기독교 개혁교회 (북아메리카) (Christian Reformed Church in North America, CRCNA, CRC) 미국과 캐나다에 있는 개신교 교단이다. 보통 CRC교단이라고 부른다. 네덜란드 의 화란 개혁교회 의 뿌리를 갖는 기독교 개혁교회는 1857년 미국에 이민온 네덜란드 칼빈주의 자들에 의해서 설립되었다.[ 1] 비슷한 화란 개혁교회의 전통을 가진 미국 개혁교회 (RCA)가 있다. 캘빈 칼리지 와 칼빈 신학교 를 운영하고 있다.
기독교 개혁교회 (CRC)는 화란 개혁교회의 뿌리를 가지고 1875년 캘빈 칼리지 와 칼빈 신학교 를 세워 교역자 양성을 시작하였다.
CRC 마크
교회정치는 장로교 정치와 헌법을 따르며 성경 에 복종하며 하이델베르크 요리문답 와 네덜란드 신앙고백 를 받아들인다.[ 2]
연도
교인
교회
1963
256,015
585
1964
263,178
597
1965
268,165
610
1966
272,461
624
1967
275,530
629
1968
278,869
634
1969
281,523
648
1970
284,737
658
1971
285,628
660
1972
286,094
674
1973
287,114
750
1974
287,553
763
1975
286,371
688
1976
287,503
695
1977
288,024
706
1978
287,656
791
1979
289,011
814
1980
292,379
828
1981
294,354
824
1982
296,706
828
1983
299,685
828
1984
302,436
838
1985
305,228
853
1986
306,309
959
1987
308,993
876
1988
310,160
891
1989
310,014
903
1990
314,226
941
1991
315,086
958
1992
316,415
981
1993
311,202
979
1994
300,320
979
1995
294,179
985
1996
291,796
991
1997
285,864
987
1998
279,029
972
1999
275,466
964
2000
276,376
982
2001
279,068
991
2002
278,944
989
2003
278,798
995
2004
275,708
1,002
2005
273,220
1,021
2006
272,127
1,047
2007
269,221
1,057
2008
268,052
1,049
2009
264,330
1,059
2010
262,588
1,078
2011
255,706
1,084
2012
251,727
1,099
2013
248,258
1,101
2014
245,217
1,103
2015
249,227
1090[ 3]
David Apol, General Council, United States Office of Government Ethics
Herman Baker, founder, Baker Publishing Group
루이스 벌코프 , 1873–1957, prominent Reformed theologian of the 20th century
Dirk Booy, vice president, World Vision
Emily R. Brink, hymnist and professor of church music and worship[ 4]
Scott Brown, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
Sietze Buning, poet, the pen name of Stanley Wiersma (1930–1986)
리처드 디보스 , businessman, co-founder of Amway
베치 디보스 , US Secretary of Education
Calvin B. DeWitt, environmentalist and co-founder of the Evangelical Environmental Network[ 5]
William B. Eerdmans, founder, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Vern Ehlers, U.S. Representative from Michigan
William K. Frankena, 1908–1994, philosopher, University of Michigan
Paul B. Henry, U.S. Representative from Michigan
Herman Hoeksema, (1886-1965) Reformed theologian who helped found the Protestant Reformed Churches in America
Shirley B. Hoogstra, President[ 6] of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities
빌 하이징아 , U.S. Representative from Michigan
Dean Koldenhoven, former mayor of Palos Heights, Illinois[ 7]
Richard Krejcir, pastor, theologian, author and director of Into Thy Word
Frederick Manfred, author of Westerns, the pen name of Feike Feikema (1912–1994)
Manuel Ortiz, pastor, missionary and scholar[ 8]
Richard and Joan Ostling, authors and journalists
앨빈 플랜팅가 , philosopher, University of Notre Dame
Charles Kuperus, New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture, Board Member: Christian Schools International
코닐리어스 플랜팅가 , theologian, author, president of Calvin Theological Seminary from 2002-2011
Michael Rea, philosopher, University of Notre Dame
Jacoba Beuker Robbert, co-founder of Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services
Lewis Smedes, author, ethicist, and theologian (1921–2002)
Calvin Seerveld, philosopher and theologian
The Staal brothers, professional hockey players Eric Staal , Marc Staal, Jordan Staal, and Jared Staal
Steven R. Timmermans, psychologist, author, former president of Trinity Christian College, executive director of CRC 2013–present
제이 밴앤덜 , businessman, co-founder of Amway
코닐리어스 밴틸 , (1895–1987) Reformed theologian, (raised CRC and attended denominational schools before joining the Orthodox Presbyterian Church)
Johanna Veenstra (1894-1933), missionary to Nigeria
게할더스 보스 (Geerhardus Vos, 1862–1949), theologian, "Father of Reformed Biblical Theology"
John Witvliet, directorh[ 9] of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Albert Wolters, philosopher
니컬러스 월터스토프 , philosopher, Yale University
Pat and Bernie Zondervan, founders, Zondervan Publishing
Jerry Zandstra, conservative activist
미국 개혁교회
캘빈 칼리지
Christian Reformed Churches (Christelijke Gereformeerde Kerken), a different denomination with a similar name in the Netherlands
Christian Reformed Churches of Australia
Christian Reformed Church in Costa Rica
Christian Reformed Church in Cuba
Christian Reformed Church of the Dominican Republic
Christian Reformed Church in Eastern Africa
Christian Reformed Church in El Salvador
Christian Reformed Church in Haiti
Christian Reformed Church in Honduras
Christian Reformed Church in Myanmar
Christian Reformed Church in Nicaragua
Christian Reformed Church of Nigeria
Christian Reformed Church in Sierra Leone
Christian Reformed Church in South Africa
Christian Reformed Church in Sri Lanka (formerly known as the Dutch Reformed Church in Sri Lanka)
Christian Reformed Church in the Philippines
Reformed Church in America
The Banner (The Banner of Truth ) Magazine
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Doezema, Linda Pegman. Dutch Americans: A Guide to Information Sources . Gale Research, 1979.
Kroes, Rob, and Henk-Otto Neuschafer, eds. The Dutch in North America: Their Immigration and Cultural Continuity . Amsterdam: Free University Press, 1991.
Kromminga, John. The Christian Reformed Church: A Study in Orthodoxy . Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books, 1949.
Schaap, James. Our Family Album: The Unfinished Story of the Christian Reformed Church . Grand Rapids, Mich.: CRC Publications, 1998.
Sheeres, Janet Sjaarda. Son of Secession: Douwe J. Vander Werp . Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 2006.
Smidt, Corwin, Donald Luidens, James Penning, and Roger Nemeth. Divided by a Common Heritage: The Christian Reformed Church and the Reformed Church in America at the Beginning of the New Millennium . Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2006.
Swierenga, Robert. Faith and Family: Dutch Immigration and Settlement in the United States, 1820–1920 (2000)
Zwaanstra, Henry. Reformed Thought and Experience in a New World: A Study of the Christian Reformed Church and Its American Environment 1890–1918. The Netherlands: Kampen, 1973. 331 pp.