The '''Netherlands Reformed Congregations''', a highly conservative denomination with congregations mostly in Canada and the United_States. == History == This church originated in 1830 before the emigration to the United_States, when a small group in the Netherlands broke away from the state church. Distancing themselves from their fellow Secessionists of Albertus_van_Raalte and his associates Cornelius_Vander_Meulen and Hendrik_Scholte due to Doctrine disputes, they lead their own Emigration first to South_Holland, Illinois in 1865 and then to Grand_Rapids, Michigan in 1870. In 1972, there were fourteen Netherlands_Reformed_Congregations churches in the United_States, most still conducting their services half in Dutch and half in English, with over five thousand members. In 1993 there was a split in the Netherlands_Reformed_Congregations resulting in a new denomination forming called the Heritage_Netherlands_Reformed_Congregations. In 2001 there where 26 Churches and 9395 members in the Netherlands_Reformed_Congregations. Category:Calvinism Category:Christian_denominations_of_North_America {{Christianity-stub}}