Reformed churches

The Reformed churches are a group of Protestant denominations historically related by a similar Zwinglian or Calvinist system of doctrine but organisationally independent. Each nation in which the Reformed movement was originally established had its own church government. Several of these local churches have expanded to worldwide denominations and most have experienced splits into multiple denominations. Commitment to teaching the original Calvinism usually continues to be reflected in their official definitions of doctrine, but in some cases is no longer necessarily typical of these churches. A 1999 survey found 746 Reformed denominations worldwide.

Reformed churches in Britain and Ireland

The churches with presbyterian traditions in the United Kingdom have the Westminster Confession of Faith as one of their important confessional documents.

Related Topics:
United Kingdom - Westminster Confession of Faith - Confessional documents

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• United Reformed Church (URC) in the United Kingdom is the result of the union of Presbyterian and Congregational churches.
• The Presbyterian churches in Scotland, including:
• The Church of Scotland, the established, national church in Scotland
• Smaller denominations such as the Free Church of Scotland and the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland
• The Presbyterian Church in Ireland serves the whole of the island.

In addition to these, there are also other churches with smaller flocks, notably in Northern Ireland.

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• A group of churches called New Frontiers began in England and also exists elsewhere in the world. This group tends to hold to Reformed theology, but is also Charismatic in its experience.