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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 the Three Forms of Unity. When the Dutch missionaries left, they left behind a Kenyan Reformed church. At the time it has more than 600 congregations and 110,000 members. The denomination has a theological seminary in Eldoret, The Reformed Institute For Theological Training (RITT). RITT offers courses in Theology. The church become autonomous in 1963. There are more than 110,000 adherents. The
Christian Reformed Church in Eastern Africa The Christian Reformed Church in Eastern Africa started in 1992, when several pastors left the Reformed Church of East Africa who wanted to focus on fields beyond Kenya. There are congregations in Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya. It is registered in U ...
separated in 1992. It is a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. It has official relationship with the
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 ...
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Theology

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Athanasian Creed The Athanasian Creed, also called the Pseudo-Athanasian Creed and sometimes known as ''Quicunque Vult'' (or ''Quicumque Vult''), which is both its Latin name and its opening words, meaning "Whosoever wishes", is a Christian statement of belief ...
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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 ...
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Heidelberg Catechism The Heidelberg Catechism (1563), one of the Three Forms of Unity, is a Protestant confessional document taking the form of a series of questions and answers, for use in teaching Calvinist Christian doctrine. It was published in 1563 in Heidelberg, ...
* Westminster Confession of Faith{{cite web, url=http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=1391&lg=de, title=Adressdatenbank reformierter Kirchen und Einrichtungen, first=Christoph, last=Fasse, website=www.reformiert-online.net Leaders Current Moderator is Rev David Letting (since 2019). Former Moderators include Rev Joshua Biboko, Rev Hosea Chemweno, Rev Geoffrey Songok and Rev Musa Maina. The current General Secretary is Rev Dr Luka Ariko Ekitala (since 2019). Former General Secreatary include Rev Justine Malkwen Mutai, Rev Henry Cleophas Wanjala, Rev Samson Akoru and Rev Jonah Kipngetich Lagat. The church is lead by elders from local church. group of local church make a parish which makes a prebyitary and in turn group of prebitary makes a synod which is the highest office in the church. synod is headed by church moderator the church also has departments like men fellowship department,women department,youth department,sunday school department,education department,finance and investment department and people with different abilities department.


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Reformed denominations in Africa Churches in Kenya Protestantism in Kenya Members of the World Communion of Reformed Churches 1944 establishments in Kenya