기독교 개혁교회 (북아메리카)

기독교 개혁교회 (북아메리카)(Christian Reformed Church in North America, CRCNA, CRC) 미국과 캐나다에 있는 개신교 교단이다. 보통 CRC교단이라고 부른다. 네덜란드의 화란 개혁교회의 뿌리를 갖는 기독교 개혁교회는 1857년 미국에 이민온 네덜란드 칼빈주의자들에 의해서 설립되었다.^[1] 비슷한 화란 개혁교회의 전통을 가진 미국 개혁교회(RCA)가 있다. 캘빈 칼리지와 칼빈 신학교를 운영하고 있다.

역사

기독교 개혁교회 (CRC)는 화란 개혁교회의 뿌리를 가지고 1875년 캘빈 칼리지와 칼빈 신학교를 세워 교역자 양성을 시작하였다.

교회정치

CRC 마크

교회정치는 장로교 정치와 헌법을 따르며 성경에 복종하며 하이델베르크 요리문답와 네덜란드 신앙고백를 받아들인다.^[2]

교회와 교인수

연도	교인	교회
1963	256,015	585
1964	263,178	597
1965	268,165	610
1966	272,461	624
1967	275,530	629
1968	278,869	634
1969	281,523	648
1970	284,737	658
1971	285,628	660
1972	286,094	674
1973	287,114	750
1974	287,553	763
1975	286,371	688
1976	287,503	695
1977	288,024	706
1978	287,656	791
1979	289,011	814
1980	292,379	828
1981	294,354	824
1982	296,706	828
1983	299,685	828
1984	302,436	838
1985	305,228	853
1986	306,309	959
1987	308,993	876
1988	310,160	891
1989	310,014	903
1990	314,226	941
1991	315,086	958
1992	316,415	981
1993	311,202	979
1994	300,320	979
1995	294,179	985
1996	291,796	991
1997	285,864	987
1998	279,029	972
1999	275,466	964
2000	276,376	982
2001	279,068	991
2002	278,944	989
2003	278,798	995
2004	275,708	1,002
2005	273,220	1,021
2006	272,127	1,047
2007	269,221	1,057
2008	268,052	1,049
2009	264,330	1,059
2010	262,588	1,078
2011	255,706	1,084
2012	251,727	1,099
2013	248,258	1,101
2014	245,217	1,103
2015	249,227	1090[3]

유명한 회원들

• David Apol, General Council, United States Office of Government Ethics
• Herman Baker, founder, Baker Publishing Group
• 루이스 벌코프, 1873–1957, prominent Reformed theologian of the 20th century
• Dirk Booy, vice president, World Vision
• Emily R. Brink, hymnist and professor of church music and worship^[4]
• Scott Brown, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
• Sietze Buning, poet, the pen name of Stanley Wiersma (1930–1986)
• 리처드 디보스, businessman, co-founder of Amway
• 베치 디보스, US Secretary of Education
• Calvin B. DeWitt, environmentalist and co-founder of the Evangelical Environmental Network^[5]
• William B. Eerdmans, founder, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Vern Ehlers, U.S. Representative from Michigan
• William K. Frankena, 1908–1994, philosopher, University of Michigan
• Paul B. Henry, U.S. Representative from Michigan
• Herman Hoeksema, (1886-1965) Reformed theologian who helped found the Protestant Reformed Churches in America
• Shirley B. Hoogstra, President^[6] of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities
• 빌 하이징아, U.S. Representative from Michigan
• Dean Koldenhoven, former mayor of Palos Heights, Illinois^[7]
• Richard Krejcir, pastor, theologian, author and director of Into Thy Word
• Frederick Manfred, author of Westerns, the pen name of Feike Feikema (1912–1994)
• Manuel Ortiz, pastor, missionary and scholar^[8]
• Richard and Joan Ostling, authors and journalists
• 앨빈 플랜팅가, philosopher, University of Notre Dame
• Charles Kuperus, New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture, Board Member: Christian Schools International
• 코닐리어스 플랜팅가, theologian, author, president of Calvin Theological Seminary from 2002-2011
• Michael Rea, philosopher, University of Notre Dame
• Jacoba Beuker Robbert, co-founder of Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services
• Lewis Smedes, author, ethicist, and theologian (1921–2002)
• Calvin Seerveld, philosopher and theologian
• The Staal brothers, professional hockey players Eric Staal, Marc Staal, Jordan Staal, and Jared Staal
• Steven R. Timmermans, psychologist, author, former president of Trinity Christian College, executive director of CRC 2013–present
• 제이 밴앤덜, businessman, co-founder of Amway
• 코닐리어스 밴틸, (1895–1987) Reformed theologian, (raised CRC and attended denominational schools before joining the Orthodox Presbyterian Church)
• Johanna Veenstra (1894-1933), missionary to Nigeria
• 게할더스 보스(Geerhardus Vos, 1862–1949), theologian, "Father of Reformed Biblical Theology"
• John Witvliet, directorh^[9] of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
• Albert Wolters, philosopher
• 니컬러스 월터스토프, philosopher, Yale University
• Pat and Bernie Zondervan, founders, Zondervan Publishing
• Jerry Zandstra, conservative activist

같이 보기

• 미국 개혁교회
• 캘빈 칼리지
• Christian Reformed Churches (Christelijke Gereformeerde Kerken), a different denomination with a similar name in the Netherlands
• Christian Reformed Churches of Australia
• Christian Reformed Church in Costa Rica
• Christian Reformed Church in Cuba
• Christian Reformed Church of the Dominican Republic
• Christian Reformed Church in Eastern Africa
• Christian Reformed Church in El Salvador
• Christian Reformed Church in Haiti
• Christian Reformed Church in Honduras
• Christian Reformed Church in Myanmar
• Christian Reformed Church in Nicaragua
• Christian Reformed Church of Nigeria
• Christian Reformed Church in Sierra Leone
• Christian Reformed Church in South Africa
• Christian Reformed Church in Sri Lanka (formerly known as the Dutch Reformed Church in Sri Lanka)
• Christian Reformed Church in the Philippines
• Reformed Church in America
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