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The World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) was a fellowship of more than 200 churches with roots in the 16th-century
Reformation The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in ...
, and particularly in the theology of
John Calvin John Calvin (; frm, Jehan Cauvin; french: link=no, Jean Calvin ; 10 July 150927 May 1564) was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system ...
. Its headquarters was in
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,
Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. They are now merged into the
World Communion of Reformed Churches The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) is the largest association of Calvinist churches in the world. It has 230 member denominations in 108 countries, together claiming an estimated 80 million people, thus being the fourth-largest Chris ...
.


History

The World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) was created in 1970 by a merger of two bodies, the Alliance of the Reformed Churches holding the Presbyterian System, representing
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 Reformed churches, and the International Congregational Council. The Alliance of the Reformed Churches holding the Presbyterian System was formed in London in 1875. It held councils which had no legislative authority but great moral weight. In them the various Augustinian non- prelatical and in general presbyterial bodies found representation. They were upward of 90 in number, scattered all over the world, with 25,000,000 adherents. The published reports of the proceedings of these councils contain much valuable matter of all kinds, as papers are read, statistics presented, and many speeches made. Councils were held at London, 1875; Edinburgh, 1877; Philadelphia, 1880; Belfast, 1884; London, 1888; Toronto, 1892; Glasgow, 1896; Washington, 1899. The World Alliance of Reformed Churches had 218 member churches in 107 countries around the world, with some 75 million members. Churches represented in the WARC include
Congregational Congregational churches (also Congregationalist churches or Congregationalism) are Protestant churches in the Calvinist tradition practising congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its ...
,
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 ...
, Reformed and United churches which have historical roots in the 16th century
Reformation The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in ...
. The WARC Secretariat was located in the
Ecumenical Centre The Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland, is located in the vicinity of the International Labour Organization, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and the World Health Organization and serves as the base for the following church ...
in Geneva, Switzerland. It works closely with the
World Council of Churches The World Council of Churches (WCC) is a worldwide Christian inter-church organization founded in 1948 to work for the cause of ecumenism. Its full members today include the Assyrian Church of the East, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, most juri ...
. In 2000, the WAR was critical of ''
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'', the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith's document, and considered calling off a formal dialogue in Rome that year.Dominus Iesus: An Ecclesiological Critique
/ref> On 1 February 2006,
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, president of the WARC, and
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, president of the
Reformed Ecumenical Council The Reformed Ecumenical Council (REC) was an international organization of Calvinism churches. It had 39 member denominations from 25 countries in its membership, and those churches have about 12 million people together. It was founded August 14, 1 ...
(REC), said in a joint letter, "We rejoice in the work of the Holy Spirit which we believe has led us to recommend that the time has come to bring together the work of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and the Reformed Ecumenical Council into one body that will strengthen the unity and witness of Reformed Christians." The resulting new organisation is the
World Communion of Reformed Churches The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) is the largest association of Calvinist churches in the world. It has 230 member denominations in 108 countries, together claiming an estimated 80 million people, thus being the fourth-largest Chris ...
.


Assemblies


Presidents

WARC presidents are elected for 7 years at every General Council (held every 7 years):


General Secretaries

From 1970 to 1989 the General Secretary was Rev. Edmond Perret from Switzerland. In 1988 the Executive Committee meeting in Belfast, N. Ireland elected Rev. Dr. Milan Opočenský (Czech Rep.) who held office until 2000. In 2000 Rev. Dr. Setri Nyomi (Ghana) became the General Secretary of WARC, and later WCRC.


Members (2006)

The WARC brings together more than 75 million Christians in over 100 countries around the world. Member churches are
Congregational Congregational churches (also Congregationalist churches or Congregationalism) are Protestant churches in the Calvinist tradition practising congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its ...
,
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 ...
, Reformed and
united and uniting churches A united church, also called a uniting church, is a church formed from the merger or other form of church union of two or more different Protestant Christian denominations. Historically, unions of Protestant churches were enforced by the state ...
. Most of these are in the southern hemisphere with many being religious minorities in their countries. *Algeria ** Protestant Church of Algeria *American Samoa **
Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa The Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa (CCCAS) or the "Ekalesia Faapotopotoga Kerisiano i Amerika Samoa" (EFKAS) is a theologically Calvinist and congregational denomination in American Samoa. It was established in 1980 with Galea'i ...
*Angola, Republic of ** Evangelical Reformed Church of Angola *Argentina **
Evangelical Church of the River Plate The Evangelical Church of the River Plate ( or IERP) is a United, Protestant denomination with congregations in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It is named after the Río de la Plata Basin, where the majority of its congregations are located. ...
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Reformed Churches in Argentina The Reformed Churches in Argentina was established in the 19th century by Dutch immigrants. They settled around Buenos Aires and Patagonia. Men and women participate in all ministries. The church has close links with the Waldesian Church – their ...
** Evangelical Congregational Church ** Swiss Evangelical Church *Australia **
Uniting Church in Australia The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was founded on 22 June 1977, when most congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, about two-thirds of the Presbyterian Church of Australia and almost all the churches of the Congregational Union ...
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Congregational Federation of Australia The Congregational Federation of Australia and New Zealand is a Congregational denomination originally comprising fourteen congregations in New South Wales and Queensland but now including congregations in New Zealand. History Forty congregation ...
** Foundational Congregational of Wafflertarism *Austria **
Reformed Church in Austria The Reformed Church in Austria (Evangelical Church of the Helvetic Confession) is a Christian denomination in Austria. The origin of the church can traced to the Edict of Tolerance in 1781 and in 1861. The Counter-Reformation changed this, and ...
*Belgium **
United Protestant Church in Belgium The United Protestant Church in Belgium (VPKB/EPUB) is a minority Christian church in Belgium, where the majority of the population is Catholic. It is the largest Protestant denomination in the country. The name of the church in Dutch is ''Verenig ...
*Bermuda **
Church of Scotland The Church of Scotland ( sco, The Kirk o Scotland; gd, Eaglais na h-Alba) is the national church in Scotland. The Church of Scotland was principally shaped by John Knox, in the Scottish Reformation, Reformation of 1560, when it split from t ...
*Bolivia **
Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Bolivia The Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Bolivia or the Iglesia Evangélica Presbiteriana en Bolivia was founded by Korean missionaries in 1983, especially Chong-Moo Park who organised congregations in La Paz and El Alto. He invited other Korean miss ...
*Botswana **
Dutch Reformed Church in Botswana The Dutch Reformed Church in Botswana was founded by Swiss missionaries led by the Rev. Henri Gronin begun working in 1863 among the tribe Bakgatla, Kgafela in Saulsport and Rustenburg in South Africa. In 1870 part of the tribe moved north to ...
*Brazil **
Presbyterian Church of Brazil The Presbyterian Church of Brazil ( Portuguese: ''Igreja Presbiteriana do Brasil'', or ''IPB'') is an Evangelical Protestant Christian denomination in Brazil. Oldest of the Reformed family of Protestantism in Brazil. It is the largest Presbyt ...
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Independent Presbyterian Church of Brazil The Independent Presbyterian Church of Brazil (in Portuguese: Igreja Presbiteriana Independente do Brasil, ''IPIB'') is a Mainline Protestant Christian denomination in Brazil. Part of the Reformed family of Protestantism, it is the second olde ...
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United Presbyterian Church of Brazil The United Presbyterian Church in Brazil was organized on September 10, 1978 as the National Federation of Presbyterian Churches, it separated from the Presbyterian Church of Brazil. In 1983, the church adopted the current name. Its headquarters i ...
** Christian Reformed Church of Brazil ** Evangelical Reformed Churches in Brazil ** Arab Evangelical Church of Sao Paulo *Bulgaria **
Union of Evangelical Congregational Churches in Bulgaria The Union of Evangelical Congregational Churches in Bulgaria is a Calvinist Congregational denomination in Bulgaria. A member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches and the World Evangelical Congregational Fellowship. History Beginnings A ...
*Burkina Faso ** Reformed Evangelical Church of Burkina Faso *Burma ** Mara Evangelical Church ** Independent Presbyterian Church of Myanmar **The Presbyterian Church of Myanmar *Cameroon **
Presbyterian Church in Cameroon The Presbyterian Church in Cameroon (PCC) is a Reformed denomination in Cameroon and a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. It is the largest English-speaking church in Cameroon, founded by Basel Mission. In addition to its religiou ...
** Presbyterian Church of Cameroon ** African Protestant Church *Canada **The Presbyterian Church in Canada / L'Église presbytérienne au Canada **
United Church of Canada The United Church of Canada (french: link=no, Église unie du Canada) is a mainline Protestant denomination that is the largest Protestant Christian denomination in Canada and the second largest Canadian Christian denomination after the Catholi ...
*Central African Republic **
Protestant Church of Christ the King The Protestant Church of Christ the King was founded by French missionaries from different backgrounds like Presbyterian, Methodists, Reformed, Baptists. It was supported by the Paris Mission Society. After independence the church grew and relie ...
*Chile ** Presbyterian Church of Chile **
National Presbyterian Church The National Presbyterian Church is a Christian congregation of approximately 1,500 members of all ages from the greater metropolitan Washington, D.C., area. The mission statement of the church is "Leading People to Become Faithful Followers of J ...
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Presbyterian Evangelical Church in Chile The Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Chile split from the Presbyterian Church in Chile in 1972. The church partner is the Presbyterian Church (USA). It has 1,000 members and 12 congregations in 2004. The denomination subscribes the Apostles Creed, ...
*Colombia **
Presbyterian Synod Presbyterian (or presbyteral) polity is a method of church governance ("ecclesiastical polity") typified by the rule of assemblies of presbyters, or elders. Each local church is governed by a body of elected elders usually called the session or ...
*Congo, Democratic Republic ** Presbyterian Community in the Congo ** Presbyterian Community of Eastern Kasai **
Reformed Community of Presbyterians The Reformed Community of Presbyterians was separated from the Presbyterian Community in Eastern Kasai, because theological and ethnic differences. The church combines Pentecostal and fundamental practices. Elements of African religions are also in ...
** Presbyterian Community of Kinshasa ** Evangelical Community in Congo ** Protestant Community of Shaba ** Presbyterian Community of Western Kasai?/ Reformed Presbyterian Community in Africa *Congo, Republic **The Evangelical Church of the Congo *Costa Rica **
Costa Rican Evangelical Presbyterian Church The Costa Rican Evangelical Presbyterian Church ( es, Iglesia Evangélica Presbiteriana Costarricense) was formed in 1985 as the Fraternity of Evangelical Costa Rican Churches. Its original constituent members were five churches in metropolitan San ...
*Croatia **
Reformed Christian Church in Croatia The Reformed Christian Church in Croatia (the ''Reformirana kršćanska kalvinska Crkva u Hrvatskoj'' in Croatian) became an autonomous church in 1993, following the disintegration of Yugoslavia. Croatia became an independent state. The first or ...
*Cuba **
Presbyterian Reformed Church in Cuba The Reformed Presbyterian Church in Cuba was founded in 1890 by Evaristo Collazo. He participated in the war of Independence. The First Presbyterian Church in Havana was established in 1890 with a Cuban Presbyterian minister. But it had to close bec ...
*Czech Republic **
Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren The Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren (ECCB) ( cs, Českobratrská církev evangelická; ČCE) is the largest Czech Protestant church and the second-largest church in the Czech Republic after the Catholic Church. It was formed in 1918 in C ...
*Denmark **
Reformed Synod of Denmark The Reformed Synod of Denmark ( da, Den reformerte Synode) is a synod (council) of four Calvinist free church congregations in Denmark. A member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches, it has approximately 700 members. The current moderator i ...
*Dominican Republic ** Dominican Evangelical Church *East Timor ** Christian Church in East Timor *Ecuador ** United Evangelical Church of Ecuador *Egypt **The
Evangelical Church - Synod of the Nile Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide Interdenominationalism, interdenominational movement within Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being "bor ...
*El Salvador ** Reformed Calvinist Church of El Salvador *Equatorial Guinea ** Presbyterian Church of Equatorial Guinea *Ethiopia **
Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY; also called Mekane Yesus Church) is a Lutheran denomination in Ethiopia. It is the largest individual member church of the Lutheran World Federation. It is a Lutheran denomination with some ...
*France **
Reformed Church of France The Reformed Church of France (french: Église réformée de France, ERF) was the main Protestant denomination in France with a Calvinist orientation that could be traced back directly to John Calvin. In 2013, the Church merged with the Evangel ...
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Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine The Protestant Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine (french: Église protestante réformée d'Alsace et de Lorraine (EPRAL); german: Reformierte Kirche von Elsass und Lothringen; gsw-FR, d'Reformierta Kìrch vum Elsàss ùn Lothringa) is a Cal ...
** Malagazy Protestant Church *French Polynesia **
Evangelical Church of French Polynesia Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide Interdenominationalism, interdenominational movement within Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being "bor ...
*Germany **
Church of Lippe The Church of Lippe (german: link=no, Lippische Landeskirche) is a Reformed (Calvinist) member church of the Evangelical Church in Germany that covers what used to be the Principality of Lippe. Seat of the church administration is Detmold. The ...
** Evangelical Reformed Church **
Reformed Alliance The Reformed Alliance (german: link=no, Reformierter Bund) in Germany is a Calvinist federation, currently it has 430 congregations and 750 individual members. An estimated 2,000,000 Reformed Christians are in Germany. The moderator is D. Peter Buko ...
*Ghana **
Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana The Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana ( ee, Presbyteria Nyanyui Hame le Ghana) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in Ghana. It is popularly referred to as the "EP Church". It has strong roots in the Evangelical and Reform ...
** Presbyterian Church of Ghana *Greece ** Greek Evangelical Church *Grenada **
Presbyterian Church in Grenada The first Presbyterian Church in Grenada was founded by the Scots, this was the St. Andrews Kirk and was associated with the Church of Scotland. It was opened on 14 July 1833. After the abolition of slavery in 1880, this work spread on the island. ...
*Guatemala **
National Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Guatemala The National Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Guatemala ( es, Iglesia Evangélica Nacional Presbiteriana de Guatemala) was founded in 1882 by missionaries of the Presbyterian Church United States in Guatemala. The church took root in the urban mi ...
*Guyana ** Presbyterian Church of Guyana ** Guyana Congregational Union **
Guyana Presbyterian Church The Guyana Presbyterian Church was a fruit of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. In 1880 Rev. John Morton a Canadian missionary from Trinidad and Tobago visited British Guyana and recommended to start mission outpost there. The Canadian Presbyteria ...
*Hong Kong ** Church of Christ in China, The Hong Kong Council *Hungary ** Reformed Church of Hungary *India ** Church of South India ** Church of North India ** Presbyterian Church of India ** Evangelical Church of Maraland **The
Church of Christ Church of Christ may refer to: Church groups * When used in the plural, a New Testament designation for local groups of people following the teachings of Jesus Christ: "...all the churches of Christ greet you", Romans 16:16. * The entire body of Ch ...
** Reformed Presbyterian Church, North East India *Indonesia ** Karo Batak Protestant Church **
Evangelical Church in Kalimantan The Rheinische Missiongesellschaft zu Bremen (RMG) started missions in Kalimantan, now known as Borneo, in 1838 among Dayak Ngaju and Maanyan tribes. The work was almost destroyed because of a riot against the Dutch Empire, Dutch rule. The developme ...
** Indonesian Christian Church **
Evangelical Christian Church in West Papua Evangelical Christian Church of the Land of Papua ( id, Gereja Kristen Injili Tanah Papua, abbreviated as GKITP) is a Protestant Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Protestant Reformation, a m ...
** Christian Churches of Java **The East Java Christian Church **
Christian Church in Luwuk Banggai The Christian Church in Luwuk Banggai is a Reformed church, Reformed denomination in Indonesia, a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. Christianity came to Luwuk Banggai in 1912, brought by Dutch people, Dutch missionaries, and estab ...
** Pasundan Christian Church ** Protestant Christian Church in Bali ** Christian Church in Sulawesi **
Christian Church in Central Sulawesi The Central Sulawesi Christian Church ( id, Gereja Kristen Sulawesi Tengah) is the largest Christian church in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. It belongs to the Reformed family of churches. The church was established in the early 1893 through the mis ...
** Christian Church of Southern Sumatra ** Christian Church of Sumba ** Christian Evangelical Church in Bolaang Mongondow **The Christian Evangelical Church in Halmahera **
Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa The Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa (Gereja Masehi Injii di Minahasa) is a Protestant, Calvinist and Reformed church in Indonesia. It was founded in North Sulawesi on 30 September 1934. Christianity was introduced to Minahasa by Johann Fr ...
** Sangihe-Talaud Evangelical Church ** Christian Evangelical Church in Timor ** Protestant Church in West Indonesia ** Indonesian Protestant Church in Buol Toli-Toli **
Indonesian Protestant Church in Donggala The Indonesian Protestant Church in Donggala is a Protestant church in the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. It has more than 40,000 members and is part of the Protestant Church in Indonesia The Protestant Church in Indonesia is a Reformed church; it ...
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Indonesian Protestant Church in Gorontalo The Indonesian Protestant Church in Gorontalo is an independent church within the Protestant Church in Indonesia serving Gorontalo, North Sulawesi and Central Sulawesi. It has 98 congregations and 10,000 members. The church is a member of the World ...
** Protestant Church in the Moluccas ** Protestant Church in Southeast Sulawesi **
Toraja Church Toraja Church is a Protestant Christian denomination in Tana Toraja, Indonesia, of which the majority of the Torajan people are members. This church is a member of the Communion of Churches in Indonesia since 1950. On 1912-1913 the Gerevormerde M ...
** Toraja Mamasa Church *Iran ** Synod of Evangelical Church of Iran *Ireland (Éire) **The
Presbyterian Church in Ireland The Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI; ga, Eaglais Phreispitéireach in Éirinn; Ulster-Scots: ''Prisbytairin Kirk in Airlann'') is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the Republic of Ireland, and the largest Protestant denomination in ...
*Israel ** St. Andrew's Scots Memorial Church (
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) *Italy **
Waldensian Evangelical Church The Waldensian Evangelical Church (''Chiesa Evangelica Valdese'', CEV) is a Protestant denomination active in Italy and Switzerland that was independent until it united with the Methodist Evangelical Church in Italy in the Union of Methodist and ...
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Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches The Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches ( it, Unione delle Chiese Metodiste e Valdesi) is an Italian united Protestant denomination. It was founded in 1975 upon the union of the Waldensian Evangelical Church (a Calvinist church with pre ...
) *Jamaica **The
United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands The United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands is a united church formed on 1 December 1965 as the "United Church of Jamaica and Grand Cayman" by bringing the Protestant denominations "Presbyterian Church in Jamaica" and "Congregational Union ...
*Japan **
Church of Christ in Japan The Church of Christ in Japan is an existing religious denomination that has 13,102 members and 137 congregations, and is a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. It sponsors missionaries in Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore. History The ...
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Korean Christian Church in Japan The Korean Christian Church in Japan ( ja, 在日大韓基督教会, ko, 재일대한기독교회) was founded in 1909 by Presbyterian missionaries from Korea. Pastor Han Sok-Po evangelized primarily among Korean students in Tokyo. From 1915 the K ...
*Kenya **
Presbyterian Church of East Africa Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA) is a Presbyterian denomination headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. In Kenya, 10% of the population is Presbyterian. It was started by missionaries from Scotland, most notable of whom was Dr John Arthur. I ...
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Reformed Church of East Africa The Reformed Church of East Africa was founded in 1944 when the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa started mission work in Eldoret Kenya. This work was overtaken by the missionaries came from the Netherlands Reformed Church. The church accepted t ...
*Kiribati **
Kiribati Protestant Church The Kiribati Protestant Church (KPC) and earlier, the Gilbert Islands Protestant Church, is a Protestant Christian denomination in Kiribati. With approximately 10,000 members,KiJang ** TongHap **
DaeShin I The church history dates back to 1948, the foundation of the DaeHan Seminary and with Rev. Kim Chi-sun, Pastor Kim Su-do, Rev. Yun Phil-sung started evening courses for the formation of the candidate of ministry. In 1960 the Presbyterian Church in ...
** HapDongJeongTong *Latvia **
Reformed Church in Latvia The Reformed Church in Latvia ( lv, Evanģēliskā Reformātu-Brāļu draudze) is a confessional Calvinist denomination in Latvia with two congregations and the Baltic Reformed Seminary in Riga. Origin This denomination currently has two congreg ...
*Lebanon **
Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East The Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East ( hy, Մերձաւոր Արեւելքի Հայ Աւետարանական Եկեղեցիներու Միութիւն, ՄԱՀԱԵՄ), abbreviated as UAECNE, is an autonomous body of Arme ...
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National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon The National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon (NESSL), also known as Synod SL (of Syria and Lebanon), is a Reformed denomination in the Middle East. It is a federation of Arabic-speaking congregations, that trace back their origin to the ev ...
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National Evangelical Union of Lebanon The National Evangelical Church Union of Lebanon was founded by Presbyterian and Congregational missionaries from the United States. It is a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. History The first reformed church was built in 1869. Th ...
*Lesotho ** Lesotho Evangelical Church *Liberia ** Presbyterian Church of Liberia *Lithuania ** Synod of the Evangelical Reformed Church - Unitas Lithuaniae *Luxembourg ** Protestant Reformed Church of Luxemburg H.B. *Madagascar **
Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar The Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar ( mg, Fiangonan'i Jesoa Kristy eto Madagasikara; FJKM) is the second-largest Christian denomination in Madagascar. The current officers include the Rev. Ammi Irako Andriamahazosoa, President; the Rev. Jean ...
*Malawi ** Church of Central Africa, Presbyterian – General Synod *Malaysia ** Presbyterian Church Malaysia *Marshall Island ** Marshalls United Church of Christ-Congregations ** Reformed Congregational Churches *Mauritius **
Presbyterian Church of Mauritius The Presbyterian Church of Mauritius emerged from the Church of Scotland's and the Independent church of Mauritius' discussion with the help of the Rev Jean Le Brun in 1814, they created a single congregation. Now it consists of 4 French speaking ...
*Mexico **
National Presbyterian Church in Mexico The National Presbyterian Church in Mexico ( es, La Iglesia Nacional Presbiteriana de México A.R.) is the second-largest Protestant church, and the largest Reformed denomination in Mexico. It is present throughout the country, and is particularl ...
, A. R. ** Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church of Mexico **
Presbyterian Reformed Church of Mexico The Presbyterian Reformed Church of Mexico (Spanish: ) is a Protestant Christian church that formed after the Independent Presbyterian Church of Mexico split in the 1980s. The church has a relationship with the U.S.-based Christian Reformed Church i ...
*Morocco ** Evangelical Church in Morocco *Mozambique ** Presbyterian Church of Mozambique **
United Congregational Church of Southern Africa The United Congregational Church in Southern Africa began with the work of the London Missionary Society, who sent missionaries like Dr. Theodorus van der Kemp to the Cape colony in 1799. He was established the first Congregational church in Cape T ...
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United Church of Christ in Mozambique The United Church of Christ in Mozambique was founded by American missionaries in the 1970s. In 1905, an American missionary with the help of Zulu workers from South Africa started mission work in Manica and Sofala. This suffered hardship because ...
** Evangelical Church of Christ in Mozambique *Namibia ** Namibia Regional Council *Netherlands **The
Protestant Church in the Netherlands The Protestant Church in the Netherlands ( nl, de Protestantse Kerk in Nederland, abbreviated PKN) is the largest Protestant denomination in the Netherlands, being both Calvinist and Lutheran. It was founded on 1 May 2004 as the merger of the ...
(former: ''Nederlandse Hervormde Kerk'' and ''Gereformeerde Kerken in Nederland'') **
Remonstrant Brotherhood The Remonstrants (or the Remonstrant Brotherhood) is a Protestant movement that had split from the Dutch Reformed Church in the early 17th century. The early Remonstrants supported Jacobus Arminius, and after his death, continued to maintain his ...
*New Caledonia ** Evangelical Church in New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands *New Zealand **
Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand The Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand (PCANZ) is a major Christian denomination in New Zealand. A part of the Reformed tradition, it is the largest Presbyterian denomination in New Zealand, and known for its relatively progressive stanc ...
*Niger ** Evangelical Church of the Republic of Niger *Nigeria **
Presbyterian Church of Nigeria The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria is a Presbyterian church in the Nigeria and subscribes to the Westminster Confession of Faith. The denomination has ten synods, more than 50 presbyteries and over 4,000 congregations, and almost 8,000 ministers a ...
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Christian Reformed Church of Nigeria The Christian Reformed Church of Nigeria (CRC-N) is a Christian church that was established in 1951 under the name "Ekklisiyar Kristi a Sudan (EKAS) Lardin "Benue" meaning, "The church of Christ in Sudan, Benue region", and known under its curr ...
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Universal Reformed Christian Church (NKST) The Church of Christ in the Sudan Among the Tiv (Nongo u Kristu u ken Sudan hen tiv, NKST) is a confessional Christian Reformed denomination in Nigeria. Origin The church was founded by the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa. This mission wor ...
** Evangelical Reformed Church of Christ **
Reformed Church of Christ in Nigeria The Reformed Church of Christ in Nigeria was formed in 1973 when a split occurred in the Christian Reformed Church of Nigeria. It consists of people of the Kuteb tribe, through multi-ethnic ministry is being pursued in other areas. In 1979 the chur ...
** United Church of Christ in Nigeria *Niue ** Church of Niue *Pakistan ** Presbyterian Church of Pakistan **
Sialkot Diocese of the Church of Pakistan Sialkot ( ur, ) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of Sialkot District and the List of most populous cities in Pakistan, 13th most populous city in Pakistan. The boundaries of Sialkot are joined with Jammu (the winter cap ...
*Philippines **
United Church of Christ in the Philippines The United Church of Christ in the Philippines (Tagalog: ''Ang Nagkaisang Iglesia ni Cristo sa Pilipinas''; Ilokano: ''Nagkaykaysa nga Iglesia Ni Cristo iti Filipinas'') is a Christian denomination in the Philippines. Established in its present f ...
** United Evangelical Church of Christ *Poland **
Evangelical-Reformed Church in Poland The Polish Reformed Church, officially called the Evangelical Reformed Church in the Republic of Poland (Polish: ''Kościół Ewangelicko-Reformowany w RP'') is a historic Calvinistic Protestant church in Poland established in the 16th century, ...
*Portugal **
Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Portugal The Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Portugal ( pt, Igreja Evangélica Presbiteriana em Portugal) is a result of evangelistic effort in Madeira between 1838 and 1846 by Robert Kalley, a Scottish minister, the mission continued in the continent i ...
*Reunion ** Eglise Protestante de La Réunion *Romania **
Reformed Church in Romania The Reformed Church in Romania ( hu, Romániai Református Egyház; ro, Biserica Reformată din România) is the organization of the Calvinist church in Romania. The majority of its followers are of Hungarian ethnicity and Hungarian is the main ...
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Reformed Church in Romania The Reformed Church in Romania ( hu, Romániai Református Egyház; ro, Biserica Reformată din România) is the organization of the Calvinist church in Romania. The majority of its followers are of Hungarian ethnicity and Hungarian is the main ...
(Oradea) *Rwanda ** Presbyterian Church in Rwanda *Senegal ** Protestant Church of Senegal *Serbia and Montenegro **
Reformed Christian Church in Serbia and Montenegro Before World War I, the Reformed Christian Church in Serbia (Szerbiai Református Keresztén Egyház in Hungarian language, Hungarian) was part of the Reformed Church in Hungary. In the period of the Reformation, Rev Sztáray planted 120 Calvinist ...
*Singapore **
Presbyterian Church in Singapore The Presbyterian Church in Singapore (Abbreviation: PCS; ) is a Presbyterian Reformed church. The current moderator is the Rt Rev Keith Lai. The denomination motto is ''"Nec tamen consumebatur"'' which means ''"Yet it was not consumed"''. Hist ...
*Slovakia ** Reformed Church of Slovakia *Slovenia **
Reformed Church in Slovenia The Reformed Christian Church in Slovenia is a Christian denomination in Slovenia. Before World War I, it was part of the Reformed Church in Hungary, and from 1921 it was part of the Reformed Church in Yugoslavia. In early 1990s, Slovenia become an ...
*Solomon Islands ** United Church in Solomon Islands *South Africa **
Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk The Dutch Reformed Church (, abbreviated NGK) is a Reformed Christian denomination in South Africa. It also has a presence in neighbouring countries, such as Namibia, Eswatini, and parts of Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
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Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa The Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa () was formed by the union of the black and coloured Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk mission churches. Main markers in the URCSA'S history In 1652 the Dutch formed a halfway station at the Cape, which ...
** Reformed Church in Africa (India) **
Reformed Church in Southern Africa Reform is beneficial change Reform may also refer to: Media *Reform (album), ''Reform'' (album), a 2011 album by Jane Zhang *Reform (band), a Swedish jazz fusion group *Reform (magazine), ''Reform'' (magazine), a Christian magazine *''Reforme'' ...
** Reformed Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa **
United Congregational Church of Southern Africa The United Congregational Church in Southern Africa began with the work of the London Missionary Society, who sent missionaries like Dr. Theodorus van der Kemp to the Cape colony in 1799. He was established the first Congregational church in Cape T ...
** Peoples Church of Africa **
Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa The Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (''UPCSA'') was formed and constituted in 1999 as the outcome of the union between the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (''RPCSA'') and the Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa (' ...
*Spain **
Spanish Evangelical Church The Spanish Evangelical Church ( es, Iglesia Evangélica Española ''IEE is a united denomination; Presbyterians, Methodists, Lutherans, Congregationalists participated in the merger. It was established in the wake of religious tolerance in Spain ...
*Sri Lanka **
Dutch Reformed Church in Sri Lanka The Christian Reformed Church of Sri Lanka (formerly known as the Dutch Reformed Church of Sri Lanka) is the oldest Protestant church on the island. History Beginnings and development On 6 October 1642, the first Protestant church service w ...
(Ceylon) ** Presbytery of Lanka *Sudan ** Presbyterian Church of the Sudan *Sweden **The
Mission Covenant Church of Sweden The Mission Covenant Church of Sweden ( sv, Svenska Missionskyrkan), founded in 1878, was a Swedish evangelical free church. It was the second-largest Protestant denomination in Sweden, after the national church, the Church of Sweden. In 2011, t ...
*Switzerland ** Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches, Schweizerischer Evangelischer Kirchenbund, Fédération des Eglises protestantes de la Suisse, Federazione delle Chiese evangelische della Svizzera *Taiwan **
Presbyterian Church in Taiwan The Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT; ; ) is the largest Protestant Christian denomination based in Taiwan. The PCT is a member of the World Council of Churches, and its flag features a "Burning Bush," which signifies the concept of burning y ...
*Thailand **
Church of Christ in Thailand The Church of Christ in Thailand (C.C.T.) ( Thai: สภาคริสตจักรในประเทศไทย) is a Protestant Christian association. It is the largest Protestant denomination in Thailand and is considered to be the lar ...
*Trinidad and Tobago **
Church of Scotland The Church of Scotland ( sco, The Kirk o Scotland; gd, Eaglais na h-Alba) is the national church in Scotland. The Church of Scotland was principally shaped by John Knox, in the Scottish Reformation, Reformation of 1560, when it split from t ...
*Tunisia ** Reformed Church in Tunisia *Tuvalu **
Church of Tuvalu The Congregational Christian Church of Tuvalu ( Tuvaluan: ''Te Ekalesia Kelisiano Tuvalu'', EKT), commonly the Church of Tuvalu, is a Christian Church which is the state church of Tuvalu, although this status merely entitles it to "the privilege ...
*Uganda **
Reformed Presbyterian Church in Uganda The Reformed Presbyterian Church of Uganda is an indigenous confessional Reformed and Presbyterian denomination in Uganda. It was separated from the Presbyterian Church in Uganda. In 1989 controversy arose over a case of church discipline. Attemp ...
*Ukraine ** Reformed Church in the Carpatho-Ukraine *United Kingdom **
Church of Scotland The Church of Scotland ( sco, The Kirk o Scotland; gd, Eaglais na h-Alba) is the national church in Scotland. The Church of Scotland was principally shaped by John Knox, in the Scottish Reformation, Reformation of 1560, when it split from t ...
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Presbyterian Church of Wales The Presbyterian Church of Wales ( cy, Eglwys Bresbyteraidd Cymru), also known as Calvinistic Methodist Church (), is a denomination of Protestant Christianity in Wales. History The church was born out of the Welsh Methodist revival and the ...
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Union of Welsh Independents The Union of Welsh Independents ( cy, Undeb yr Annibynwyr Cymraeg) is a Reformed congregationalist denomination in Wales. History Welsh congregational churches or Independents stand in the Puritan tradition. The first congregational congregati ...
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United Free Church of Scotland The United Free Church of Scotland (UF Church; gd, An Eaglais Shaor Aonaichte, sco, The Unitit Free Kirk o Scotland) is a Scottish Presbyterian denomination formed in 1900 by the union of the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland (or UP) and ...
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United Reformed Church The United Reformed Church (URC) is a Protestant Christian church in the United Kingdom. As of 2022 it has approximately 40,000 members in 1,284 congregations with 334 stipendiary ministers. Origins and history The United Reformed Church resulte ...
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Presbyterian Church in Ireland The Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI; ga, Eaglais Phreispitéireach in Éirinn; Ulster-Scots: ''Prisbytairin Kirk in Airlann'') is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the Republic of Ireland, and the largest Protestant denomination in ...
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Presbyterian Church of Africa The Presbyterian Church of Africa was founded in 1898 by Rev. James Mzimba, who broke from the Church of Scotland. He was born in Ngquakai, and his father was a deacon in the Presbyterian Church. Mzimba become a pastor, and was ordained in 1875. He ...
*United States of America **
Reformed Church in America The Reformed Church in America (RCA) is a Mainline Protestant, mainline Reformed tradition, Reformed Protestant Christian denomination, denomination in Canada and the United States. It has about 152,317 members. From its beginning in 1628 unti ...
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United Church of Christ The United Church of Christ (UCC) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination based in the United States, with historical and confessional roots in the Congregational, Calvinist, Lutheran, and Anabaptist traditions, and with approximately 4 ...
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Christian Reformed Church in North America The Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA or CRC) is a Protestant Calvinist Christian denomination in the United States and Canada. Having roots in the Dutch Reformed Church of the Netherlands, the Christian Reformed Church was founde ...
** Cumberland Presbyterian Church **
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America The Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America is a historically African-American denomination which developed from the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in 1874. History The church was formed after African-American delegates to the Cumberland Presb ...
** Evangelical Presbyterian Church **
Korean Presbyterian Church in America The Korean Presbyterian Church in America now Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad (changed name in 2012) is an independent Presbyterian denomination in the United States. It was founded in 1976 as a union of 3 Korean language Presbyteries. The moth ...
** Lithuanian Evangelical Reformed Church **
Presbyterian Church (USA) The Presbyterian Church (USA), abbreviated PC(USA), is a mainline Protestant denomination in the United States. It is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the US, and known for its liberal stance on doctrine and its ordaining of women and ...
*Uruguay **
Valdensian Evangelical Church of the Rio de la Plata The Waldensians (also known as Waldenses (), Vallenses, Valdesi or Vaudois) are adherents of a church tradition that began as an ascetic movement within Western Christianity before the Reformation. Originally known as the "Poor Men of Lyon" in ...
*Vanuatu **
Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu The Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu (french: Église presbytérienne de Vanuatu), or the Presbitirin Jyos Blong Vanuatu in Bislama, is the largest Christian denomination in Vanuatu. History It was created by missionaries of the London Missionary ...
*Venezuela ** Presbyterian Church of Venezuela *Zambia **
United Church of Zambia The United Church in Zambia is the largest Protestant church in Zambia with coverage of all the ten provinces of the country The church formed on 16 January 1965, this is a result of the union of Church of Central Africa, Rhodesia (a mission work o ...
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Reformed Church in Zambia The Reformed Church in Zambia is among the biggest Reformed church, Reformed churches in the country of Zambia. Origin Zambia, the former Northern Rhodesia, was governed by the United Kingdom, British crown. In 1924 it became a British protectora ...
*Zimbabwe ** Reformed Church in Zimbabwe **
Church of Central Africa Presbyterian The Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) is a Presbyterian denomination. It consists of five synods: one in Zambia ( Zambia Synod), one in Zimbabwe ( Harare Synod) and three in Malawi – Livingstonia Synod in the north of the country, ...
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Ndebele Ndebele may refer to: *Southern Ndebele people, located in South Africa *Northern Ndebele people, located in Zimbabwe and Botswana Languages * Southern Ndebele language, the language of the South Ndebele *Northern Ndebele language Northern ...
*Central / Southern Africa **
Dutch Reformed Church The Dutch Reformed Church (, abbreviated NHK) was the largest Christian denomination in the Netherlands from the onset of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century until 1930. It was the original denomination of the Dutch Royal Family and ...
– Synod of Central Africa **
Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa The Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (''UPCSA'') was formed and constituted in 1999 as the outcome of the union between the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (''RPCSA'') and the Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa (' ...


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