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The Reformed Church in America
The Reformed Church in America (RCA) is a theologically
theologically moderate, Protestant Christian denomination. It is an offshoot of the Presbyterian branch of the Reformation that took root in the Netherlands. It became an autonomous
American organization in 1776 and as of 2000 had approximately 304,000 members with 724
churches in the United States.
The Reformed Church in America participation in the
FACT project included a survey of 724 churches randomly chosen from a listing of
all RCA congregations in the United States. A total of 515 questionnaires
were returned for a 71.13% response rate. View
the version of the questionnaire used by the Reformed Church in America.
If you are interested in obtaining specific
information about the results of the Reformed Church in America survey, please get in
touch with their official contact person Roger Nemeth at NEMETH@hope.edu.
Several additional persons were involved in
collecting the Reformed Church in America information. Roger
Nemeth was a key researcher, Jeff Japinga is the person charged with encouraging denominational congregations to
use this information, and Kim N. Baker is the media contact person for this
information.
You will be able to find further information about the
Reformed Church in America Faith Communities Today participation when it is
posted at their web site.
If you would like to know more about the
RCA, visit the denomination's official web site at www.rca.org.
In addition, read the
preliminary report they have distributed. note:
This report is in Adobe .pdf format which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.
This can be downloaded for free by
going to the Adobe website.
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