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International Conference of Reformed Churches

The International Conference of Reformed Churches (ICRC) is a federation of Reformed or Calvinist churches around the world. The ICRC convenes international meetings every four years.

The ICRC was founded in 1981 at Groningen in the Netherlands.

The theology of the ICRC is more conservative than the larger World Communion of Reformed Churches and is similar to that of the World Reformed Fellowship. The participating churches endorse the four Reformed confessions: the Heidelberg Catechism, Belgic Confession, Canons of Dort, and Westminster Confession of Faith.

In 2023, the moderator of the ICRC is Reverend Dr Dick Moes.

Reformed Faith emerged in Europe, in the 16th Century. From then on, it spread through migration and missions throughout the world. Since the 19th century, Reformed Christians began to organize structures that allowed communion and the testimony of unity among Reformed people around the world.

In 1875, the Alliance of Reformed Churches that maintains the Presbyterian System (ARCPS) was organized in London. In 1891, the International Congregational Council (ICC) formed an umbrella of churches of the Reformed Tradition that adopted system of congregational government.

In 1946, conservative reformed churches organized the Reformed Ecumenical Council (REC).

In 1970, ARCPS and ICC formed the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC).

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