Reformed churches

Reformed churches, Protestant churches arising from the Reformation that adhere to Calvinism doctrinally and to Presbyterianism in church polity and are thus distinct from the Lutheran churches and the Church of England. They grew up especially in Switzerland, Germany, France, Holland, Scotland, Hungary, and what is now Czechoslovakia. Each had its own simple formal liturgy, and all acknowledged the Reformed Confessions. There are several Reformed Churches in the United States, the largest being the Christian Reformed Church.

See also: Calvinism; Presbyterianism; Reformation.