Reuniting Reformed churches would stir discord, study says: Leaders urge continuing increase in shared works
The two sisters grew up worshiping in the same church. Today, they feel like they still are—despite being in different denominations.
So, Patricia Roek and Lynda Barendse-Witte ask, why not reunite the Christian Reformed Church (CRC) with the Reformed Church in America (RCA), from which the CRC broke away nearly 150 years ago? After all, they say, the churches they attend are virtually the same in worship style and theology. “I think it would be a very good healing process,” said Roek, who was raised in the CRC but is now a member of an RCA congregation.