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. Because the Reformed Church in America is a confessional body, the Belhar is an avenue through which to stand in unity with Christian brothers and sisters around the world, as well as speak to issues of justice and reconciliation in the quickly changing societies of North America. With missional challenges in communities across the continent, the Reformed Church in America will use the Belhar as an entry point to speak against injustices of race, economics, the environment, and more. The Belhar asks questions of those living in multi-cultural societies about how best to live as Christians. But the Belhar Confession is more than a simple programmatic tool to be utilized by churches – this is foundational for us as Christians living in North America today. As the RCA attempts to live into its multi-racial future, the denomination is embracing this gift given by our Christian brothers and sisters from South Africa, and looks forward to sharing these important statements of faith with all whom we meet in our journey with Christ.