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Reformed Ecumenical Council
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The Reformed Ecumenical Council (REC) in 2004 comprised 38 Reformed and Presbyterian denominations in 25 countries, with approximately 12 million believers in all. The REC began in 1946 as the Reformed Ecumenical Synod, an international body that grew to some 30 members over the next couple of decades. It appointed its first permanent staff in 1963, giving it more permanence and visibility. In 1988 it adopted its current name. Members of the REC agree to the basis and purpose of the council, as found in its constitution. The REC bases itself on the “Holy Scriptur…
