Synod of Emden
The Synod of Emden was a gathering of 29 exiled
Calvinist leaders (ministers and authors) who founded the Dutch Reformed Church. Held in Emden, Germany
on 4 October 1571, where it established the rules and doctrines of the Dutch Reformed Church.
The synod affirmed the presbyterian character of the Reformed Church, organized churches within a geographical region into "classes", adopted the 1561 Confession of Faith (later known as the
Geneva Catechism for French-speaking churches.[1]
References
- JSTOR 3161969
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