The Continued Reformed Churches in the Netherlands or VGKN (Dutch: Voortgezette Gereformeerde Kerken in Nederland) is a federation of churches founded on 8 May 2004, in the Netherlands.
When the Reformed Church in the Netherlands merged with the Protestant Church in the Netherlands on 1 May 2004, many churches were worried about the new church order. Their main concern was the plurality and different interpretation of the Christian faith.
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Churches
The federation originally consisted of seven churches:
- Boornbergum - Kortehemmen
- Den Bommel
- Frieschepalen - Siegerswoude
- Garderen
- Haarlem
- Harkema
- Noordwolde
The Reformed Church in Den Bommel was affiliated to the Protestant Church. The Haarlem Church joined the Netherlands Gereformeerde Kerken in 2005. In May 2006 a new church in Drachtstercompagnie joined the federation. In 2012 a new congregation joined the Continued Reformed Churches in Boelenslaan. The denomination currently has 7 congregations and 2,158 members, the chairman is Rev. Kersten Bijleveld.[1]
References
External links
- VGKN official website (in Dutch)
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