True Reformed Dutch Church

The True Reformed Dutch Church, now known as the Christian Reformed Church in North America, originated in the United States from a group that separated in 1857 from the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church. This group, initially called the True Holland Reformed Church, was strengthened by other dissenters who opposed Freemasonry within the parent church. In 1890, it merged with the True Reformed Dutch Church of New York and New Jersey, which had also separated from the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church due to doctrinal disagreements. The church adopted its current name in 1890 and primarily draws its membership from Dutch immigrants. It is a conservative denomination adhering to orthodox interpretations of the Heidelberg Catechism, the Belgic Confession, and the Canons of Dort, with Calvinist theology and polity. While Dutch was once used in worship, English is now the primary language.1