Church of Algeria---
American SamoaCongregationalCongregational Christian Church of American Samoa11320,0002006[79]
AngolaCongregationalEvangelical Congregational Church in Angola2,9001,000,0002010[80]
AngolaContinental reformedEvangelical Reformed Church of Angola666300,0002022[81]
ArgentinaCongregationalEvangelical Congregational Church in Argentina1206,0002021[82]
ArgentinaUnited Churches (Continental Reformed and Lutheran)Evangelical Church of the River Plate4525,0002023[83]
ArgentinaContinental reformedReformed Churches in Argentina112,5002017[84]
AustraliaCongregationalCongregational Federation of Australia and New Zealand312,9852004[85]
AustraliaUnited Churches (Presbyterians, Congregationalists and Methodists)Uniting Church in Australia2,500243,0002018[86]
AustriaContinental reformedEvangelical Church of the Helvetic Confession in Austria (Evangelische Kirche HB (Reformiert) in Österreich)910,8162024[87]
BangladeshUnited Churches (Presbyterians and Anglicans)Church of Bangladesh11522,6002022[88]
BangladeshPresbyteriansEvangelical Reformed Presbyterian Church in Bangladesh---
BelgiumUnited Churches (Continental Reformed and Lutheran)United Protestant Church in Belgium1033,4012014[89]
BoliviaPresbyteriansEvangelical Presbyterian Church in Bolivia121,5002004[90]
BotswanaContinental reformedDutch Reformed Church in Botswana2010,0002016[91]
BrazilContinental reformedEvangelical Reformed Churches in Brazil132,9372015[92]
BrazilPresbyteriansIndependent Presbyterian Church of Brazil55396,3962019[93]
BrazilPresbyteriansUnited Presbyterian Church of Brazil442,3202020[94]
BulgariaCongregationalUnion of Evangelical Congregational Churches in Bulgaria345,0002006[95]
Burkina FasoContinental reformedAssociation of Evangelical Reformed Churches of Burkina Faso2240,0002006[96]
CameroonPresbyteriansAfrican Protestant Church3210,0002006[97]
CameroonContinental reformedEvangelical Church of Cameroon7002,500,0002022[98][99]
CameroonPresbyteriansPresbyterian Church in Cameroon1,5402,000,0002017[100][101]
CameroonPresbyteriansPresbyterian Church of Cameroon1,3644,000,0002018[102][103]
CanadaPresbyteriansPresbyterian Church in Canada1,33779,9612019[104]
CanadaUnited Churches (Presbyterians, Congregationalists and Methodists)United Church of Canada2,451325,3152023[105]
Central African RepublicContinental reformedProtestant Church of Christ the King27002004[106]
ChilePresbyteriansEvangelical Presbyterian Church in Chile121,0002006[107]
China (People's Republic of China)United Churches (Presbyterians, Congregationalists, Baptists and Methodists)Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China5528,3612006[108]
ColombiaPresbyteriansPresbyterian Church of Colombia (Presbyterian Synod)4512,0002006[109]
Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo)United ChurchesEvangelical Community in the Congo8783,7462006[110]
Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo)PresbyteriansPresbyterian Community in Congo9262,500,0002006[111]
Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo)PresbyteriansReformed Presbyterian Community in Africa (Presbyterian Community in Western Kasai)49628,0002004[112]
Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo)PresbyteriansPresbyterian Community of Eastern Kasai10427,2102004[113]
Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo)PresbyteriansPresbyterian Community of Kinshasa18667,4362006[114]
Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo)Continental reformedProtestant Community in Katanga (Protestant Community of Shaba)2818,0002004[115]
Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo)PresbyteriansReformed Community of Presbyterians2111,1942006[116]
Congo (Republic of Congo)Continental reformedEvangelical Church of Congo118225,0002016[117][118]
Costa RicaPresbyteriansCosta Rican Presbyterian Evangelical Church241,3252013[119]
CroatiaContinental reformedReformed Christian Calvinist Church in Croatia213,3782006[120]
CubaPresbyteriansReformed Presbyterian Church in Cuba5915,0002006[121]
CubaMoraviansMoravian Church in Cuba86002021[122]
CzechiaUnited Churches (Continental Reformed and LutheranEvangelical Church of Czech Brethren24258,4102022[123]
DenmarkContinental reformedReformed Synod of Denmark41,0002004[124]
Dominican RepublicContinental reformedChristian Reformed Church of the Dominican Republic-15,0002022[125]
Dominican RepublicUnited Churches (Presbyterians and Methodists)Dominican Evangelical Church1015,0002022[126]
EgyptPresbyteriansEvangelical Church of Egypt (Synod of the Nile)400750,0002024[128]
El SalvadorContinental reformedReformed Calvinist Church of El Salvador53,2122004[129]
EswatiniContinental reformedSwaziland Reformed Church41,6002016[130]
EthiopiaUnited Churches (Presbyterians and Lutherans)Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus16,00012,000,0002023[83]
FranceUnited Churches (Continental reformed and Lutheran)Malagasy Protestant Church in France3910,0002023[83][131]
FranceUnited Churches (Continental Reformed and Lutheran)Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine240220,0002023[83]
FranceUnited Churches (Continental Reformed and Lutheran)United Protestant Church of France1,000250,0002019[132]
French PolynesiaCongregationalMaohi Protestant Church96130,0002006[133]
GermanyContinental reformedReformed Alliance320
  • 65
  • 143
  • 12
1,500,000
  • 135,462
  • 155,043
  • 6,275
2023[134][135]
GhanaPresbyteriansEvangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana750600,0002021[138]
GhanaPresbyteriansPresbyterian Church of Ghana4,8891,469,7672024[n 7][139][140][141]
GreecePresbyteriansGreek Evangelical Church306,0002016
GrenadaPresbyteriansPresbyterian Church in Grenada38762004[142]
GuatemalaPresbyteriansNational Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Guatemala15560,0002023[143][144]
GuyanaCongregationalGuyana Congregational Union402,4522006[145]
GuyanaPresbyteriansGuyana Presbyterian Church442,5002006[146]
GuyanaPresbyteriansGuyana Presbyterian Church255,6002006[147]
Equatorial GuineaPresbyteriansReformed Presbyterian Church of Equatorial Guinea298,2302006[148]
HondurasContinental reformedChristian Reformed Church of Honduras755,0002011[149]
HungaryContinental reformedReformed Church in Hungary1,230943,9822022[150]
IndiaUnited Churches (Presbyterians, Anglicans, Methodists and Disciples of Christ)Church of North India4,6002,300,0002025[151]
IndiaUnited Churches (Presbyterians, Congregationalists, Continental Reformed, Anglicans and Methodists)Church of South India10,1144,500,0002022[152]
IndiaCongregationalCongregational Church of India (Maraland)235,5002006[153]
IndiaCongregationalEvangelical Church of Maraland7430,3272006[154]
IndiaCongregationalEvangelical Churches Association (India)20035,0002017[155]
IndiaPresbyteriansPresbyterian Church of India4,0541,605,4232024[156]
IndiaPresbyteriansReformed Presbyterian Church, North East India10511,3762021[157]
IndonesiaContinental reformedCentral Sulawesi Christian Church625501,7502022[158][159]
IndonesiaContinental reformedChristian Church in South Sulawesi416,5552004[160]
IndonesiaContinental reformedChristian Church of Southern Sumatra6239,9002004[161]
IndonesiaContinental reformedChristian Churches of Java307218,9982011[162][163]
IndonesiaContinental reformedChristian Church of Sumba712386,0002011[158][164]
IndonesiaContinental reformedChristian Evangelical Church in Sangihe-Talaud335158,9252012[165][166]
IndonesiaContinental reformedToraja Mamasa Church531130,0002010[167][168]
IndonesiaContinental reformedEast Java Christian Church118153,0002004[169]
IndonesiaContinental reformedEvangelical Christian Church in Halmahera411300,0002018[170][171]
IndonesiaContinental reformedEvangelical Church in Kalimantan1,280330,7352015[172][173]
IndonesiaContinental reformedEvangelical Christian Church in West Papua2,043834,7632024[174][175]
IndonesiaContinental reformedEvangelical Christian Church In Bolaang Mongondow181210,3002012[176]
IndonesiaContinental reformedIndonesian Christian Church231263,6882020[177][178]
IndonesiaContinental reformedKaro Batak Protestant Church913317,0602019[179]
IndonesiaContinental reformedPasundan Christian Church4530,0002004[180]
IndonesiaContinental reformedProtestant Christian Church in Bali7213,5202023[181]
IndonesiaContinental reformedProtestant Church in Southeast Sulawesi6430,0002006[182]
IndonesiaContinental reformedToraja Church1,144262,1712022[183][184]
IndonesiaContinental reformedProtestant Church in Indonesia[n 8]3,463
  • 634
  • 1,060
  • 351
  • 761
  • 169
  • 251
  • 76
  • 168
3,390,101
  • 1,145,226
  • 830,107
  • 750,000
  • 575,405
  • 40,125
  • 23,374
  • 15,009
  • 10,302
2023[n 8]
IranPresbyteriansEvangelical Presbyterian Church of Iran149,0002018[194]
IrelandPresbyteriansPresbyterian Church in Ireland500200,0002020[195]
IsraelPresbyteriansBaraka Bible Presbyterian Church2502004[196]
ItalyWaldensesWaldensian Evangelical Church17721,6572017
JamaicaUnited Churches (Presbyterians, Congregationalists and Disciples of Christ)United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands19414,0002025[197]
JapanChurches of ChristChurch of Christ in Japan13713,1022006[198]
JapanPresbyteriansKorean Christian Church in Japan1007,1602006[199]
KenyaPresbyteriansPresbyterian Church of East Africa3,2004,000,0002010[200][201]
KenyaContinental reformedReformed Church of East Africa60050,0002021[202]
KiribatiUnited Churches (Presbyterians, Congregationalists and Anglicans)Kiribati Uniting Church13625,2162020[203]
LatviaContinental reformedReformed Church in Latvia3402006[204]
LebanonPresbyteriansUnion of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East259,5002006[205]
LebanonPresbyteriansNational Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon368,0002006[206]
LebanonPresbyteriansNational Evangelical Union of Lebanon92,0002006[207]
LesothoContinental reformedLesotho Evangelical Church in Southern Africa109800,0002020[208]
LiberiaPresbyteriansPresbyterian Church in Liberia153,0002023[209]
LithuaniaContinental reformedEvangelical Reformed Church of Lithuania147,0002008[210]
LuxembourgContinental reformedProtestant Reformed Church of Luxembourg43,5002006[211]
MadagascarContinental reformedChurch of Jesus Christ in Madagascar7,2006,000,0002016[212][213][214]
MalawiPresbyterians1,035
  • 800
  • 235
2,800,000
  • 1,800,000
  • 1,000,000
2024[n 11]
MalaysiaPresbyteriansPresbyterian Church in Malaysia1007,0002004[217]
Marshall IslandsCongregationalReformed Congregational Churches94,0002004[218]
Marshall IslandsCongregationalUnited Church of Christ – Congregational in the Marshall Islands3237,1302021[219]
MauritiusPresbyteriansPresbyterian Church of Mauritius55012011[220]
MexicoPresbyteriansNational Presbyterian Church in Mexico6,0002,800,0002010[221]
MexicoPresbyteriansAssociate Reformed Presbyterian Church of Mexico632,3652004[222]
MexicoPresbyteriansPresbyterian Reformed Church of Mexico10226,0002004[223]
MexicoPresbyteriansMexican Communion of Reformed and Presbyterian Churches---
MoroccoContinental reformedEvangelical Church in Morocco93,0002016[224][225]
MozambiquePresbyteriansEvangelical Church of Christ in Mozambique50040,0002004[226]
MozambiquePresbyteriansPresbyterian Church of Mozambique350200,0002010[227][228]
MozambiqueContinental reformedReformed Church in Mozambique7580,0002019[229]
MozambiqueCongregationalUnited Church of Christ in Mozambique2215,0002011[230]
MyanmarContinental reformedChristian Reformed Church in Myanmar505,0002004[231]
MyanmarPresbyteriansIndependent Presbyterian Church of Myanmar1824,9322004[232]
MyanmarUnited Churches (Congregational and Lutheran)Mara Evangelical Church8721,8792023[83][233]
MyanmarPresbyteriansPresbyterian Church of Myanmar24533,0002001[234]
MyanmarPresbyteriansReformed Presbyterian Church in Myanmar352,5002021[235]
MyanmarPresbyteriansEvangelical Presbyterian Church in Myanmar335,0002004[236]
NetherlandsUnited Churches (Continental Reformed and Lutheran)Protestant Church in the Netherlands1,4871,387,0002025[237]
NetherlandsArminiansRemonstrant Brotherhood445,0502015[32]
NetherlandsCongregationalCovenant of Free Evangelical Congregations in the Netherlands407,0002004[238]
New CaledoniaContinental reformedProtestant Church of Kanaky New Caledonia9070,0002006[239]
New ZealandPresbyteriansPresbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand25918,3482023[240][241]
NigerContinental reformedEvangelical Church of the Republic of Niger-12,0002019[242]
NigeriaContinental reformedChristian Reformed Church of Nigeria180500,0002024[243]
NigeriaContinental reformedUniversal Reformed Christian Church (Church of Christ in the Sudan Among the Tiv)2,0001,000,0002023[244]
NigeriaContinental reformedEvangelical Reformed Church of Christ2671,500,0002004[245]
NigeriaPresbyteriansPresbyterian Church of Nigeria2,0003,806,6902011[246]
NigeriaContinental reformedReformed Church of Christ for Nations132100,0002024[243]
NigeriaContinental reformedUnited Church of Christ in Nigeria8166,0002004[247]
NiueCongregationalCongregational Christian Church of Niue161,1902006[248]
PakistanPresbyteriansPresbyterian Church of Pakistan220500,0002025[249][250]
PakistanUnited Churches (Presbyterians, Methodists, Lutherans and Anglicans)Church of Pakistan4001,900,0002020[251][252][253]
PhilippinesContinental reformedChristian Reformed Church in the Philippines988,2322024[243][254]
PhilippinesUnited Churches (Presbyterians, Baptists, Disciples of Christ and Methodists)United Church of Christ in the Philippines2,564470,7922020[255][89]
PhilippinesUnited Churches (Presbyterians and Methodists)United Evangelical Church of Christ7230,0002004[256]
PolandContinental reformedPolish Reformed Church133,2002020[257]
PortugalPresbyteriansEvangelical Presbyterian Church of Portugal213,0002006[258]
RomaniaContinental ReformedReformed Church in Romania1,352495,3802021[259]
RwandaPresbyteriansPresbyterian Church in Rwanda3,5731,624,8232024[260]
SamoaCongregationalCongregational Christian Church of Samoa32570,0002006[261]
SenegalContinental reformedProtestant Church in Senegal51,0002015[262]
SerbiaContinental reformedReformed Christian Church in Serbia and Montenegro5017,0002004[263][264]
SingaporePresbyteriansPresbyterian Church in Singapore3721,0002020[265]
SlovakiaContinental reformedReformed Christian Church in Slovakia30485,2712021[266]
SloveniaContinental reformedReformed Church in Slovenia44002004[267]
Solomon IslandsUnited Churches (Presbyterians and Methodists)United Church in the Solomon Islands19150,0002006[268]
South AfricaContinental reformedDutch Reformed Church in South Africa (NGK)1,1581,074,7652013[269]
South AfricaContinental reformedDutch Reformed Church in South Africa (NHK)27670,0002017[270]
South AfricaContinental reformedDutch Reformed Church in Africa---
South AfricaPresbyteriansEvangelical Presbyterian Church in South Africa4248,0002006[271]
South AfricaContinental reformedMaranatha Reformed Church of Christ6823,9502004[272]
South AfricaContinental reformedPeoples Church of Africa22021,2162004[273]
South AfricaPresbyteriansPresbyterian Church of Africa9,0003,381,0002006[274][275]
South AfricaContinental reformedReformed Church in Africa (South Africa)122,3861996[276]
South AfricaContinental reformedUniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa783900,0002019[277]
South AfricaPresbyteriansUniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa473500,0002006[278]
South AfricaCongregationalUnited Congregational Church of Southern Africa1,0001,500,0002024[279][280]
South KoreaPresbyteriansPresbyterian Church in Korea (TongHap)9,4462,190,9192024[281]
South KoreaPresbyteriansPresbyterian Church in Korea (BaekSeok)10,1582,001,0192025[282]
South KoreaPresbyteriansPresbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea1,596188,15920232024[281]
South SudanContinental reformedAfrica Inland Church Sudan340125,0002006[283]
South SudanContinental reformedSudanese Reformed Churches346,0002023[284]
SpainUnited Churches (Presbyterians, Congregationalists, Waldensians, Methodists and Lutherans)Spanish Evangelical Church403,0002014[89]
Sri LankaContinental reformedDutch Reformed Church in Sri Lanka413,0002014[285][286]
Sri LankaPresbyteriansPresbytery of Lanka35002004[287]
SwedenUnited Churches (Baptists, PT and Methodist)Uniting Church in Sweden64058,5692021[288]
SwitzerlandContinental reformedFederation of Swiss Protestant Churches9821,920,0002019[289]
SudanPresbyteriansPresbyterian Church in Sudan5001,000,0002006[290]
TaiwanPresbyteriansPresbyterian Church in Taiwan1,271257,5502020[291]
ThailandUnited Churches (Presbyterians, Lutherans and Baptists)Church of Christ in Thailand1,000160,0002016[292][293]
TogoPresbyteriansEvangelical Presbyterian Church of Togo591127,8172016[294]
Trinidad and TobagoPresbyteriansPresbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago10840,0002004[295]
TuvaluCongregationalTuvalu Christian Church189,6822012[296]
UgandaContinental reformedChristian Reformed Church of East Africa-100,0002019[297]
UgandaPresbyteriansReformed Presbyterian Church in Uganda125,0002004[298]
UgandaPresbyteriansReformed Presbyterian Church in Africa (Uganda)86192022[299][300]
UkraineContinental reformedReformed Church in Sub-Carpathia/ Reformed Church in Transcarpathia10870,0002015[301]
United KingdomPresbyteriansChurch of Scotland992245,0002024[302]
United KingdomPresbyteriansPresbyterian Church of Wales47112,9382023[303]
United KingdomCongregationalUnion of Welsh Independents39020,0002006[304]
United KingdomPresbyteriansUnited Free Church of Scotland471,8392023[305]
United KingdomUnited Churches (Presbyterians, Congregationalists and Disciples of Christ)United Reformed Church1,24235,8442022[306]
United States of AmericaContinental reformedChristian Reformed Church in North America981183,7102025[307]
United States of AmericaArminiansCumberland Presbyterian Church84157,6162023[308]
United States of AmericaArminiansCumberland Presbyterian Church in America11114,4732020[309]
United States of AmericaPresbyteriansECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians400127,0002022[310][311]
United States of AmericaContinental reformed`Hungarian Reformed Church in America276,0802006[312]
United States of AmericaPresbyteriansKorean Presbyterian Church Abroad41753,1822023[313]
United States of AmericaPresbyteriansPresbyterian Church (USA)8,4321,045,8482024[314][315]
United States of AmericaContinental reformedReformed Church in America69888,1282024[316]
United States of AmericaUnited Churches (Continental Reformed, Congregational and Lutheran)United Church of Christ4,603712,2962023[317]
UruguayWaldensesWaldensian Evangelical Church of the River Plate2313,6852004[318]
VanuatuPresbyteriansPresbyterian Church of Vanuatu40065,0002018[319]
VenezuelaPresbyteriansPresbyterian Church of Venezuela178002018[320]
VietnamPresbyteriansPresbyterian Church of Vietnam-17,0002015[321]
ZambiaPresbyteriansChurch of Central Africa Presbyterian – Synod of Zambia89120,0002024[322][323]
ZambiaContinental reformedReformed Church in Zambia2001,000,0002022[324]
ZambiaUnited Churches (Presbyterians and Methodists)United Church of Zambia1,0604,000,0002024[325][326]
ZimbabweContinental reformedReformed Church in Zimbabwe123100,0002022[327]
ZimbabwePresbyteriansChurch of Central Africa Presbyterian – Harare Synod288,5742018[328]
GlobalTotalWorld Communion of Reformed Churches (full members only)173,204102,588,6162004-2025
China (People's Republic of China)United ChurchesChina Christian Council (associate member)60,00038,000,0002018[8]
Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo)BaptistsBaptist Community of the Faithful in Africa (affiliate member)46948,7242024[329]
GlobalDisciples of ChristDisciples Ecumenical Consultative Council (associate member)8,4921,069,7912022[n 12][9]
GlobalTotalWorld Communion of Reformed Churches (including associate and affiliate members)242,165141,707,1312004-2025

Active and Inactive Members

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Although the WCRC officially has 230 full, associate, and affiliate member denominations, delegates from only 117 denominations attended the 2025 General Assembly.[330]

It was reported at the Assembly that only 51 of the member denominations regularly pay the dues required for the maintenance of the organization, thus maintaining their status as "active members".[331]

According to the WCRC Constitution, Article VI.J.6, inactive churches that cease contributing financially to the organization's support for 3 consecutive years without justification lose the right to voice and vote in the organization's assemblies, and may only participate as observers.[332]

Therefore, the General Assembly determined that the General Secretary should notify inactive member churches of their delinquency, giving them the option to regularize their financial contributions or leave the organization.[333]

African and Asian denominations represent 86% of CMIR's 100 million members. However, churches in Europe and North America, which represent only 13% of individual members, are responsible for more than 85% of WCRC's financial contributions. Thus, only 51 denominations, mostly from Europe and North America, actually participate in governance, have the right to voice their opinions and vote in the WCRC.[331]

For this reason, WCRC resolutions are generally more aligned with the theology and practice of the European and North American members, who are generally more liberal and ecumenical,[334] than with African and Asian churches, which tend to be more conservative.[335]

Member profile

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YearNumber of denominationsNumber of individual members% of global population[336]
2010[3]22580,000,0001.14%
2017[1]233100,000,0001.30%
2025230141,707,1311.72%

In 2010, at the time of the WCRC's founding, it was estimated that the organization had 80 million members, with about 225 member churches.[3][337]

In 2017, there were an estimated 100 million members in its 233 member churches.[1][338]

The Third General Assembly was held in October 2025. However, new statistics have not yet been released.[339] However, considering the most up-to-date statistics of WCRC member churches, the full member denominations of the WCRC have a combined membership of about 102.6 million.

Including associate and affiliate members, the combined membership of the denominations themselves amounts to about 141.7 million.

The Presbyterian, Reformed, Congregational, and Waldensian denominations have a combined membership of 73.5 million.

The United Churches (including the China Christian Council) in the WCRC have a combined membership of 66.9 million.

The Disciples of Christ represented by theDisciples Ecumenical Consultative Council alone number about 1 million people.

Full members

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Denominational subfamily

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Denominational subfamilies in the WCRC by number of individual members (full members only)
  1. Presbyterians (39.9%)
  2. Continental Reformed (28.9%)
  3. Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (11.7%)
  4. OthersUnited and uniting churches (16.5%)
  5. Congregationalism (2.83%)
  6. Arminians,Moravians andChurches of Christ (0.09%)
  7. Waldenses (0.03%)

Considering only 102,6 million full members of the World Communion of Reformed Churches, 39.91% of individual members arePresbyterians. TheContinental Reformed Churches represent 28.92% of members and theUnited and uniting churches are 28.22%.

Among the united churches is theEthiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. It is a denomination of Lutheran theology, with a synod of Reformed tradition.[340][341][342] This is the largest denomination members of communion. Alone, it represents 11.70% of members. The others united churches account for 16.52% of the members.

Among the smallest groups within the communion areCongregationalism, which represents 2.83% of members. The Waldenses are 0.03% of the members of the communion.

Arminians,Moravians andChurches of Christ have historically not been considered part of the Reformed Tradition.[343] However, together they represent 0.09% of individual members of the WCRC.

Geography

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Geographical location of individual members represented by WCRC full members denominations
  1. Africa (62.7%)
  2. Asia (23.4%)
  3. Europe (7.42%)
  4. America (5.70%)
  5. Oceania (0.74%)

Among full members, the vast majority are concentrated in Africa, with churches on this continent representing 64.3 million people, or 62.73% of the membership. Churches based in Asia represent 24 million people, or 23.41% of the membership.

The continents with the smallest Reformed and United Churches full members of the WCRC are: Europe, with 7.6 million members, or 7.42% of the membership; America, with 5.8 million members, or 5.70%; and Oceania, with 746,000 members, or 0.74%.

Although European and American churches are a minority in terms of membership, they represent the vast majority of WCRC's financial contributors.

In 2023, the financial contributions received by WCRC from member churches came from the following sources: 63.29% from Europe; 30.78% from churches in the Americas (30.65% from North America and the Caribbean and 0.13% from Latin America); 5.42% from Asia; 0.27% from Africa; and 0.24% from Oceania. This year, only 51 of the 230 member denominations contributed financially to the WCRC.[344]

Considering denominations, thePresbyterian Church (USA) is the largest contributor to the WCRC, representing 21.35% of contributions received in 2023. TheProtestant Church in Switzerland accounts for 12.46% of contributions, theChurch of Lippe andEvangelical Reformed Church in Germany each contributed 10.57% of the amounts received that year.[344]

TheProtestant Church in the Netherlands accounted for 8.46% of the amounts received from members in 2023. ThePresbyterian Church of Korea (TongHap) is the largest contributor outside of Europe and North America. This denomination accounted for 4.23% of the financial contributions received that year. TheChurch of Scotland contributed 4.09% in the same year.[344]

All members

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Denominational subfamily

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Denominational subfamilies in WCRC by number of individual members (including associate and affiliate members)
  1. China Christian Council (26.8%)
  2. Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (8.47%)
  3. Otherunited churches (12.0%)
  4. presbyterians (28.9%)
  5. Continental Reformed (20.9%)
  6. congregationals (2.05%)
  7. Disciples of Christ (0.75%)
  8. Baptists,Arminians,Moravians andChurches of Christ (0.10%)
  9. Waldenses (0.03%)

The WCRC distinguishes between full members and associate or affiliate members. Full members have the right to speak and vote in all of its assemblies, with representation proportional to the number of members of each denomination. Only Presbyterian, Continental Reformed, Congregational, Waldensian, Moravian, and United or Uniting denominations can be full members.[345]

Associate members are fellowships and associations of churches, which include full members of the WCRC. However, associate members do not have the right to vote in WCRC assemblies.[345]

TheChina Christian Council was originally a full member of the WCRC. However, in 2012, the change of its status to associate member of the WCRC was approved.[346] The change of status was confirmed at the WCRC General Assembly in 2017.[1] TheDisciples Ecumenical Consultative Council, an international organization that brings together national denominations of the Disciples of Christ, with 4 united denominations that are also full members of the WCRC, became an associate member of the WCRC in 2010.[347]

Institutions established by member churches or that are in agreement with historic Reformed confessions of faith may join as affiliate members, also without voting rights. TheBaptist Community of the Faithful in Africa became an affiliate member in 2017.[1][348]

Considering all 141.7 million members (including associate and affiliated members), the composition of the WCRC is 47.24% ofUnited Churches, of which 26.81% is theChina Christian Council, 8.47% is theEthiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus and 11.96% are other united churches.

ThePresbyterians represent 28.89% of the total members, theContinental Reformed represent 20.94%, theCongregationalists 2.05%, theDisciples of Christ represent 0.75% andWaldenses represent 0.03%.

The remaining groups (Baptists,Arminians,Moravians andChurches of Christ) represent 0.10% of the total membership.

In addition to denominations, some theological institutions are also members affiliated with WCRC, such asTrinity Theological Seminary (Ghana), International Reformed Theological Institute and Network for African Congregational Theology.[4]

Geography

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Geographical location of individual members represented by WCRC full, associate, and affiliate member denominations
  1. Africa (46.0%)
  2. Asia (43.8%)
  3. Europe (5.38%)
  4. America (4.34%)
  5. Oceania (0.56%)

If associate and affiliate members are included, the total membership on the African continent reaches 65.1 million people, or 45.96% of all members. TheChina Christian Council, an associate member, when included, brings the number of associate members in Asia to 62 million people, or 43.76% of all members.

If associate and affiliate members are included, the European denominations that are members of the WCRC represent only 5.38% of the membership, the American denominations 4.34%, and the Oceanian denominations 0.56% of all members.

Former members

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In 2013 the WCRC received notice of disaffiliation from theChristian Reformed Churches of Australia, theProtestant Church of Reunion Island andSt Andrew's Presbyterian Church.[349]

TheArab Evangelical Church of São Paulo was previously members of WCRC.[350] However, after 2015, the denomination joined theBrazilian Baptist Convention and left the WCRC.

Due to the WCRC's increasingly liberal stance, theologically conservative denominations left tit in the 2020s.

On June 22, 2023, theEvangelical Presbyterian Church approved a resolution by which it withdrew from the WCRC and reaffirmed that it would base its global relations with other Reformed churches on the more conservativeWorld Reformed Fellowship.[78]

In February 2024, thePresbyterian Church of Chile also passed a resolution to withdraw from the WCRC.

In June 2024, theNational Union of Independent Reformed Evangelical Churches of France also withdrew from the organization.[351]

Potential membership

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Although it aims to unite all Reformed Christians, there are a large number of Presbyterian, Reformed, Congregational, Moravian, and United churches that are not members of WCRC. Together, the non-member churches that meet the membership criteria number 26 million members, which include:

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^abThe list of the World Communion of Reformed Churches lists theEvangelical Reformed Church of Lithuania twice, both in Lithuania and in the United States. Furthermore,Arab Evangelical Church of São Paulo,Evangelical Presbyterian Church (United States),Presbyterian Church of Chile andNational Union of Independent Reformed Evangelical Churches of France, who have already left the organization, which is why the WCRC list reports 232 denomination Full members and three associate and affiliated members.
  2. ^Only 51 denominations, representing about 13% of full members, are active members with the right to speak and vote in the assemblies of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC). SeeWorld Communion of Reformed Churches#Active and Inactive Members.
  3. ^abcThe Anglican Communion (AC) claims approximately 85 million members. The denominations that make up the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), with their full members, collectively claim over 100 million members. Therefore, according to self-reported figures, the WCRC is larger than the AC, considering only full members. However, some sources indicate that the total membership of the AC churches is actually 110 million. This would make the AC larger than the WCRC, if only the WCRC's full members are counted. Among the WCRC's associate members are theChina Christian Council and theDisciples Ecumenical Consultative Council, which together represent over 40 million people. Therefore, if the WCRC's associate and affiliate members are counted, the WCRC has approximately 140 million members and surpasses any Protestant communion in the world. Therefore, the position of WCRC and AC as the third or fourth largest Christian communion depends on the number considered for the CA, as well as whether or not the associate and affiliate members of WCRC are included in the count.
  4. ^In 2025, the General Council of the World Communion of Reformed Churches passed a resolution to "1.Reaffirm the diversity of God’s creation, including the life-giving giftsof human love and sexuality. 2.Reaffirm our witness to Christ’s gospel of love and inclusion, explicitly rejecting efforts to stigmatise, punish or exclude individuals based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. We specifically name exclusion from the church’s life and leadership. 3. Continue to engage in a process of study and consultation to enable members to deepen their understanding of the social and theological implications of sexual orientation and gender expression, discern howGod is calling the Church to engage in prophetic witness on matters of sexuality and gender, and work towards building consensus for future public policy advocacy. Such consultations must include people of diverse sexualities and gender identities."
  5. ^In 2025, the General Council of the World Communion of Reformed Churches passed a resolution to "1. Includereproductive rights within the Communion’s gender-justice work, giving attention to churches that require contextual resources and support. 2. Encourage theological reflection and pastoral care that affirms thesacredness of choice [to have an abortion], dignity, and community wellbeing. These appeals embody the Council’s commitment to discern, confess, witness, and be reformed through communities that center love, dignity, and the flourishing of life."
  6. ^abcmember of theReformed Alliance, which is already a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. Therefore, the number of churches and members of this denomination are not included in the total sum.
  7. ^The Presbyterian Church of Ghana announced in 2024 that it had 1,366,375 members in 2023. In 2025, it published that it had a net increase of 103,392 new members in 2024. Therefore, the number of members of the denomination in 2024 is 1,469,767 people.
  8. ^abThe Protestant Church in Indonesia consists of 12 regional churches, which together claim some 3,766,078 members in 4,373 churches and congregations. However, each regional church participates independently in ecumenical bodies. Thus, only 8 of its 12 constituent churches are members of the WCRC. The membership and places of worship figures of the 4 regional churches that are not members (Protestant Church in Indonesia in Papua,Talaud Christian Evangelical Church,Indonesian Protestant Church Baggai Kepulawan, and Indonesian Ecumenical Christian Church) are not included.
  9. ^abcdefghmember of theProtestant Church in Indonesia, which is already a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. Therefore, the number of churches and members of this denomination are not included in the total sum
  10. ^The Church of Central Africa Presbyterian has 5 synods. Each Synod participates in ecumenical organizations independently. The synods of Blantyre (Malawi), Nkhoma (Malawi), Zimbabwe and Harare (Zambia) are members of the World CommunION of Reformed Churches, while the synod of Livingstonia (Malawi) is the only non-participant.
  11. ^Includes only synod membership numbers from Blantyre (Malawi) and Nkhoma (Malawi) synods.
  12. ^excluding numbers from the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa, Church of North India, United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, and United Reformed Church, which are already members of the World Communion of Reformed Churches.
  13. ^former member of WCRC.
  14. ^The Moravian Church has about 1.2 million members, but only 1 from its provinces; the Moravian Church in Cuba, with 600 members, has joined the WCRC, with all other provinces outside the organization.

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