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Africaanse Protestantse Kerk
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Afrikaans Protestant Church
APK
109 Brooks Street, Brooklyn, Pretoria
P.O. Box 11488
Hatfield, Pretoria,0028
South Africa (Africa)
Telephone: +27 12 362 1390
Fax: +27 12 362 2023
Email: apkskkan@lantic.net
Address-No.: 13275 / 1220

Information in the internet:

URL: http://www.apk.za.net/
Languages of the website: Afrikaans

This church came into existence in 1987. It was founded mostly by members of the NGK, who could no longer identify with the course the general synod took in 1986 by adopting a report entitled �Church and Society.� They were convinced that the policy of the NGK would contribute to �open South Africa to anti -Christian Communism�and that it failed �to appreciate the diversity in God�s creation and the necessity for the church to be indigenous.� A minority of members and ministers from the Ref churches in South Africa and the NHK also joined the church. In 1988 a theological seminary was opened. The APK is a church for Afrikaners. It also exists in Namibia (cf. Namibia) and in Paraguay.
 

Publikationen:
Die Boodskapper, Die Jeugboodskapper
"God laat groei": Festschrift 1997
 


Statistic data of church

Members
total: 48489
 
admitted to participate in the Lord's Supper: 36651
 
baptised: 11838 
Parishes
(conventionally): 241
house fellowships
(Number of growing parishes): 0
Ordained clergy
total: 160
 
Men: 160
 
no women´s ordination
Elders/Presbyters
total: 0
Deacons
total: 0
  no information about deacons
Missionaries
total: 0
 
missionaries do not working abroad
Baptismal practise
infant and believer´s baptism
Godparents
godparents
Lord's Supper
Frequency per annum: 5
Newspapers/ Periodicals
Publication of magazines
Theological training facilities

 
Number: 1

Schools providing general education
no information about other schools
Founded in
1987
Organizational structures
local churches with own concils constituted by elders and deacons; Presbytery (meets annually), Synod (meets triennially)
Traditional type
  • reformed
Official languages
  • Afrikaans
Languages during church services
  • Afrikaans
Confessions
  • Apostles´ Creed
  • Athanasian Creed
  • Belgic Confession (1561)
  • Canon of Dort (1618/19)
  • Heidelberg Catechism (1563)
  • Nicene Creed (381)

 

last update: 02.07.2004
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