The Reformed and Presbyterian Churches Fellowship in Myanmar (RPCFM) is a national
ecumenical
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organization, bringing together
Presbyterian
Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their nam ...
and
continental reformed
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Protestants
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incorporated in
Myanmar
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.
History
In 2005, a group of 10 Presbyterian and Continental Reformed denominations created the Fraternity of Presbyterian and Reformed Churches in Myanmar (FIPRM).
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In 2008, the Society applied to join ]International Conference of Reformed Churches
The International Conference of Reformed Churches (ICRC) is a federation of Reformed or Calvinist churches around the world. The ICRC was founded in 1981. The ICRC convenes international meetings every four years. Its theology is more conservative ...
.[
In addition, the organization has established contact with the ]Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated)
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.[
By 2013, the organization became a member of ]World Reformed Fellowship
The World Reformed Fellowship (WRF) is an ecumenical Christian organization which promotes unity between confessional Calvinist churches around the world.
History
The World Fellowship of Reformed Churches was formed in 1994 by the Presbyterian ...
, as well as most of its member churches.
Members
In 2008, there were 10 members of the Fraternity:[
# Reformed Community Church of Myanmar
#]Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Myanmar The Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Myanmar was founded by Reverend Robert Thawm Luai in 1983. Members of this Church were once affiliated with different Christian denominations and churches, eventually seceding due to liberalism, ecumenism and c ...
#Christian Reformed Church in Myanmar
The Christian Reformed Church in Myanmar is a Reformed church of Myanmar, and was founded in 1985 by Pastor Chan Thleng who was formerly ordained in the Presbyterian Church in Myanmar. He belongs to the Matu tribe in Southern Chin State born in 1 ...
# Reformed Evangelical Church of Myanmar
# Biblical Presbyterian Church of Myanmar
#Reformed Presbyterian Church in Myanmar
Reform is beneficial change
Reform may also refer to:
Media
* ''Reform'' (album), a 2011 album by Jane Zhang
*Reform (band), a Swedish jazz fusion group
* ''Reform'' (magazine), a Christian magazine
*''Reforme'' ("Reforms"), initial name of the ...
References
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Presbyterianism in Myanmar