Question: “What is the MethodistChurch and what do Methodists believe?”……Answer: The United Methodist Church is the largest American mainline denomination, with nearly 12 million members in 42,000 congregations worldwide. It is a participating member of the World Council of Churches and the National Council of Churches and is one of the leading proponents of ecumenism […]
“What is an Evangelical Free church?”……Answer: In 1950, the Evangelical Free Church of America (Swedish) and the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Free Church Association combined to form the Evangelical Free Church of America. Churches often shorten their affiliation to "EvFree" or "E-Free."……The "evangelical" of Evangelical Free reflects the assertions that the scriptures are the inerrant word of […]
“What is a community church?”……Answer: All across America are churches with "Community" in their names. What are community churches, where do they come from, and what do they have in common? That question has no simple answer, but this article will attempt to give a suitable one.……As pioneers spread across the North American continent, they […]
Die Kerkorde Artikel 1 Doel en inhoud van die Kerkorde In die gemeente van Christus behoort alles ordelik te geskied.…Daarvoor is reÔö£┬¢ls nodig met betrekking tot: die ampte, die kerklike vergaderings, die toesig oor die leer en die erediens en die tug. A: Die Ampte Artikel 2 Drie ampte…Daar is drie ampte wat onderskei moet […]
Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk Classification ProtestantOrientationReformedPolityPresbyterian Geographical areas South Africa,Namibia,Swaziland,parts of Botswana and Zimbabwe[1] Branched from Dutch Reformed Church of the Netherlands Congregations 1,162[2] Members 1,129,207[2] Official website www.ngkerk.org.za Reformed churches Calvinisme (Aangestuur vanaf Gereformeerde kerke) Calvinisme is ‘n stroming in die ProtestantseChristendom wat gebaseer is op die teologiese leer van die hervormer Johannes Calvyn, asook […]
Nederlandse Geloofsbelydenis Die regsinnige Christelike belydenis van die Nederlandse kerke, wat die hoofinhoud van die leer in verband met God en die ewige saligheid van siele insluit. In ‘n tyd van groot vervolging van Protestantse Kerke is hierdie Belydenisskrif deur Guido de Bres opgestel. Dit was in die jaar 1561 in die Suidelike Nederlande (vandag […]
Die ApostolieseGeloofsbelydenis (of TwaalfArtikels van die algemeneongetwyfelde, Christelikegeloof) Die ChristelikeKerknoemhierdieBelydenisskrif die ApostolieseGeloofsbelydenis, alhoewel die apostelsditnieopgestelhetnie. Reeds vanaf die 2de eeuhetditsyontstaangehad en hetverderontwikkeltotdatditongeveer die 4de eeusy finale beslaggekryhet (NGB, art.9). (1) Ekglo in God die Vader, die Almagtige, die Skepper van die hemel en die aarde. (2) En in Jesus Christus, syeniggeboreSeun, ons Here; (3) watontvang […]