North America
- Rev. Rothangliani R. Chhangte, American Baptist Churches in the USA
- We have a long and rich history in advocating religious liberty. Baptist communities around the world are actively working for peace and are eager to link with others about various situations including the Middle East, Northeast India, Burma, Sudan, the Republic of the Congo, etc.
- Dr Robert K Welsh, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States
- By listening and by sharing what is received from the member churches across the life and fellowship of the WCC, I believe the ecumenical movement would be enriched and empowered. Too often the impression is given that, "If a program or statement wasn't developed by the WCC, then something isn't truly global in its importance." And yet, many of the most significant things being done by the church in addressing the "burning issues" in our society are happening locally and nationally (usually with the global perspective and experience in mind).
- Rev. Gretchen Schoon-Tanis, Reformed Church in America
- The Reformed Church in America, at its General Synod in June 2009, adopted the Confession of Belhar as a new standard of unity for the denomination. The General Synod had adopted the Belhar Confession provisionally in 2007, and spent the past two years in dialogue across the denomination discussing what it would mean for the church if adopted. The Belhar Confession, coming out of South Africa in the 1980s, has three main foci: unity, justice, and reconciliation.
