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1956, the Reformed Fellowship divided into the 2 groups that would later become the very first local Reformed Presbyterian churches in Taiwan around a decade later, i.e. Xin An Reformed Presbyterian Church (改革宗長老會信安教會; "Xin An" means faith-peace) and Hong En Tang Reformed Presbyterian Church (改革宗長老會宏恩堂; "Hung En Tang" means abundant-grace-congregation). The CRC sent their second missionary to Taiwan when Rev. Isaac C. Jen (任以撒) accepted the call to serve in the island by 1958. Additionally, Rev. and Mrs. William Kosten, and Miss Winabelle Gritter were also sent in a year or two. Meanwhile, the Calvin Theological Training Institute (CTTI) was established, and the number of enrolled students reached 9 in 1963. In 1966, Lillian Bode finished her missionary work in Taiwan and two more ministers, Rev. Mike Vander Pol and Rev. Peter Tong (唐崇平; the elder brother of the evangelist,
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W.J. Liu and several other ministers (including but not limited to Peter Tong, Daniel E.S. Tsai, David J.H. Lee, Xi-gang Feng). Rev. Liu initially served as the seminary's first president and became its dean 3 years later. Rev. Peter Tong was elected by the board to take over as the second president. The seminary was initially named the China Theological Seminary, later being renamed to China Reformed Theological Seminary in March 1991. Currently the board of the seminary includes representatives from several parties, including the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (RPCT), the Reformed Theological Association (RTA),
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Presbytery resumed around 2012. Most congregations that were part of the First Presbytery rejoined, bringing aboard their church plants as well. However some did not. Those congregations that did not rejoin included congregations that had joined the Second Presbytery after the First Presbytery had previously stopped meeting, congregations that had since dissolved, congregations that had since joined another denomination, and congregations that simply elected to remain independent. The current moderator of the reconstituted First Presbytery is Rev. Andrew McCafferty.
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point most RPCT congregations had left the First Presbytery for either the Second Presbytery or other denominations, or had closed down, or had become independent. When all was said and done, only 2-3 congregations remained in the First Presbytery (which was not meeting) after the CRC mission left its ministry in Taiwan around 2004.
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The original or First Presbytery was formed on 1 March 1971, and became a self-governing church. However, there was a major split within the RPCT within only 4 years. The controversy was over the question of how long the missionaries would have voting power and what their roles were to be afterwards.
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The Taiwan Reformation Translation Fellowship was formally established in 2007. However, it actually traces its roots back to the original fellowship found by Samuel E. Boyle and Charles H. Chao in the 1940s. Its goal is to introduce the depth and breadth of the Reformed faith to Chinese audiences.
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The First Presbytery finally began experiencing revival when in 2008 a PCA pastor, Rev. Andrew McCafferty, became the moderator of the Hong En Tang Reformed Presbyterian Church. Led by the efforts of Rev. McCafferty and the Hong En Tang Reformed Presbyterian Church, presbytery meetings of the First
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After the split in 1975, only the CRC mission remained in the original or now First Presbytery. Initially, the First Presbytery still maintained regular meetings. But their meetings became more informal and infrequent as time passed. The First Presbytery meetings finally stopped in 1989. By this
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CRTS is an ATA accredited seminary located in the same building as Hong En Tang Reformed Presbyterian Church. It was originally located in the NanKang Reformed Presbyterian Church and officially moved to its current location in 1996. It was found in September 1990 by Korean missionary Rev. Daniel
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after communicating with the OPC mission. Miss Lillian Bode led this effort and worked in conjunction with the missionaries of the OPC when she reached the island on 1 March 1953. These missionaries co-founded a Reformed Fellowship in Taipei, where regular worship services were to be conducted. In
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This is publisher of translated works done by the Taiwan Reformation Translation Fellowship. Its bookstore, White Horse Inn, is located across from the China Reformed Theological Seminary and Hong En Tang Reformed Presbyterian Church. It currently shares the bookstore with a cafe -
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The split would eventually result in some congregations joining and forming what would be the RPCT's Second Presbytery. Others became independent congregations, still others ended up closing down, and some congregations even ended up joining the PCT or
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As of the present, the First Presbytery and the Second Presbytery maintain a very close relationship with each other. Both presbyteries are actively seeking to fully reunite and establish a General Assembly for the whole RPCT denomination.
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On October 31, 1966, the PRMC decided to found a new denomination that would be local, conservative, confessional, and reformed. And so, the beginnings of what would become the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (RPCT) was born.
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Initially it was planned that the missionaries would have voting powers for 4 years, and then remain part of the RPCT as advisors. However some PRMC missions found this plan unsatisfactory, causing a split as a result.
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This association aims to promote both the theoretical and practical aspects of the Reformed faith to the Sino Christian world, as well as to support the work of the organizations like CRTS, FCC, RTV, RTF, etc.
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in 1981. Although the school has never had an official relationship with the RPCT, several missionaries working within the orbit of the denomination have served there as teachers and chaplains. The PCA's
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Acts of Synod 1953 of the Christian Reformed Church in Session from June 10 to June 26, 1953 at Calvin College Auditorium Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A
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congregations planted by various missionary groups. Its origin could be traced back to the 1950s when the very first missionaries of those
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On 1 June 1964, "The Presbyterian and Reformed Missions Council on Taiwan (PRMC)" was set up by five different missions. These were the
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Agenda 1963, Synod of the Christian Reformed Church: June 12 to June 21, 1963 at Calvin College Auditorium Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A
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Acts of Synod 1962 of the Christian Reformed Church: June 13 to June 22, 1962 at Calvin College Auditorium Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A
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Acts of Synod 1959 of the Christian Reformed Church: June 10 to June 24, 1959 at Calvin College Auditorium Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A
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Acts of Synod 1958 of the Christian Reformed Church: June 11 to June 21, 1958 at Calvin College Auditorium Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A
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Agenda 1966, Synod of the Christian Reformed Church: June 8 to June 16, 1966 at Calvin College Auditorium Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A
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An online platform providing videos of sermons, teaching series, and lectures given by Reformed or other Calvinist speakers, like
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and its principles to the Church and to the general public. Many of the materials they are using come from the works of
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PCA ministers (sent through the PCA MTW) and OPC ministers are leading several of the churches within the denomination.
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sent missionaries like Rev. Kim Yong-Jin and Yoo Whan Yon. They planted 11 congregations with 500 members.
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Minutes Of The Thirty-Fourth General Assembly Meeting At Long Beach, California. April 25 - April 28, 1967
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Minutes Of The Thirty-First General Assembly Meeting At Silver Spring, Maryland. April 28 - May 2, 1964
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Minutes Of The Thirty-Ninth General Assembly Meeting At Oostburg, Wisconsin. May 15 - May 20, 1971
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Minutes Of The Thirty-Seventh General Assembly Meeting At Portland, Oregon. July 6 -July 10, 1970
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Circa 2008, the church has 27 congregations (2 of them missions), around 900 members, and 2
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Minutes Of The Nineteenth General Assembly Meeting At Denver, Colorado. July 10-15, 1952
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CRTS has hosted various visiting faculty from seminaries including but not limited to
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are also used in worship. These churches are concentrated in the northern part of
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The FCC is a counseling center established in December 2004. It aims to promote
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The congregations of the 1st Presbytery (Original Presbytery) include:
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The 1970s to the Present: the RPCT's Founding, Split, and Reunification
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These are some of the congregations belonging to the 2nd Presbytery:
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The 1950s and 1960s: Reintroducing Reformed Confessionalism to Taiwan
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Many of the current ministers of the denomination were trained by
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The CRC missionaries founded 4 congregations with 290 members.
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At first the missionaries wanted to cooperate with the native
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https://www.opc.org/cfh/guardian/Volume_39-40/1970-05.pdf
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In addition to that, CRTS is also regarded as one of the
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member, Dr. James Graham. The school was donated to the
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Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF)
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Index

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Evangelical
Polity
Presbyterian
Taiwan
Taiwan
Tertiary institutions
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Chinese
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
Presbyterian
Continental Reformed
Presbyterian
Continental Reformed
Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Taipei
Taichung
Hsinchu County

Christian Reformed Church
Taiwan
Stephen Tong
Presbyterian Church in Korea (Koshin)
South Korea
Presbyterian Church in Taiwan
Reformed standards

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