Peter Borgdorff, who brought global Reformed churches together, dies at age 78
Borgdorff was also the first executive director of the Christian Reformed Church in North America.
Peter Borgdorff, who was instrumental in forming the World Communion of Reformed Churches, died on May 21 at age 78, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He had cancer, one of his daughters wrote.
The organization, which held its inaugural meeting in 2010 in Grand Rapids, now includes 223 member denominations connected to Presbyterian, Congregational, and other Reformed traditions around the globe.
“Coming together like this is an example of where the ecumenical movement is going,” Borgdorff said in 2008 when the initial merger of two global Reformed groups took place. “We are seeing that diversity is good. We don’t all have to be the same—as long as we realize that certain things bind us together.”
