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Churches in North AmericaCovenant United Reformed Church is a member church of the United Reformed Churches in North America (URCNA). The URCNA is a young denomination that came into existence in November 1995, and in November 2005 was received as a member of the North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council.
Another widely viewed Web site with information about the URCNA is the one maintained by the Bethany United Reformed Church of Wyoming, Michigan at http://www.bethanyurc.com/URC.htm.
The URCNA's Third Synod, meeting in 1999, gave "permission to post a list of URC Churches, Synodical agendas and minutes, and similar documents on the web site of the Covenant URC of Kalamazoo." Check here or our What's New page from time to time for listings of official denominational documents posted here.
The Stated Clerk of synod keeps records of all proceedings of URCNA synods. The Stated Clerk is also the primary contact person for the URCNA..
Our beliefs are summarized in the Ecumenical Creeds, shared by all churches worthy of the name Christian, and by the Three Forms of Unity, three confessions widely used by Reformed churches with roots in the Netherlands.
Frequently Asked Questions about the United Reformed Churches in North America, by Rev. Edward J. Knott.
Directory of the United Reformed Churches in North America. This directory includes information on every local URCNA church. The information on each church includes its times and places of worship as well as information on how to contact each church and its pastor for more information. A listing of all URCNA ministers, candidates for the ministry and licensed exhorters is also included.
Church Order of the United Reformed Churches in North America. In 1 Corinthians 14:40 Christians are commanded "let all things be done properly and in an orderly manner" (NASB). To promote good order in the churches, our Reformed forefathers drafted and adopted rules and regulations for the government of the Reformed churches at several Reformed synods in the late sixteenth century. The Synod of Dort (1618-1619) reviewed those previous synodical decisions and combined and readopted many of them in what has come to be known as the Church Order of Dordrecht or the Church Order of Dort. Our URCNA Church Order is based upon and is a modern adaptation of that Church Order of Dort. Our Church Order was adopted at the first URCNA synod in 1996 and underwent minor revision in 1997.
Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE, © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.
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