Video Introduction to the Waldensian Church

What Does it Mean to be Waldensian?
Being Waldensian means always being in the process of becoming a Christian. The Waldensian movement was born out of a conversion. At a certain point, this mysterious person, Valdo, underwent a spiritual crisis. As a result of this spiritual crisis, he felt that he could no longer live as he had lived until that moment. His crisis revolutionized his life, but that initial revolution was only the beginning, because when a person wants to be a Christian, that person enters a process that never stops. This is the key to understanding Waldensian history: To be Waldensian means to be continuously in the process of becoming, to be always on a journey towards a goal which is to become Christian. —Paolo Ricca

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How does a Cuban Baptist pastor end up as the newest minister of the Evangelical Waldensian Church of the Río de la Plata?
This report from the recent synod of the Evangelical Waldensian Church in the Rio de la Plata was written by Dennis Smith. Dennis represented the American Waldensian Society at the synod meeting and, not coincidentally, served for many years as the Regional Liaison for the Presbyterian Church (USA) in South America. Dennis is also a … Continue reading How does a Cuban Baptist pastor end up as the newest minister of the Evangelical Waldensian Church of the Río de la Plata?
Resurrection
Then Peter and the other disciple set out and went toward the tomb. The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and … Continue reading Resurrection
On Preaching the Easter Sermon
An Open Letter to Those Who Preach and Listen to Easter Sermons Matt Matthews, the co-pastor of the Waldensian Presbyterian Church, wrote the following open letter that everyone in the American Waldensian Society who either preaches or listens to Easter sermons will find interesting and amusing. Allow me a preacherly moment on the eve of … Continue reading On Preaching the Easter Sermon