The word "Reformed" is confusing in that it can be used in different ways. At the broader level, "Reformed" refers to those denominations separated from the Lutheran (Protestant) churches of the Reformation. This began as early as 1529 when Zwingli disagreed with Luther on the Lord's Supper. Calvin then agreed with Zwingli and since he was more influential in his writings, churches which followed his theology were called Calvinistic (or Reformed) but did not take Calvin's name as the name of the denomination as Lutherans did. Thus Reformed denominations took on various names, some including the term "Reformed' in a narrower sense, such as the Reformed Church in America, the Gereformeerde Kerken in the Netherlands and the Reformierte Kirche in Germany. In Scotland, however, the Reformed or Calvinistic denomination called itself Presbyterian, after their polity of being ruled by elders or presbyters. So the Presbyterian theology is really Reformed, in the broader use of the term, but the Presbyterian denominations are separate from the Reformed denominations, in the narrower use of the term Reformed. Although the list of churches in this category is primarily Reformed in the narrower sense, the other subcategories use the term in the broader sense.
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- Canadian and American Reformed Churches
- Christian Reformed Church in North America
- Christian Reformed Churches of Australia
- Free Reformed Churches of North America
- Heritage Reformed Congregations
- Hungarian Reformed Church
- Orthodox Christian Reformed Church
- Protestant Reformed Churches in America
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- Calvin Studies Society Engages in and promotes the study of the thought, life and times of John Calvin.
- American Enterprise Publications Free-market, Biblically based economics and limited civil government texts.
- United Reformed News Service The news service carries news from primarily the conservative wing of the Christian Reformed denomination and independent congregations in the Alliance of Reformed Churches.
- Reformed Heritage Church - San Jose, CA Statements of purpose and belief, audio sermons, directions, worship times, ministries and contact information.
- Presbyterian & Reformed churches An extensive list of links to denominations, alliances and schools and colleges.
- International Conference of Reformed Churches A conference of some 22 Reformed denominations around the world held once every four years. The next conference will be held in the Republic of South Africa in 2005.
- SpindleWorks Reformed Christian articles, sermons, poetry, and prose from around the world.
- Reformed Blacks of America RBA's mission is emphasizing the communal and progressive understanding in Reformed Theology from African-Americans by supporting and emphasizing the necessity and growth of the community of Reformed Blacks in America.
- International Outreach Writings about hell from 1601 to the present including sermons by Jonathan Edwards.
- Westminster Biblical Missions, Inc. Committed to planting and multiplying Reformed churches on the foreign field through the biblical education of promising young people in Korea, Pakistan, Hungary, and Mexico.