Denomination
Christian Reformed Church in North America
Theological posture
Reformed heritage
Reformed or Presbyterian in heritage and confession, but its standards, practices or permitted range of views are broader; read each entry's points to weigh.
Doctrinal basis. Affirms the three creeds and the Three Forms of Unity.
Points to weigh
- Since Synod 1995 the CRC has allowed churches to have women serve as ministers, elders and deacons, recognizing two views within the denomination and leaving the decision to congregations and classes.
- The URCNA and other bodies in this list were formed partly by churches leaving the CRC.
Classification and points to weigh are reformededucation.org's judgments from the sources listed below. They describe and do not endorse; confirm current details with the institution.
About
Traditionally Reformed denomination whose churches are concentrated where Dutch settlement was heavy, including western Michigan, Chicagoland, Ontario and Alberta.
Details
- Abbreviation
- CRCNA
- Tradition
- Continental Reformed
- Founded
- Roots in Dutch Reformed immigration; founding date not stated on the pages reviewed
- Confessional standards
- Three ecumenical creeds (Apostles’, Nicene and Athanasian) and the Three Forms of Unity
- Polity
- Reformed: consistories, classes and synod
- Size (as reported)
- Not stated
- What it believes and practices
- Women may serve as ministers, elders and deacons where a church and classis allow it.
- Affirms the three ecumenical creeds and the Three Forms of Unity.
- Women in church office
- Permitted in all offices; each church and classis decides
- Sources consulted
- Website
- crcna.org/welcome/beliefs