Care of Scattered Groups of Believers

Rev. Cammenga is pastor of Southwest Protestant Reformed Church in Grandville, Michigan. "Places where as yet no consistory can be constituted shall be placed under the care of a neighboring consistory. " Church Order, Article 39. History of This Article This article dates back to the early history of the Reformed churches in the Netherlands. Already the Synod of Emden, 1571, concerned itself with the gathering of scattered groups of Reformed believers. The Synod urged classes and...