After World War II many Dutch people immigrated to New Zealand. Most joined existing churches. But some felt that the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand had strayed from sound doctrine and in 1953 founded a new denomination: the Reformed Churches of New Zealand. Ministers came from Holland or were sent by the Christian Reformed Church of North America or the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (cf. United States). Initially, the church belonged to several international bodies. Due to tensions, membership in the ICCC was discontinued in 1969. Formal ties with the Gereformeerde Kerken in the Netherlands (cf. Netherlands no. 5) and with the Christian Reformed Church of North America (cf. United States) ended respectively in 1986 and 1995. The church adheres strictly to the Ref confession and seeks to be faithful to God�s Word according to the Ref confessions.
Note: We did not manage to contact this church. Therefore, we cannot exclude that its address has changed or that the church does not exist any more. Whoever has information about this church may contact us. We will be happy to update our information.
datos de la iglesia
miembros
total: 3271
congregaciones
(tradicional): 18
comunidades domésticas
(comunidades en desarrollo): 2
ordenado(s)
total: 18
la ordenación de mujeres para el ministerio es inusual
ancianos
total: 0
diácono(a)
total: 0
existen instituciones diaconales
misioneros(as)
total: 0
existe labor misionera en el extranjero
bautizo
bautismo de niños y creyentes
padrinos de bautizo
no hay informaciones acerca de padrinos
Santa Cena
por año: 6
publicaciones
no hay informaciones acerca de la edición de revistas propias
instituciones de formación teológica
número: 1
colegios científico-humanistas
no se encuentran datos acerca de otros colegios
año de fundación
1953
estructura organizacional
Presbyterian in 3 regions, Synod at national level
idiomas oficiales
English
confesión
Cánones de Dort / Cánones del Sínodo de Dort (1618/19)
After World War II many Dutch people immigrated to New Zealand. Most joined existing churches. But some felt that the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand had strayed from sound doctrine and in 1953 founded a new denomination: the Reformed Churches of New Zealand. Ministers came from Holland or were sent by the Christian Reformed Church of North America or the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (cf. United States). Initially, the church belonged to several international bodies. Due to tensions, membership in the ICCC was discontinued in 1969. Formal ties with the Gereformeerde Kerken in the Netherlands (cf. Netherlands no. 5) and with the Christian Reformed Church of North America (cf. United States) ended respectively in 1986 and 1995. The church adheres strictly to the Ref confession and seeks to be faithful to God�s Word according to the Ref confessions. 