The Evangelical Reformed Church of Myanmar is a

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Church in the country of

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(formerly Burma). It holds to the Westminster Confession of Faith

History

The church was formally organised in 1998. It was established by Rev. Dr. Thang Bwee. Main activities and church planting is located in the Southern part of Chin State. For many years the church struggled without help. In the early 2000s, the denomination suffered a split because some pastors questioned the

doctrine of church government, preferring one-man leadership over their churches. About one-third of the congregations withdrew, mostly to Pentecostal Churches. In 2003, a mission partnership was made with the

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, and shortly after organisation, the denomination grew to 1,800 members; by 2000 the church grew to 2,500 followers; and by 2008, the denomination had about 7,000 members and 40 churches. Presently, there are 36 ministers working both in Chin State and in Yangon Division, with Presbyterian church government. The church celebrated its 20th anniversary on October 22, 2012.

Theology

Creeds

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Confessions

* Westminster Confession of Faith * Westminster Larger Catechism
Westminster Shorter Catechism

Relationship with other churches

The denomination is a member of the World Reformed Fellowship. Partner church relationship with the Presbyterian Church in Australia was established in 2003. The Evangelical Reformed Church is involved in church planting; they have planted 3 congregations around the wider Yangon area including Tarmwe, Htauk Kyant, and Tada townships. The ERC also has a relationship with the

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Education and Seminary

Th
Reformed Bible Institute
was formed in June 2000 and offers the degree of Bachelor of Theology.

External links

* Official websit
Evangelical Reformed Church
in Myanmar * Partner
APWM (the Australian Presbyterian World Mission)
the Missions arm of th
Presbyterian Church of Australia

References

{{World Reformed Fellowship Presbyterian denominations in Asia Christian organizations established in 1992 Presbyterian denominations established in the 20th century Reformed denominations in Asia Churches in Myanmar Members of the World Reformed Fellowship 1992 establishments in Myanmar Evangelical denominations in Asia