Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa

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Protestant denomination Reformed church

The Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa is a Protestant denomination formed through the unification of racially segregated Reformed churches in South Africa, known for its strong stance against apartheid and emphasis on justice, reconciliation, and unity.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa canonical	4

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Protestant denomination ⓘ Reformed church ⓘ
churchPolity	Presbyterian ⓘ
classification	Protestant ⓘ
country	South Africa ⓘ
dateFounded	1994 ⓘ
denomination	Reformed ⓘ
emphasizes	justice for the oppressed ⓘ reconciliation between people ⓘ unity of the church ⓘ
follows	Reformed liturgical tradition ⓘ
formedByMergerOf	Dutch Reformed Church in Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Dutch Reformed Mission Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasConfession	Belhar Confession NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDoctrine	Belgic Confession NERFINISHED ⓘ Belhar Confession NERFINISHED ⓘ Canons of Dort NERFINISHED ⓘ Heidelberg Catechism NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Forms of Unity NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMissionFocus	community development ⓘ evangelism ⓘ reconciliation ministries ⓘ social justice ⓘ
hasStructure	local congregation ⓘ presbytery ⓘ synod ⓘ
historicalContext	formed after the end of apartheid in South Africa ⓘ
knownFor	emphasis on church unity ⓘ emphasis on justice ⓘ emphasis on reconciliation ⓘ strong stance against apartheid ⓘ
memberOf	South African Council of Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ World Communion of Reformed Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ World Council of Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposed	apartheid policies in South Africa ⓘ
originatedAs	unification of racially segregated Reformed churches ⓘ
originatedFrom	Dutch Reformed Church in Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Dutch Reformed Mission Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeFounded	South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
practices	adult baptism ⓘ celebration of the Lord's Supper ⓘ infant baptism ⓘ
primaryLanguageUsed	Afrikaans ⓘ English ⓘ various African languages ⓘ
regionServed	Southern Africa ⓘ
seeks	overcoming racial divisions in the church ⓘ unity with other Reformed churches in South Africa ⓘ
theology	Calvinism ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Belhar Confession → adoptedBy → Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa ⓘ

Allan Boesak → denomination → Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa ⓘ

Frank Chikane → religiousDenomination → Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa ⓘ

South African Council of Churches → hasMember → Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa ⓘ