Netherlands Reformed Congregations | |
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Classification | Protestant |
Orientation | conservative Calvinist |
Theology | Calvinism |
Polity | Presbyterian |
Region | United States, Canada and Bolivia |
Founder | Gerrit Hendrik Kersten |
Origin | 1907[1] Netherlands |
Branched from | Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands |
Separations | 1967 some members formed the Reformed Congregations in North America & in 1993 groups from a number of congregations left to form the Heritage Reformed Congregations |
Congregations | 27[2] |
Members | 11,172 (2016)[3] |
Official website | http://www.netherlandsreformed.org |
The Netherlands Reformed Congregations is a conservative Calvinist denomination with congregations in Canada, the United States and Bolivia. It is affiliated with the Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands.
The Netherlands Reformed Congregations aim to remain true to inerrant Scripture (the Bible) and its Calvinist heritage as expounded in the denomination’s doctrinal standards: Belgic Confession, Heidelberg Catechism, and Canons of Dort. They are also in agreement with the Westminster Standards.