Protestant Church in the Netherlands

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Christian church body Protestant denomination religious organization

The Protestant Church in the Netherlands is the largest Protestant denomination in the Netherlands, formed in 2004 through the merger of several Reformed and Lutheran churches and known for its relatively broad, ecumenical character.

Aliases (4)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian church body → Protestant denomination → religious organization →
abbreviation	PKN →
allowsOrdinationOf	openly gay clergy in some congregations → women →
churchGovernmentBody	General Synod →
churchTradition	Lutheran → Reformed →
country	Netherlands →
dateFounded	2004-05-01 →
denomination	Protestantism →
engagesIn	ecumenical dialogue →
foundedByMergerOf	Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Kingdom of the Netherlands → Netherlands Reformed Church → Reformed Churches in the Netherlands →
hasClergyTitle	pastor → predikant →
hasConfession	Apostles' Creed → Athanasian Creed → Augsburg Confession → Belgic Confession → Canons of Dort → Heidelberg Catechism → Luther's Small Catechism → Nicene Creed →
hasLutheranSection	yes →
hasPolity	episcopal elements → presbyterian-synodal polity →
hasReformedSection	yes →
hasStructure	local congregations → regional classes → synods →
headquartersLocation	Utrecht NERFINISHED →
isLargestProtestantDenominationIn	Netherlands →
languageOfWorship	Dutch →
memberOf	Community of Protestant Churches in Europe → Lutheran World Federation → World Communion of Reformed Churches → World Council of Churches →
membershipRegion	Netherlands →
nativeName	Protestantse Kerk in Nederland →
orientation	ecumenical → mainline Protestant →
recognizesSacrament	Lord's Supper → baptism →
shortName	PKN →
theology	Lutheran theology → Reformed theology →
website	https://www.protestantsekerk.nl →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nieuwe Kerk, Delft → Nieuwe Kerk, The Hague → Noorderkerk → Oude Kerk, Delft → Royal Crypt in Nieuwe Kerk, Delft → St. Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht → Stevenskerk → Westerkerk, Amsterdam →	denomination
Beatrix of the Netherlands → Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau → Princess Ariane of the Netherlands → Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands → Willem-Alexander →	religion
Oude Kerk, Delft ("Protestantse Gemeente Delft") → Westerkerk, Amsterdam ("Protestantse Gemeente Amsterdam") →	parish
Eusebius Church → Oude Kerk, Amsterdam →	religiousAffiliation
Heidelberg Catechism →	denominationalUse
Nieuwe Kerk, Delft ("Protestantse Gemeente Delft") →	governingBody
Utrecht ("Protestant Church in the Netherlands regional synod") →	hasReligiousInstitution
Protestant Church in the Netherlands ("Protestantse Kerk in Nederland") →	nativeName
Westerkerk, Amsterdam ("Protestantse Gemeente Amsterdam") →	operator
Nieuwe Kerk, The Hague →	ownedBy
Hersteld Hervormde Kerk ("Protestantse Kerk in Nederland") →	separatedFrom