Restored Reformed Church

Infobox Christian denomination
name = Restored Reformed Church


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orientation = Calvinistic
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founded_date = May 1, 2004
founded_place = Netherlands
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congregations = 117 (2008) According to the church office of the Hersteld Hervormde Kerk, April 17, 2008]
members = 57,500 (2008) September 17, 2007 Rev. Ruigrok, clerk of the Restored Reformed Church, in the [http://www.kerkbladvoorhetnoorden.nl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=256&Itemid=28 Kerkblad voor het Noorden] reports membership betwen 55.000 and 60.000. April 17, 2008 the church office of the HHK corroborates this number, though procedures for determining exact numbers are as yet not established. Prior to these reports, estimates dated from 2004 at the time these continuing congregations withdrew from following the rest into the PKN. The earlier estimate of 70,000 now appears to be unrealistic. ]
ministers = 56
missionaries = 1
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The Restored Reformed Church is a Protestant, Reformed denomination in the Netherlands. Some of the congregations and members in the Dutch Reformed Church disapproved of the merger by which the Protestant Church in the Netherlands was formed and organized as the _nl. Hersteld Hervormde Kerk (HHK). Their mission field is in Malawi.

Congregations

List of retired ministers

Mission

The Mission Restored Reformed Church is founded in 2007. The aim is to spread the Gospel: "as My Father hath sent Me, even so send I you (John 20:21, KJV)." The mission field is Malawi, where Dutch Rev. R.J. Oomen acts like he works together with the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Malawi (RPC). He serves 15 people, mainly in the south of Malawi.

Noted members

*Bas van der Vlies

References

External links

* [http://www.hersteldhervormdekerk.nl/ Restored Reformed Church (Dutch)]
* [http://www.hhjo.nl/ Restored Reformed Youth Organisation (Dutch)]