Independent Reformed Church in Korea

The Independent Reformed Church in Korea(IRCK) is a Conservative Christian denomination in South Korea. It was established in 1964, and was the only church to use Reformed in its name.^[1] It confess the Westminster Confession, the Heidelberg Catechism, the Canons of Dort and the ecumenical creeds.^[1]

It has its own seminary, the Theological Academy of the Independent Reformed Church.^[2]

It is a member of the International Conference of Reformed Churches.^[3]

The Independent Reformed Church was started in 1964 with only one church, because of a serious schism in the largest Presbyterian denomination regarding the issue or whether to join the World Council of Churches. Now the denomination consists of four small churches. The churches' membership includes about 552 persons, of whom 310 are communicant members as of 2005.^[4]

The IRCK has limited ecclesiastical fellowship with the Christian Reformed Churches (Netherlands) and the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated), closer ties with the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, and fellowship in Korea with the Independent Reformed Presbyterian Church in Korea which has 8 congregations and six hundred souls.^[5]

External links

official website Independent Reformed Church in Korea

References

1 2 Hun (2011-01-01). "Independent Reformed Church at ICRC 2001, Philadelphia | Once for All". Once4all.org. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
↑ "독립개신교회신학교". Ircseminary.kr. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
↑ "The International Conference of Reformed Churches". Icrconline.com. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
↑ Hun (2011-01-01). "Independent Reformed Church at ICRC 2005, Pretoria | Once for All". Once4all.org. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
↑ Hun (2011-01-01). "Independent Reformed Church at ICRC 2009, Christchurch | Once for All". Once4all.org. Retrieved 2014-03-31.

Christianity in Korea

Protestantism	Korea Baptist Convention Anglican Church of Korea Conservative Presbyterian Church in Korea Conservative Reformed Presbyterian Church in Korea Korean Christian Fundamentalist Assembly Korean Methodist Church Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea National Council of Churches in Korea Pure Presbyterian Church in Korea United Presbyterian Church in Korea Union Presbyterian Church in Korea World Mission Society Church of God Women Pastors Presbyterian Church in Korea Korea Campus Crusade for Christ Independent Reformed Church in Korea Independent Reformed Presbyterian Church in Korea Orthodox Presbyterian Church of Korea Presbyterian Church of Korea branches: TongHap HoHun Fundamentalist GaeHyuk I. Jesus KoShin KoRyuPa HapDong JungAng Daeshin HapDongChongShin HapDongChunTong HapDongBokUm ChanYang BoSuHapDong BokUm YeJong JeongRip Logos HwanWon DokNoHoe JapDongJungAng YeJangHapBo DaeShin II BupTong NamBuk HapDongBoSu SungHapChuk BoSuTongHap JeongTongChongHap HapDongChungYun HapDongJeongShin HanGukBoSu HapDongEunChong DongShin HapDongJinRi HapDongYunHap YunShin JangShin SunGyo HapDongYeChong ChanYang Ko-Ryu-Anti-Accusation HapDongChongShin I. HapDongChongShin II. HapDongSeungHoe JungRip PyungAhn HapDongChongHoe JeongTongGyeSeung HapDongTongHap HapDongBoSu I. HapDongBoSu II. DaeShin II. HapDongHwanWon HapDongBoSu IV. HapDongBoSu III. HapDongBoSu II. ChongHoe II. BoSuHapDong III. TongHapBoSu DaeHanShinChuk HapDongYeChong I HapDongSeongHoe GaeHyukHapDong I GaeHyukHapDong II HapDongGaeHyuk HapDongJangShin HoHun III ChongHoe II ChongHoe I HyukShin GaeHyukHapDong III DokNoHoe II BoSuJeongTong HapDongYeSun JaeGun Presbyterian Church in Korea (GaeHyuk) In North Korea Korean Christian Federation (state-controlled body) Bongsu Church (state-controlled body) Chilgol Church (state-controlled body)

Roman Catholic Church	Roman Catholicism in South Korea • Roman Catholicism in North Korea

Eastern Orthodox Church	Korean Orthodox Church • Church of the Life-Giving Trinity

Missionaries	Gregorious de Cespedes Horace Newton Allen Henry Appenzeller James Scarth Gale Jonathan Goforth Rosetta Sherwood Hall George Heber Jones Bill Majors Nagasaka John Livingstone Nevius William Noble Donald Owens William D. Reynolds Robert Jermain Thomas Horace Grant Underwood Tom Vasel

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