The World Reformed Fellowship (WRF) is an ecumenical Christian organization which promotes unity between conservative Reformed churches around the world.
The World Fellowship of Reformed Churches (WFRC) was formed in 1994 by the Presbyterian Church in America, the National Presbyterian Church in Mexico, and the Presbyterian Church of Brazil, as well as member churches mainly from Latin American countries and from India, East Africa and the United States. The International Reformed Fellowship (IRF) was formed also in 1994 with Reformed churches in Indonesia, Taiwan, Japan, and from all part of Asia.
The World Fellowship of Reformed Churches and the International Reformed Fellowship united on October 24, 2000 to form the World Reformed Fellowship. The WRF is now an international body represented in seventy-nine countries.
The WRF is a fellowship, not a council, and wants to fulfill the dream of John Calvin, Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield and many others to unite evangelical Reformed Christians. Members have to agree with:
The statement that "The Scriptures of the Old and New Testament are without error in all that they teach."At least one of the following historic Reformed Confessions - The Gallican Confession, The Belgic Confession, The Heidelberg Catechism, The Thirty-Nine Articles, The Second Helvetic Confession, The Canons of Dort, The Westminster Confession of Faith, the London Confession of 1689, the Savoy Declaration, or the WRF Statement of Faith.World Reformed Fellowship wants to promote Reformed thinking, encourage churches and people to embrace Reformed thinking, and to promote evangelisation in the Reformed tradition and to provide forum for dialogue.
It is similar in theology to the International Conference of Reformed Churches and more conservative than the World Communion of Reformed Churches.
There are a total of 72 denominational members of the Fellowship, and 183 organizational members, as of February 2, 2016.
The Fourth General Assembly of the World Reformed Fellowship was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil in March 2015. This General Assembly approved a new statement of faith which had been completed March 31, 2011. This statement includes twelve articles and was made to accomplish three purposes:
- To express accurately the contents of the other historic Reformed confessions which members are required to hold to at least one of.
- To apply the Reformed faith to specific issues that the 21st-century church is facing.
- To include the voices of Reformed Christians from around the world, since the other confessions were written primarily by Christians in Europe.
As of February 2016 there are 72 denominational members:
Aashish Presbyterian Church (Zone Koshi, East Nepal)Africa Evangelical Presbyterian ChurchAssociate Reformed Presbyterian Church (USA)Associated Presbyterian Church in ScotlandBiblical Reformed Church of MyanmarChristian Reformed Church in NepalChristian Reformed Church in South AfricaChristian Reformed Church of North AmericaChristian Reformed Church of Sri LankaChurch of England in South AfricaEgliese Protestante Reformee du BurundiL'Église Réformée du QuébecEvangelical Presbyterian Church (USA)Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ivory CoastEvangelical Presbyterian Church of MalawiEvangelical Presbyterian Church of MyanmarEvangelical Presbyterian Church of PeruEvangelical Reformed Baptist Churches in ItalyEvangelical Reformed Church in AmericaEvangelical Reformed Church of the Democratic Republic of CongoFree Church of ScotlandLithuanian Evangelical Reformed ChurchGeneral Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of the PhilippinesGod's Healing Ministry (Lagos, Nigeria)Grace Presbyterian Church of BangladeshGrace Presbyterian Church of New ZealandGreater Grace Ministry, Kampala, UgandaIgreja Presbteriana de AngolaIndia Reformed Presbyterian ChurchInternational Peacemaking Church of Christ, (Raleigh NC)Isa-e Church (Bangladesh)Mission Voile Déchiré, Abidjan, Ivory CoastMount Zion Presbyterian Church of Sierra LeoneNational Capital Region Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of the PhilippinesNational Presbyterian Church of MexicoPeace Church BangladeshPresbyterian Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church of the Eastern Democratic Republic of CongoPresbyterian Church in IndiaPresbyterian Church in UgandaPresbyterian Church of AustraliaPresbyterian Church of BangladeshPresbyterian Church of BoliviaPresbyterian Church of BrazilPresbyterian Church of Sierra LeonePresbyterian Church of South IndiaPresbyterian Free Church of Central IndiaThe Protestant Church of Ambohimalaza-Firaisiana, MadagascarProtestant Reformed Christian Church in CroatiaProtestant Reformed Christian Church in SerbiaReformed Baptist Churches in North AmericaReformed Bible Churches of Trinidad and TobagoReformed Church of IndiaReformed Church of Latin AmericaReformed Church of NepalReformed Churches in South AfricaReformed Community Churches in MyanmarReformed Evangelical Church of IndonesiaReformed Evangelical Church of MyanmarReformed Presbyterian Church in Africa (Uganda)Reformed Presbyterian Church in Africa (Rwanda)Reformed Presbyterian Church in MyanmarReformed Presbyterian Church of IndiaReformed Presbyterian Church of UgandaSmyrna House of Prayer Church in Bangladesh [1]Sudanese Reformed ChurchesUnited Christian Church and Bible Institute, USAUnited Church of Christ in ColombiaUnited Presbyterian Church of PakistanUnited Reformed Church in MyanmarWestminster Presbyterian Church (Bull Creek, Australia)