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The Netherlands Reformed Church recognizes two Sacraments: Holy Baptism and Lord's Supper. Children of members are usually baptized in the weeks or months following birth. The Lord's Supper, on the other hand, is usually held about four or five times per year although this may vary among individual churches.
Reformed Baptist churches may associate with, be affiliated with, or cooperate/partner with various organizations (associations, fellowships, networks, etc.) of Reformed Baptists churches. The organizations may either be global or organized according to specific regional areas.
On November 12–13, 1996, fifteen Reformed Baptist churches met at Heritage Church in Fayetteville, Georgia [1] to begin the planning of a national association of churches. Four months later on March 11, 1997, the Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America was founded in Mesa, Arizona. [2]
While the Reformed Baptist confessions affirm views of the nature of baptism similar to those of the classical Reformed, they reject infants as the proper subjects of baptism. [3] The first Calvinistic Baptist church was formed in the 1630s. [1] The 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith is a significant summary of the beliefs of Reformed Baptists. [1]
The government of the Canadian Reformed Churches is based on the Church Order [16] adopted by the Synod of Dort (1618–1619). The Canadian Reformed Churches have revised the Church Order to reflect changed circumstances, and to incorporate minor improvements. The revised Church Order follows the principles and structure of the Church Order of ...
The Fellowship of Independent Reformed Evangelicals (FIRE) is a Reformed Baptist network of churches founded in 2000. There are congregations in the United States and abroad. It provides a platform for fellowship, cooperation, and mission sending.
The Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches holds to Reformed theology as set forth in the Westminster Standards, Three Forms of Unity, and 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith. On some doctrines, such as the Federal Vision, paedocommunion, and paedobaptism, the CREC allows each church to determine its own position.
Boonzaaijer graduated from Kalamazoo's Christian Reformed school system and enrolled in Western Michigan University in 1986. After discerning a call to pastoral ministry, he transferred to Toronto Baptist Seminary and Bible College, where he earned a B.Th. in 1991.