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Learning From People Whose Lives Have Been Characterized by Turmoil and Uncertainty How do we proceed when everything around us seems to be in a state of turmoil? Lately, with increasing frequency, I hear friends and family express a sense of uncertainty, if not helplessness. I am, at the same time, learning much from people … Continue reading Fiona Writes From Rome

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Charleston, South Carolina, and the Evangelical Waldensian Church in the Rio de la Plata Are Building a Relationship This article was written by the Rev. Spike Coleman, the pastor of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. It was shared with the American Waldensian Society by Dennis Smith, a former Presbyterian Church (USA) … Continue reading Glory Café

With all the things going on in the world, it’s hard to know where to start, isn’t it? As Christians, it feels like God is calling us to put our energy into everything, everywhere, all at once. It’s a high calling. But it’s also feeling a little exhausting – at least to me. Maybe that’s … Continue reading Sabbath: God’s Gracious Stop Sign – A Reflection on Exodus 35:1-21 and Luke 10:25-37

The American Waldensian Society is only one of several groups based outside of Italy and South American that were founded with the purpose of supporting the Waldensians. This article by Rev. Dr. Euan Cameron, Henry Luce III Professor Emeritus of Reformation Church History and Dean and Vice President Emeritus at Union Theological Seminary in New … Continue reading The Church of England and the English Committee in Aid of Waldensian Church Mission

Hogar El Sarandí is an institution that provides comprehensive care for people with severe intellectual and physical disabilities, improving their quality of life and supporting their families. This diaconal ministry was founded in 1971 and is considered today to be one of the leading institutions of its kind in Uruguay.  The following report was adapted for English … Continue reading 55 Years of Hogar El Sarandí – A Dream That is Still Transforming Lives

The Waldensian Evangelical Church – Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches has received the biennial Margherita Hack Prize. This prestigious award was presented last Tuesday, May 12, in the Palazzo della Regione in Trento. Alessandra Trotta, the Moderator of the Tavola Valdese, was present to receive the prize.  The Trentino Laica, which awards the prize, stated … Continue reading The 2026 Margherita Hack Prize Given to the Waldensian Church in Italy

From a solitary figure, a lasting relationship has grown—one that has connected congregations in Libertyville, Illinois, and Milan, Italy, for more than two decades. The figure I have in mind is a strong and humble man who served as a faithful elder of the Waldensian Church of Milan, Italy, pictured above, over the course of … Continue reading A Relationship Rooted in Welcome and Shared Faith

The photograph above is of Pope Pius XI and Benito Mussolini at a meeting in 1932. Kevin Frederick, the president of the American Waldensian Society, recently had free time to read a number of old American Waldensian Society newsletters. This is the third of three articles in which Kevin summarizes what these newsletters reveal about … Continue reading Excerpts From AWS Newsletters: Italian Fascism and Its Partnership with the Roman Catholic Church

The co-pastor at the Waldensian Presbyterian Church in Valdese, North Carolina, Matt Matthews, wrote this report. My wife and I have lived in Valdese for just over a year and a half, and we still have much to learn about the tenacious Waldenses who founded this town in 1893.  They fled hunger and over-population in … Continue reading From Italy, Europe, to Italy Street, Valdese: Learning the Waldensian Story

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?