Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands#History
{{Short description|Pietistic Reformed church}}
{{distinguish|Reformed Churches in the Netherlands|Reformed Congregations|Netherlands Reformed Congregations}}
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{{Infobox Christian denomination
|name = Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands
|image = Kerkzaal1 ggin barneveld.jpg
|main_classification = Protestant
|theology = Reformed, Evangelical
|polity = Presbyterian
|founded_date = 1953
|founded_place = Netherlands
|area = Netherlands, South Africa, North America
|congregations = 49
|members = 23,695 (1 January 2022)
}}
The Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands (Dutch: Gereformeerden Gemeenten in Nederland, abbreviated GGiN) is a pietistic Reformed church located mainly in the Netherlands, along with five congregations in North America and one in Pretoria, South Africa.
History
The church was founded in 1953 when Dr. C. Steenblok was dismissed from the theological seminary of the Reformed Congregations in Rotterdam, because he taught that God does not offer grace to all sinners, but only those persons who are elected and acknowledge their sins.{{cite web|url=http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=149&lg=eng|title= Gereformeerden Gemeenten in Nederland|website=Reformiert-online.net|accessdate=23 February 2019}} In 1953 the church split.{{Cite web |date=2011-04-13 |title=Opnieuw flinke groei voor GGiN |url=https://www.rd.nl/artikel/394461-opnieuw-flinke-groei-voor-ggin |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=RD.nl |language=nl-NL}}
Statistics
The church had a membership of 23,786 in 2010. There were 23,985 members in 2019.{{Cite web |date=2020-06-02 |title=Ledental GGiN daalt met 226 |url=https://www.rd.nl/artikel/857102-ledental-ggin-daalt-met-226 |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=RD.nl |language=nl-NL}} On 1 January 2022, the church had 23,695 members in 49 congregations.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-12 |title=Jaarboek: ledental GGiN daalde met 89 |url=https://www.rd.nl/artikel/975111-jaarboek-ledental-ggin-daalde-met-89 |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=RD.nl |language=nl-NL}}