The United Reformed Churches in Myanmar is a confessional

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denomination in

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

. It has 16 local churches (5 in Yangon Classis, 5 in Kalay Classis and 6 in Falam Claasis) and two mission fields. There are 17 ordained clergy in 2019. The Church adheres to the Three Forms of Unity (Belgic Confession, Heidelberg Catechism and Canons of Dort), the

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and the

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. It is a member of the

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. The denomination is a founding member of the Reformed and Presbyterian Fellowship in Myanmar in 2008.

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