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Reformed Church in America
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RCA
475 Riverside Drive
New York NY 10115
New York
United States of America (North America)
Telephone: +1 212 870 2841
Fax: +1 212 870 2499
Email: wgranberg-michaelson@rca.org
Address-No.: 12222 / 3206
Information in the internet:
URL: http://www.rca.org/
Languages of the website: English
 Dutch settlers in New Amsterdam, later New York, created the Reformed Church in America in 1628. One of the oldest churches in the United States, it was known as the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church until 1867. The church remained under the authority of the Amsterdam church until 1776. It was an East Coast church, concentrated in New York and New Jersey, until immigration and migration in the 19th century spread the church across the country. It also has a small group of churches in Canada. Even today, the RCA reflects that history. The East Coast churches tend to have a more liberal ethos, while the Midwest leans toward the conservative side. The church has two seminaries, in New Jersey and Michigan. While its main offices are in New York, there are also regional offices in the Midwest. It is affiliated with three liberal arts colleges, Hope College in Michigan and Central and Northwestern Colleges in Iowa. The RCA has never been in a merger, but it is involved in major discussions with other mainline Prot in the United States. It has been active ecumenically, and manages a substantial mission organization.
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Statistic data of church
Members |
total: 312802 |
Parishes |
(conventionally): 956 |
house fellowships |
(Number of growing parishes): 0 |
Ordained clergy |
total: 1691 |
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women´s ordination |
Elders/Presbyters |
total: 0 |
Deacons |
total: 0 |
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no information about deacons |
Missionaries |
total: 0 |
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missionaries working abroad |
Baptismal practise |
no information about baptism
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Godparents |
No information about godparents
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Lord's Supper |
Frequency per annum: 8
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Newspapers/ Periodicals |
no information about publication of magazines |
Theological training facilities |
Number: 2 |
Schools providing general education |
no information about other schools |
Founded in |
1628 |
Organizational structures |
congregations, 956 consistories (elders and deacons), 46 classes, 8 regional synods, General Synod (bi-national USA and Canada) |
Official languages |
- English
- Korean
- Spanish
- Taiwanese
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Confessions |
- Apostles´ Creed
- Athanasian Creed
- Canon of Dort (1618/19)
- Heidelberg Catechism (1563)
- Nicene Creed (381)
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Members and partners:
last update: 17.02.2006
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