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Reformed Church of East Africa
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RCEA
Kisumu Road
P.O. Box 99
Eldoret
Kenya (Africa)
Telephone: +254 321 32984
Fax: +254 321 62870
Email: reformed@multitechweb.com
reformed@africaonline.co.ke
Address-No.: 1391 / 1071
The origin of the Reformed Church of East Africa goes back to 1944, when the Dutch Reformed Church of Eldoret, a church of South African origin, started mission work and called a missionary from South Africa. In 1961 the work was taken over by the Reformed Mission League of the Netherlands Reformed Church. Since that time all aid and all missionaries have come from the Netherlands. The RCEA became autonomous in July 1963. Until 1970 a Missionary Conference served as Executive Committee of the Synod. From 1970 to 1979 a Joint Committee, composed of seven missionaries (from the Reformed Mission League) and five Africans representing the Synod of the RCEA, functioned as the Executive Committee of the Synod of the RCEA. Since November 20, 1979, new structures made the RCEA fully independent.
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Statistic data of church
Members |
total: 110000 |
Parishes |
(conventionally): 205 |
house fellowships |
(Number of growing parishes): 75 |
Ordained clergy |
total: 300 |
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women´s ordination |
Elders/Presbyters |
total: 0 |
Deacons |
total: 0 |
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deacons available |
Missionaries |
total: 0 |
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no information about missionaries working abroad |
Baptismal practise |
infant and believer´s baptism
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Godparents |
No information about godparents
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Lord's Supper |
Frequency per annum: 4
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Newspapers/ Periodicals |
no information about publication of magazines |
Theological training facilities |
Number: 0 |
Schools providing general education |
no other schools |
Founded in |
1963 |
Organizational structures |
preaching station, local church, Parish, Presbytery, Synod |
Official languages |
- English
- Swahili
- Kiswahili
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Confessions |
- Apostles´ Creed
- Canon of Dort (1618/19)
- Heidelberg Catechism (1563)
- Nicene Creed (381)
- Westminster Confession (1646/47)
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Association |
International assiciations
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last update: 08.02.2006
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