Association of Reformed Evangelical Church of Burkina Faso

The Association of Reformed Evangelical Church of Burkina Faso or the Eglises evangéliques réforées du Burkina Faso abbreviated AEERB was started in 1977 by Kinza Lazare with 30 members. He was separated from the Pentecostal Assemnblies of God a Pentecostal denomination. Pastor Lazare studied in Benin, Theological Institution of Porto Novo, where he was acquainted with the Reformed Presbyterian tradition. This association was officially founded in 1986. Local congregations concentrated mainly in the northern part of the country, and Ouagadougou. This work focused on the north side of the country.[1] The church is engaged in rural developments.

The church has 40,000 members and 40 congregations and 18 house fellowships. The Reformed Evangelical Church subscribes the Apostles Creed, Nicene Creed and the Heidelberg Catechism.[2] Member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches.[3] [4] The church is growing quickly.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Association of Evangelical Reformed Churches of Burkina Faso — World Council of Churches
  2. ↑ Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions
  3. ↑ |url=http://www.wcrc.ch/node/164 |date=20120808192417 Member churches | Bringing together 80 million Reformed Christians worldwide Archive copy at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ www.actalliance.org/about/actmembers/assoc-of-reformed-evang-churches-of-burkina-faso Archived June 7, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ http://books.google.hu/books?id=edhZ_g-RvyMC&pg=PA517&lpg=PA517&dq=reformed+evangelical+church+in+burkina+faso&source=bl&ots=7OuSW7ke0Q&sig=JWbZKxtHX-lYv-gi9Q19zFypPOA&hl=hu&sa=X&ei=FdloU8VR0JnRBYbGgVA&ved=0CHcQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=reformed%20evangelical%20church%20in%20burkina%20faso&f=false
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