Reformed Churches in Namibia

The Reformed Churches in Namibia is a Reformed church in Namibia. Reformed people come from Angola to Namibia in 1929. The Dorslandtrekkers were mostly Reformed people who had settled in Angola but later moved to Namibia. The Dorslandtrekkers were originally from Transvaal, South Africa, and migrated northwestward starting in 1874 in two large and one smaller group, starting the Humpata Reformed Church under the Rev. Jan Lion Cachet. Later in 1930 3 congregations were established. More farmers came and the church grew. Missionary work was started in 1969 under the Bushmans of the Gobabis region, Botswana. It has 2,757 members and 14 congregations, and adheres to the Apostles Creed, Nicene Creed, Heidelberg Catechism, Belgic Confession and the Canons of Dort.There's no women ordination. Official languages are Afrikaans, Bushman, Gobabis-Kung.

Bibliography

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• (af) Viljoen, Lood (chairman). 2005. 75-jarige feesvieringe van die Gereformeerde kerk Gobabis 1930–2005. Gobabis: Gereformeerde Kerkraad.
• (af) Vogel, Rev. Willem. 2013. Die Almanak van die Gereformeerde Kerke in Suid-Afrika vir die jaar 2014. Potchefstroom: Administratiewe Buro.

External links

• (af) Webtuiste van die Gereformeerde kerk Windhoek-Suid, die grootste tradisionele Gereformeerde gemeente in Namibië. URL accessed 16 February 2015.
• (af) Webtuiste van die Gereformeerde kerk Windhoek Archived 2015-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. URL accessed 16 February 2015.