The World Council of Churches' own member-church profile of the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa, stating that URCSA was established in 1994 through the merger of the Dutch Reformed Mission Church and the Dutch Reformed Church in Africa, both descended from the Dutch Reformed Church's own segregated mission structures, and that the parent Dutch Reformed Church itself did not join the union. Names the 1986 Confession of Belhar, with its emphasis on unity, reconciliation and justice, as the theological basis of the unification, and URCSA's own incomplete-circle logo as a stated hope for the wider DRC family's eventual reunification.
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The ecumenical body URCSA itself belongs to, publishing its member profile, tier 2; corroborated below on the founding year, the two named predecessor churches and the Belhar Confession's role by Wikipedia's independently sourced article. NotesUsed for URCSA's 1994 founding, its two predecessor churches, the DRC's own non-participation, and the Belhar Confession's role.
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PublisherWorld Council of Churches
URLhttps://www.oikoumene.org/member-churches/uniting-reformed-church-in-southern-africa
Source TypeInstitutional
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This source names Africa directly: "Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa, stating that URCSA was established in 1994 through the merger of the Dutch Reformed Mission Church and the Dutch Reformed Church in Africa, both descended..."
Source Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (World Council of Churches)
This source names Dutch Reformed Church directly: "Dutch Reformed Mission Church and the Dutch Reformed Church in Africa, both descended from the Dutch Reformed Church's own segregated mission structures, and that the parent Dutch Reformed Church..."
Source Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (World Council of Churches)
This source names World Council of Churches directly: "The World Council of Churches' own member-church profile of the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa, stating that URCSA was established in 1994 through the merger of the Dutch Reformed..."
Source Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (World Council of Churches)
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- Sources, 9 claims: 6 well-attested, 3 holds.
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