The Free Reformed Churches of North America's own account of the Secession of 1834, the movement's roots in Ulrum under Hendrik de Cock, its rapid growth to more than one hundred twenty congregations within two years, the government persecution that followed under Napoleonic era assembly restrictions, and the seceders' formation of the Christelijke Gereformeerde Kerken, the denominational ancestor this church body traces its own history to.
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A Reformed denomination's own published history page, tier 1, used here for the Secession of 1834's Ulrum origins, its leadership and its rapid early growth, corroborated by Wikipedia's account of the 1834 Dutch Reformed Church split below. NotesUsed for the Secession of 1834's Ulrum origins under Hendrik de Cock, the government persecution that followed, and the seceders' formation of the Christelijke Gereformeerde Kerken.
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PublisherFree Reformed Churches of North America
URLhttps://www.frcna.org/history
Source TypeOfficial denominational history
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