The Association of Reformed Evangelical Churches of Burkina Faso or the Eglises evangéliques réformées du Burkina Faso abbreviated AEERB was started in 1977 by Kinza Lazare with 30 members. He was separated from the Pentecostal Assemblies of God a

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, Theological Institution of Porto Novo, where he was acquainted with the Reformed

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tradition. This association was officially founded in 1986. Local congregations concentrated mainly in the northern part of the country, and

Ouagadougou Ouagadougou ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural, and economic centre of the nation. It is also the country's largest city, with a population of 2,415,266 in 2019. The city's n ...

. This work focused on the north side of the country. The church is engaged in rural developments. The church has 40,000 members and 40 congregations and 18 house fellowships. The Reformed Evangelical Church subscribes the

Apostles Creed The Apostles' Creed (Latin: ''Symbolum Apostolorum'' or ''Symbolum Apostolicum''), sometimes titled the Apostolic Creed or the Symbol of the Apostles, is a Christian creed or "symbol of faith". The creed most likely originated in 5th-century ...

Nicene Creed The original Nicene Creed (; grc-gre, Σύμβολον τῆς Νικαίας; la, Symbolum Nicaenum) was first adopted at the First Council of Nicaea in 325. In 381, it was amended at the First Council of Constantinople. The amended form is a ...

and the

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. Member of the

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. The church is growing quickly.

References

{{Reflist Reformed denominations in Africa Christianity in Burkina Faso Members of the World Communion of Reformed Churches Presbyterian denominations 1977 establishments in Upper Volta