Free Reformed Churches of South Africa
- Free Reformed Churches of South Africa
The Free Reformed Churches in South Africa (also known as the "Vrye Gereformeerde Kerke in Suid Afrika") is a bond of Protestant Christian churches. It follows Reformed Calvinist theology and has adopted three forms of unity as its doctrinal standards: Canons of Dordt, Belgic Confession and the Heidelberg Catechism and subscribes to the three Ecumenical Creeds: The Apostles' Creed, The Nicene Creed and The Athanasian Creed.
The first church was established in Pretoria on 8 October 1950. Eventually other churches were established; they are, in order of institution:
* FRC Pretoria, 1950
* FRC Cape Town, 1952
* FRC Johannesburg, 1957
* FRC Bethal, 1995
* FRC Pretoria-Maranata, 1997
* FRC Mamelodi, 2002
* FRC Soshanguve North, 2003
The FRC's Church Order is based on that which was written at the Synod of Dort 1618/19.
The Churches have sister-church relationships with the Reformed Churches of the Netherlands (Liberated), the Canadian and American Reformed Churches, the [http://new.kosin.org/html/about/about02.html Presbyterian Church in Korea] and the Free Reformed Churches of Australia.
Brotherly contacts are also maintained with the following churches:
* The Free Church of Southern Africa (Suid Afrika)
* The Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (Malawi & Zimbabwe)
* African Evangelical Presbyterian Church (Kenia)
* Reformed Church in East Africa (Kenia)
* Church of Christ in Sudan amongst the Tiv
In addition to these contacts the FRC is also a member of the International Conference of Reformed Churches (ICRC)
External links
* [http://www.vgk.org.za Official web site for the Free Reformed Churches of South Africa]
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