Christian Reformed Church in Eastern Africa
The Christian Reformed Church in Eastern Africa started in 1992, when several pastors left the Reformed Church of East Africa who wanted to focus on fields beyond Kenya.[1]
There are congregations in Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya. It is registered in Uganda and Kenya. There is woman ordination. The church was a member of the Reformed Ecumenical Council,[2] and later the World Communion of Reformed Churches.[3]
From 2007 there were congregations in Democratic Republic of Congo. It is present in South Kivu Province, in Bukavu and Minembwe-Kabingo. The church has three districts. Kabingo district has six congregations, Kaligi district has four and the Kinyoni has three congregations.[4] It has a relationship with the Christian Reformed Church in North America.[5]
The denomination subscribes to the Apostles Creed, the Athanasian Creed and the Nicene Creed as well as the Reformed confessions.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Benedetto, R.; McKim, D.K. (2009). Historical Dictionary of the Reformed Churches. Scarecrow Press. p. 152. ISBN 9780810870239. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
- ^ Johannes a Lasco Library. "Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions". Reformiert-online.net. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
- ^ "Member Churches :: World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC)". wcrc.ch. Archived from the original on 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
- ^ "Churches | Christian Reformed Church". crccongo.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
- ^ "Churches in Ecclesiastical Fellowship - Christian Reformed Church". www2.crcna.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
- ^ "Beliefs | Christian Reformed Church". crccongo.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
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