Denomination
Reformed Congregations in North America
Theological posture
Confessional Reformed
Holds a Reformed confession (the Westminster Standards, the Three Forms of Unity or the 1689 Baptist Confession) as its standard.
Doctrinal basis. Subscribes to the Heidelberg Catechism, the Belgic Confession and the Canons of Dort.
Points to weigh
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About
North American branch of the Dutch ‘Reformed Congregations’ (Gereformeerde Gemeenten), focused on the Puritan and Dutch Further Reformation period.
Details
- Abbreviation
- RCNA
- Tradition
- Continental Reformed
- Founded
- 1967, with roots in the Reformed Congregations founded under G. H. Kersten in 1907
- Confessional standards
- The Three Forms of Unity
- Polity
- Reformed: consistory, classis and synod
- Size (as reported)
- Not stated
- What it believes and practices
- Theology draws especially on the period of the Further Reformation.
- Emphasis on experiential religion, speaking of a person as saved only when the fruits of regeneration are evident (a feature of this family of churches).
- Sources consulted