The Christian Reformed Church in Eastern Africa started in 1992, when several pastors left the Reformed Church of East Africa who wanted to focus on fields beyond Kenya.[1]

There are congregations in Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya. It is registered in Uganda and Kenya. There is woman ordination. The church was a member of the Reformed Ecumenical Council,[2] and later the World Communion of Reformed Churches.[3]

From 2007 there were congregations in Democratic Republic of Congo. It is present in South Kivu Province, in Bukavu and Minembwe-Kabingo. The church has three districts. Kabingo district has six congregations, Kaligi district has four and the Kinyoni has three congregations.[4] It has a relationship with the Christian Reformed Church in North America.[5]

The denomination subscribes to the Apostles Creed, the Athanasian Creed and the Nicene Creed as well as the Reformed confessions.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Benedetto, R.; McKim, D.K. (2009). Historical Dictionary of the Reformed Churches. Scarecrow Press. p. 152. ISBN 9780810870239. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  2. ↑ Johannes a Lasco Library. "Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions". Reformiert-online.net. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  3. ↑ "Member Churches :: World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC)". wcrc.ch. Archived from the original on 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  4. ↑ "Churches | Christian Reformed Church". crccongo.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  5. ↑ "Churches in Ecclesiastical Fellowship - Christian Reformed Church". www2.crcna.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  6. ↑ "Beliefs | Christian Reformed Church". crccongo.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2014-10-09.


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