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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?

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

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

The 62nd Synod Assembly of the Evangelical Waldensian Church of the Rio de la Plata recently adjourned, after meeting for four days in the Parque 17 de Febrero in Uruguay. This initial report was written by the synod’s vice president Mariano Chialva. In describing the results of the recent synod assembly, it is important to … Continue reading Report From the Waldensians in the Rio de la Plata