Nepali Reformed Churches

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Nepali Reformed Churches
Classification Protestant
Orientation Calvinist
Theology Reformed
Polity Presbyterian
Region Nepal
FounderArbin Pokharel
Origin2005
Branched from Christian Reformed Church of North America
Congregations30 (2020) [1]

The Nepali Reformed Churches (NRC) form a Continental Reformed denomination in Nepal. It was founded in 2005 by Rev. Arbin Pokharel, a native Nepalese convert to Christianity who returned to the country as a missionary. [1] [2] [3] [4] In 2020, the denomination already consisted of 32 churches. [3]

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History

Arbin Pokharel was born in Nepal, and at the age of 4, he went to live in a Christian orphanage. He later received an offer of study in the United States, where he was baptized and became a member of Christian Reformed Church of North America. [3]

In 2004, Rev. Arbin Pokhrel decided to return to Nepal to begin planting Reformed churches in the country. [1] [2]

In 2005, the missionary founded a church in Kathmandu. Later, as the number of members grew, other churches were started in other parts of the country. Together these churches organized the Nepali Reformed Churches (NRC). In 2020, the denomination already reached 32 churches. [1] [3]

Interchurch Relations

The NRC were formerly members of the World Reformed Fellowship. [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Arbin Pokharel (April 30, 2020). "Doctoral Thesis: A Strategy for Equipping Pastoral Leaders of Nepalese Reformed Churches". College of Fuller Theological Seminary. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Arbin Pokharel (April 7, 2021). "Arbin Pokharel on Evangelical Hospitality in Kathmandu, Nepal". Calvin Institute of Christian Whorship. Interviewer: Maria Cornou. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Arbin Pokharel (April 7, 2021). "Arbin Pokharel" (PDF). Kuyper College News. pp. 4–5. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  4. 1 2 Samuel T. Logan, Jr. (September 28, 2017). "Reformed Churches" . Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  5. "Members of the World Reformed Fellowship on October 19, 2016". Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2021.