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Disillusioned conservative Dutch Reformed congregations who had hoped that last month’s General Synod of the DRC would provide them with a reason to remain in the assembly, are exploring new options, writes Dr Henrietta Klaasing, an executive member of the Koinonia Synod which was launched in May The General Synod […]
History was made in the Dutch Reformed Church last week when Tafelberg Congregation in central Cape Town announced that it had suspended its affiliation with the DRC which it accuses of unbiblical practices. Tafelberg, which is one of over 100 DRC congregations in South Africa that have been officially “grieving” […]
A new chapter in the history of the Dutch Reformed Church began this week with the launch of a new synod by DRC congregations who oppose the liberal stance of the General Synod but do not want to leave the denomination. Dr Henrietta Klaasing, a member of the executive committee […]
Dutch Reformed Church members unhappy with the liberal stance of the General Synod are gathering in Vanderbijlpark next week to establish an alternative synod within the DRC. Dr Henrietta Klaasing, a member of the executive committee of the Kairos Network, sets the scene for the launch of the “Koinonia Synod”. […]
The Kairos Network (KN), an association of Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) members and groups opposed to the liberal stance of the General Synod of the DRC, are going ahead with a step they have warned was on the cards for a long time. They are planning to establish their own, […]
More than 200 Christians from conservative reformed churches throughout South Africa met in the Afriforum Theatre in Pretoria last week for the first family gathering of the Kairos Network (KN), an association of Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) members committed to upholding biblical truth. It was an “important historic moment” where […]
“It’s Kairos time — a historic watershed moment in the history of the Dutch Reformed Church!,” says the Kairos Network (KN) in an announcement about its “first family meeting of believers who are faithful to the Scriptures” on July 21 and 22 at the AfriForum Theatre in Brooklyn, Pretoria. “Just […]
A three-member task group of Dutch Reformed Church leaders from Namibia spent 15 hours in talks with senior DRC leaders in South Africa last week over differences that threaten to divide the denomination. The consultations were a sequel to a March ultimatum by the Namibian synod, giving the DRC leadership […]
The Kairos Network (KN) — an association of Dutch Reformed Church members committed to preserving biblical truth — had “historic meetings” in the past week with “key players in the reformed world” in SA and abroad, said KN chairman Dr Anton Knoetze in a press release. According to the press […]
Pressure on the leadership of the Dutch Reformed Church to address growing displeasure within the denomination over its perceived unbiblical leadership increased at the weekend when the Synod of Namibia delivered an ultimatum to the General Synod in South Africa. The Namibian Synod with its 44 congregations has given the […]