기독교 개혁교회 (북아메리카)

**기독교 개혁교회 (북아메리카)**(Christian Reformed Church in North America, CRCNA, CRC) 미국과 캐나다에 있는 개신교 교단이다. 보통 CRC교단이라고 부른다. 네덜란드의 화란 개혁교회의 뿌리를 갖는 기독교 개혁교회는 1857년 미국에 이민온 네덜란드 칼빈주의자들에 의해서 설립되었다. 비슷한 화란 개혁교회의 전통을 가진 미국 개혁교회(RCA)가 있다. 캘빈 칼리지와 칼빈 신학교를 운영하고 있다.

## 역사
기독교 개혁교회 (CRC)는 화란 개혁교회의 뿌리를 가지고 1875년 캘빈 칼리지와 칼빈 신학교를 세워 교역자 양성을 시작하였다.

## 교회정치
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교회정치는 장로교 정치와 헌법을 따르며 성경에 복종하며 하이델베르크 요리문답와 네덜란드 신앙고백를 받아들인다.

## 교회와 교인수

## 유명한 회원들
* David Apol, General Council, United States Office of Government Ethics
* Herman Baker, founder, Baker Publishing Group
* 루이스 벌코프, 1873–1957, prominent Reformed theologian of the 20th century
* Dirk Booy, vice president, World Vision
* Emily R. Brink, hymnist and professor of church music and worship
* Scott Brown, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
* Sietze Buning, poet, the pen name of Stanley Wiersma (1930–1986)
* 리처드 디보스, businessman, co-founder of Amway
* 베치 디보스, US Secretary of Education
* Calvin B. DeWitt, environmentalist and co-founder of the Evangelical Environmental Network
* William B. Eerdmans, founder, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
* Vern Ehlers, U.S. Representative from Michigan
* William K. Frankena, 1908–1994, philosopher, University of Michigan
* Paul B. Henry, U.S. Representative from Michigan
* Herman Hoeksema, (1886-1965) Reformed theologian who helped found the Protestant Reformed Churches in America
* Shirley B. Hoogstra, President of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities
* 빌 하이징아, U.S. Representative from Michigan
* Dean Koldenhoven, former mayor of Palos Heights, Illinois
* Richard Krejcir, pastor, theologian, author and director of Into Thy Word
* Frederick Manfred, author of Westerns, the pen name of Feike Feikema (1912–1994)
* Manuel Ortiz, pastor, missionary and scholar
* Richard and Joan Ostling, authors and journalists
* 앨빈 플랜팅가, philosopher, University of Notre Dame
* Charles Kuperus, New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture, Board Member: Christian Schools International
* 코닐리어스 플랜팅가, theologian, author, president of Calvin Theological Seminary from 2002-2011
* Michael Rea, philosopher, University of Notre Dame
* Jacoba Beuker Robbert, co-founder of Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services
* Lewis Smedes, author, ethicist, and theologian (1921–2002)
* Calvin Seerveld, philosopher and theologian
* The Staal brothers, professional hockey players Eric Staal, Marc Staal, Jordan Staal, and Jared Staal
* Steven R. Timmermans, psychologist, author, former president of Trinity Christian College, executive director of CRC 2013–present
* 제이 밴앤덜, businessman, co-founder of Amway
* 코닐리어스 밴틸, (1895–1987) Reformed theologian, (raised CRC and attended denominational schools before joining the Orthodox Presbyterian Church)
* Johanna Veenstra (1894-1933), missionary to Nigeria
* 게할더스 보스(Geerhardus Vos, 1862–1949), theologian, "Father of Reformed Biblical Theology"
* John Witvliet, directorh of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
* Albert Wolters, philosopher
* 니컬러스 월터스토프, philosopher, Yale University
* Pat and Bernie Zondervan, founders, Zondervan Publishing
* Jerry Zandstra, conservative activist

## 같이 보기
* 미국 개혁교회
* 캘빈 칼리지
* Christian Reformed Churches (Christelijke Gereformeerde Kerken), a different denomination with a similar name in the Netherlands
* Christian Reformed Churches of Australia
* Christian Reformed Church in Costa Rica
* Christian Reformed Church in Cuba
* Christian Reformed Church of the Dominican Republic
* Christian Reformed Church in Eastern Africa
* Christian Reformed Church in El Salvador
* Christian Reformed Church in Haiti
* Christian Reformed Church in Honduras
* Christian Reformed Church in Myanmar
* Christian Reformed Church in Nicaragua
* Christian Reformed Church of Nigeria
* Christian Reformed Church in Sierra Leone
* Christian Reformed Church in South Africa
* Christian Reformed Church in Sri Lanka (formerly known as the Dutch Reformed Church in Sri Lanka)
* Christian Reformed Church in the Philippines
* Reformed Church in America
* *The Banner* (*The Banner of Truth*) Magazine

## 각주

## 참고 문헌
* Bratt, James H. *Dutch Calvinism in Modern America: A History of a Conservative Subculture*. Eerdmans, 1984.
* Doezema, Linda Pegman. *Dutch Americans: A Guide to Information Sources*. Gale Research, 1979.
* Kroes, Rob, and Henk-Otto Neuschafer, eds. *The Dutch in North America: Their Immigration and Cultural Continuity*. Amsterdam: Free University Press, 1991.
* Kromminga, John. *The Christian Reformed Church: A Study in Orthodoxy*. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books, 1949.
* Schaap, James. *Our Family Album: The Unfinished Story of the Christian Reformed Church*. Grand Rapids, Mich.: CRC Publications, 1998.
* Sheeres, Janet Sjaarda. *Son of Secession: Douwe J. Vander Werp*. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 2006.
* Smidt, Corwin, Donald Luidens, James Penning, and Roger Nemeth. *Divided by a Common Heritage: The Christian Reformed Church and the Reformed Church in America at the Beginning of the New Millennium*. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2006.
* Swierenga, Robert. *Faith and Family: Dutch Immigration and Settlement in the United States, 1820–1920* (2000)
* Zwaanstra, Henry. *Reformed Thought and Experience in a New World: A Study of the Christian Reformed Church and Its American Environment 1890–1918.* The Netherlands: Kampen, 1973. 331 pp.

## 외부 링크
* 
* Book of Church Order for the CRCNA
* Searchable Database of All CRC Ministers
* Detailed church history
* Asian-American CRCs
* ''The Banner''. The monthly publication of the CRC
* Profile of the CRC on the Association of Religion Data Archives website 

분류:칼뱅주의
분류:개신교 대학
분류:기독교의 교파
분류:기독교 공동체
분류:미국의 교회당
분류:1857년 설립된 종교 단체
분류:1857년 기독교