The Reformed Calvinist Church of El Salvador (Spanish : Iglesia Reformada Calvinista de El Salvador) is Reformed denomination in El Salvador, that adheres to the Westminster Confession of Faith, the Second Helvetic Confession, Heidelberg Catechism, Apostles Creed, Nicene Creed and the Athanasian Creed. It was organised in 1979, and maintains a Reformed Biblical Centers for lay training. In 2004 the denomination had 3,212 members and 6 congregations and 10 house fellowships. [1] [2] It is a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. [3] [4] [5] The Calvinist Reformed Church is affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church in North America. [6]
Reformed Baptists are Baptists that hold to a Calvinist soteriology (salvation). They can trace their history through the early modern Particular Baptists of England. The first Calvinist Baptist church was formed in the 1630s. The 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith was written along Calvinist Baptist lines.The name “Reformed Baptist” dates from the latter part of the 20th Century to denote Baptists who have adopted elements of Reformed theology, but retained Baptist ecclesiology.
The Christian Reformed Churches in the Netherlands is a Protestant church in the Netherlands.
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) is the largest association of Calvinist churches in the world. It has 230 member denominations in 108 countries, together claiming an estimated 80 million people, thus being the fourth-largest Christian communion in the world after the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Communion. This ecumenical Christian body was formed in June 2010 by the union of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) and the Reformed Ecumenical Council (REC).
The National Presbyterian Church in Mexico is the second-largest Protestant church, and the largest Reformed denomination in Mexico. It is present throughout the country, and is particularly strong in the states of Tabasco, Chiapas, Campeche, Yucatan, Nuevo León, Aguascalientes and Mexico City.
The Presbyterian Church in Sudan or also the Presbyterian Church in South Sudan is a major Reformed denomination in South Sudan, when it become independent from Sudan.
The Evangelical and Reformed Church in Honduras is a Reformed denomination established in the first half of the 20th century in the country of Honduras, that holds to the Presbyterian church government.
The Christian Reformed Church in the Philippines is a Calvinist denomination in the Philippines, founded by American missionaries in the mid-1900.
The Reformed Church in Japan is a confessional Calvinist denomination in Japan. It was formerly a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches, but it chose to suspend its membership.
The Presbyterian Church in America, Chile is a confessional Presbyterian denomination, created by the Presbyterian Church in America missionaries and it currently has 5 congregations.
The Evangelical Church of the River Plate is a United, Protestant denomination with congregations in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It is named after the Río de la Plata Basin, where the majority of its congregations are located. The IERP was affiliated with the Evangelical Church in Germany from 1934–1965, when it became independent. The church ordains women as ministers and supported civil unions and same-sex marriage. It has approximately 27,500 members.
The Presbyterian Church in Paraguay is an independent confessional Reformed Calvinist denomination in Paraguay, it was founded by Brazilian missionaries.
The Reformed Churches in Brazil is a federation of confessional Reformed churches in northestern Brazil, started by Canadian and Dutch missionaries in the 1970s.
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.
The Reformed Churches in Spain is a confessional Calvinist denomination in Spain.
The Presbyterian Church of Venezuela is a Reformed denomination in Venezuela which began in 1897. Its confessions include the Apostles' Creed, Nicene Creed (381), Heidelberg Catechism (1563), Second Helvetic Confession (1562), Westminster Confession of Faith (1646/47) and Barmen Declaration (1934). In the 1970s, it suffered difficult times, the church faced Pentecostalism. In 1983, the oldest and largest church split, but maintained the name Presbyterian it was the El Redentor church. In 1991, a Synod was organised with 2 Presbyteries, the Western and Central Presbyteries. In 2004, the denomination had 21 congregation, 8 house fellowships and almost 1,000 members.
The Christian Reformed Church in Nicaragua or the Iglesia Cristiana Reformada de Nicaragua was founded by the missionaries of the Christian Reformed Church in North America after the 1972 earthquake in Nicaragua. Two Mexican evangelists from Mexico City came to assist the mission. In 2004 there was 8 congregations are in Manauga, Tipitapa, Muy Muy, Chinandega, Nagarote and El Tamarinho with hundreds of members. It affirms the Apostles Creed, Canons of Dort, Heidelberg Catechism and the Westminster Confession.
The Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ecuador (RPCE) - in Spanish Iglesia Reformada Presbiteriana del Ecuador - is a Protestant Reformed, founded in Ecuador in 1991, by missionaries of the Presbyterian Church in America.
The National Reformed Presbyterian Church of Bolivia also called from Reformed Presbyterian Church of Bolivia is a reformed denomination in Bolivia, founded in 2006, by pastors Miguel Condoretti and Christian Villa. The denomination spread throughout the country, with churches in La Paz and El Alto. On April 23, 2022, its Presbytery was formally organized, with the help of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America.
The Reformed Presbyterian Church in Chile is a Reformed denomination in Chile, founded in 2017, by Pastor Marcelo Sánchez, a missionary from the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (RPCNA) formerly linked to the National Presbyterian Church in Chile.