Before calling for the creation of a new catechism in the Palatinate, Elector Frederick III (1516–1576) commissioned a committee to do a general visitation of the Palatine churches.1 Frederick wanted to take the theological temperature of the region that he governed. He . . . Continue reading →
We are excited to announce that the United Reformed Churches in North America are planting a church in the heart of Central Oregon. Our Story Over the past three years the Lord has providentially brought together several families and individuals all from . . . Continue reading →
The Reformed tradition has deep historical roots, but in the rapidly growing West Valley of Phoenix, Arizona, confessional Reformed churches have been relatively scarce. Continue reading →
A few years ago, the United Reformed Churches in North America (URCNA) began regularly posting a list of pastoral openings on our website.1 This week I searched for the list to share with a young seminarian in our congregation, and I was . . . Continue reading →
The first thing that Synod Escondido (URCNA) did was to gather for prayer, the singing of the Psalms (principally), and devotions led by the Rev. Chris Gordon, pastor of Escondido United Reformed Church. Anyone who heard the singing of the Psalms—and especially . . . Continue reading →
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A church member once shared with me that in his circle of friends, it was shocking to learn there are churches where one can depend on hearing the gospel every week. Though there are a great many churches that do believe and . . . Continue reading →
In 1796, missionary Rev. Peter Labagh was sent to Kentucky to establish a Dutch Reformed Church in Harrodsburg. By 1800, a Reformed Church was built, known as the “Old Mud Meeting House,” and pastored by “Dominie” Thomas Kyle. This church was the . . . Continue reading →
Westside Reformed Church was launched nearly ten years ago as a church plant of the United Reformed Churches in North America, immediately after I graduated from seminary. It was at Westminster Seminary California—and through related media like the Heidelblog—that I developed a . . . Continue reading →
Here in Norfolk, VA, the Lord is working to build His Church. In the summer of 2021, a group of families began meeting regularly to study the Heidelberg Catechism and the Bible together. Over the next few months, these families met with . . . Continue reading →
In 1850, a former slave named William J. Anderson built a church building in downtown Madison, Indiana. Anderson had escaped the clutches of slavery and made it just across the Ohio River into Madison. He became a conductor on the Underground Railroad and, . . . Continue reading →
What does it mean for the church to be “in the world, but not of it?” What can the church learn from our world, and the world from the church? Darryl Hart of Hillsdale College continues Christ Reformed DC’s spring speaker series on . . . Continue reading →
It is rare to have a United States Senator speak at a church conference. It is even more rare for the Senator to have something theologically interesting to say. On Thursday evening, March 31, Senator Ben Sasse will speak at Christ Reformed Church . . . Continue reading →
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What began as an initial inquiry back in 2013, and eventually developed into a Bible study in 2018, has now progressed towards planting a United Reformed Church (URC) in Indianapolis—praise the Lord for his faithfulness. Our History And Highlights In 2013, two . . . Continue reading →
Resources How To Subscribe To Heidelmedia The Heidelblog Resource Page Heidelmedia Resources The Ecumenical Creeds The Reformed Confessions The Heidelberg Catechism Recovering the Reformed Confession (Phillipsburg: P&R Publishing, 2008). Support Heidelmedia: use the donate button below. Office Hours: Planting A Confessional Reformed Congregation . . . Continue reading →
Soon, it was clear that Romania needed a Reformed church. Corcea contacted several churches in Europe for support and advice, and received an answer from Rev. Andrea Ferrari, pastor of the Reformed Church Filadelfia in Milan, Italy (also a URCNA mission). Continue reading →
I am thankful to introduce Ventura Reformed to readers of the Heidelblog! In April, Pasadena URC called and sent me to three households in the city of Ventura to lead them in a grassroots church-planting project. We are asking the Lord to establish a URCNA congregation on the Oxnard Plain (population ~ 400,000) not only with Reformed-and-relocating people, and with Christians-becoming-Reformed people, but especially—especially!—with people who do not attend any church. Continue reading →
Where? 3620 Epley Lane, Cincinnati When? Friday, August 27, 6:00-8:00pm The Lord has given Christian parents an awesome opportunity and responsibility to raise their children in the fear and admonition of the Lord. This means holistic discipleship of their head, . . . Continue reading →
Indy Reformed is a church plant of the United Reformed Churches in North America meeting in the Indianapolis metro. Continue reading →