The Evangelical and Reformed Church in Honduras is a
Reformed denomination established in the first half of the 20th century in the country of
Honduras, that holds to the
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 ...
church government.
History
This church was founded by the
Evangelical and Reformed Church
The Evangelical and Reformed Church (E&R) was a Protestant Christian denomination in the United States. It was formed in 1934 by the merger of the Reformed Church in the United States (RCUS) with the Evangelical Synod of North America (ESNA). A ...
in the United States. On July 8, 1917 Ramon Guzman Montes in
Washington, D.C.
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Evangelical Synod of North America
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to request to send missionaries to
Honduras.
*Important footnotes:
**On May 1. 1921 was the first evangelistic service
**On Monday 29 held the first Sunday school
**First baptism in January 1925
**First Evangelical and Presbyterian Church was organised in August 1926 with 25 members
**In 1934 the Evangelical and Reformed Church in Honduras was represented in the union of the Reformed Church and the Evangelical Synod in Sion Church,
Cleveland
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Doctrine
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Apostles Creed
*
Heidelberg Catechism
Demographics
The church has 53 congregations in Honduras.
Seminary
The denomination maintains the Evangelical and Reformed Theological Seminary in San Pedro Sula.
References
External links
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First Evangelical and Reformed Church
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Reformed denominations in Central America
Churches in Honduras
Christian organizations established in 1917
Evangelical denominations in North America
1917 establishments in Honduras
1917 in Christianity