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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.
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Publikationen: Die Boodskapper, Die Jeugboodskapper "God laat groei": Festschrift 1997
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Statistic data of church
Members |
total: 48489 |
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admitted to participate in the Lord's Supper: 36651 |
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baptised: 11838 |
Parishes |
(conventionally): 241 |
house fellowships |
(Number of growing parishes): 0 |
Ordained clergy |
total: 160 |
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Men: 160 |
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no 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 do not working abroad |
Baptismal practise |
infant and believer´s baptism
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Godparents |
godparents
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Lord's Supper |
Frequency per annum: 5
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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 |
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Official languages |
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Languages during church services |
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Confessions |
- Apostles´ Creed
- Athanasian Creed
- Belgic Confession (1561)
- Canon of Dort (1618/19)
- Heidelberg Catechism (1563)
- Nicene Creed (381)
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last update: 02.07.2004
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