Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands explained

Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands
Main Classification:Protestant
Theology:Reformed, Evangelical
Polity:Presbyterian
Founded Date:1953
Founded Place:Netherlands
Area:Netherlands, South Africa, North America
Congregations:49
Members:23,695 (1 January 2022)

The Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands (Dutch: Gereformeerden Gemeenten in Nederland, abbreviated GGiN) is a pietistic Reformed church located mainly in the Netherlands, along with five congregations in North America and one in Pretoria, South Africa.

History

The church was founded in 1953 when Dr. C. Steenblok was dismissed from the theological seminary of the Reformed Congregations in Rotterdam, because he taught that God does not offer grace to all sinners, but only those persons who are elected and acknowledge their sins.[1] In 1980 the church split.[2]

Statistics

The church had a membership of 23,786 in 2010. There were 23,985 members in 2019.[3] On 1 January 2022, the church had 23,695 members in 49 congregations.[4]

Notable members

See also

References

  1. Web site: Gereformeerden Gemeenten in Nederland. Reformiert-online.net. 23 February 2019.
  2. Web site: 2011-04-13 . Opnieuw flinke groei voor GGiN . 2022-05-12 . RD.nl . nl-NL.
  3. Web site: 2020-06-02 . Ledental GGiN daalt met 226 . 2022-05-12 . RD.nl . nl-NL.
  4. Web site: 2022-05-12 . Jaarboek: ledental GGiN daalde met 89 . 2022-05-12 . RD.nl . nl-NL.