PC(USA) - Department of Ecumenical and Agency Relationships - A Department of the Office of the General Assembly


	What is DEAR? "Together with Christians in every time and place, Presbyterians confess belief in the one holy and apostolic church…" The Department of Ecumenical and Agency Relationships (DEAR) coordinates the ecumenical responsibilities of the Office of the General Assembly and the Stated Clerk. The department also coordinates the ministry of the Moderator and staffs the General Assembly Committee on Representation and the General Assembly Nominating Committee.



	Reformed Statement in Response to USCCB Refusal to Approve Common Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Baptism The Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA), the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the Reformed Church in America (RCA), and the United Church of Christ (UCC) have received official word from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) that the USCCB will not approve the Common Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Baptism. Read more.
	World Communion of Reformed Churches – Uniting General Council Update Grand Rapids - June 18-28, 2010 Fittingly — or perhaps providentially — Grand Rapids will be the site of the first meeting of the World Communion. The WCRC's Uniting General Council will convene June 18-28, bringing together some 1,000 delegates, guests and volunteers to celebrate the historic merger. Read more. Get the application . Get the brochure. Week of Prayer for Christian Unity "At least once a year, many Christians become aware of the great diversity of ways of adoring God. Hearts are touched, and people realize that their neighbours' ways are not so strange." Read more. Christian Churches Together newsletter Read the Christian Churches Together newsletter for May 2009. Unity and Reformed Heritage Seminar March 21-28, 2011, Geneva, Switzerland This educational trip to Geneva is designed to broaden our understanding on theological, social and global economic issues, such as interfaith dialogue, evangelism, globalization, church unity, justice and peace, ecumenical dialogue, the Reformed faith in the 21st century, among others. Participants will engage the staff of the World Council of Churches, the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, Conference of European Churches, Oikocredit and other ecumenical organizations based in Geneva. A one-day visit is scheduled to the Ecumenical Institute of Bossey — in a lovely rural setting outside of Geneva. A city tour, a visit to the Museum of the Reformation, and one full-day tour to Gruyeres and Lausanne (old city). This is a great educational opportunity, including time for leisure and relaxation. Here is a schedule of events, a brochure and the application . Items marked with are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. For best results, right-click the link (or click and hold for Macintosh), select "save target as" and save the document to your desktop for viewing and printing.