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Third Christian Reformed Church

📍2400 Winchell Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI ✝christian_reformed
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4 stances that depart from the denomination

The congregation's own words appear to differ from what its denomination's confession binds. This is an AI reading of the church's public text and may be inaccurate — the quotes below show what it's based on.

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Christian Reformed Church denies. This congregation affirms.
"rejects — Succession of doctrine, not office. What matters is faithfulness to apostolic teaching, not an unbroken chain of ordination."
Christian Reformed Church denies. This congregation affirms.
"rejects — Rejected. The Heidelberg Catechism Q80 condemned the Mass as "a condemnable idolatry." Christ's body is in heaven, not locally present in the elements."
Christian Reformed Church denies. This congregation affirms.
"rejects — No scriptural basis. Mary was a sinner saved by grace like all believers. Rom 3:23 — "all have sinned." The doctrine is seen as a post-biblical development."
Christian Reformed Church denies. This congregation affirms.
"rejects — No scriptural evidence. This is seen as a late medieval development with no apostolic basis."
Inherited from denomination

What Christian Reformed Church teaches

Positions bound by the denomination's confessional standards. This is what the tradition teaches; whether this specific congregation publicly holds each is a separate question — see Statements below.

Confessional standard: Belgic Confession · Canons of Dort · Heidelberg Catechism

Affirms
Denies
  • Apostolic Successionstandard
    Congregational and presbyterian polity reject the necessity of tactile episcopal succession.
  • Assumption of Marystandard
    Universal Protestant rejection — not attested in Scripture; not received as dogma.
  • Homosexual practice and biblical sexual ethicsSTRONG
    Romans 1:26–27; 1 Corinthians 6:9–10; historic universal Christian teaching.
  • Immaculate ConceptionSTRONG
    Universal Protestant + Orthodox rejection. Orthodox reject on the grounds that they hold prepurification at the Annunciation, not conception.
  • Perpetual Virginity of Marystandard
    Natural reading of Matthew 13:55–56 (brothers of Jesus); typical modern Baptist / evangelical position.
  • TransubstantiationSTRONG
    Orthodox reject the Aristotelian metaphysics; Lutherans use 'sacramental union'; 39 Articles Art. XXVIII rejects explicitly; Reformed/Baptist reject substance-change.
Wrestles with
  • Believer's Baptismstandard
    Paedobaptist bodies practice adult baptism on credible profession where infant baptism was omitted, but do not consider it normative.
  • Pacifism vs. just-warweak
    Default just-war framework — usually unwritten. Inheriting at weak confidence.
  • Real Presencestandard
    Calvin's spiritual presence (genuinely present but not physically) is neither strong affirm nor deny; Anglican/Methodist typically hold a receptionist view.
  • Theotokosweak
    Confessionally valid title (Ephesus is a received council) but not used devotionally; retained in liturgy where liturgy is retained.
In their own words

Statements

statement_of_faith
<!DOCTYPE html> Beliefs | Third Christian Reformed Church Home About Visit Us Our Beliefs Our Team Ministries Children Youth Adults Alcoholics Anonymous Events Calendar Vacation Bible School Serve Preschool Connect Contact Give Church Center Home About Visit Us Our Beliefs Our Team Ministries Children Youth Adults Alcoholics Anonymous Events Calendar Vacation Bible School Serve Preschool Connect Contact Give Church Center Beliefs What We Believe God We believe in one God who has revealed Himself in three persons: Father, Son & Holy Spirit. Our God created all things, including humans, to be in
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<!DOCTYPE html> About | Third Christian Reformed Church Home About Visit Us Our Beliefs Our Team Ministries Children Youth Adults Alcoholics Anonymous Events Calendar Vacation Bible School Serve Preschool Connect Contact Give Church Center Home About Visit Us Our Beliefs Our Team Ministries Children Youth Adults Alcoholics Anonymous Events Calendar Vacation Bible School Serve Preschool Connect Contact Give Church Center About Us Our Mission Connecting people to Christ, His Church, and His Community. Our Shared Commitments The things we strive for as we follow Jesus… The Gospel — We center our
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Beliefs | Third Christian Reformed Church Home About Visit Us Our Beliefs Our Team Ministries Children Youth Adults Alcoholics Anonymous Events Calendar Vacation Bible School Serve Preschool Connect Contact Give Church Center Home About Visit Us Our Beliefs Our Team Ministries Children Youth Adults Alcoholics Anonymous Events Calendar Vacation Bible School Serve Preschool Connect Contact Give Church Center Beliefs What We Believe God We believe in one God who has revealed Himself in three persons: Father, Son & Holy Spirit. Our God created all things, including humans, to be in relationship wi
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About | Third Christian Reformed Church Home About Visit Us Our Beliefs Our Team Ministries Children Youth Adults Alcoholics Anonymous Events Calendar Vacation Bible School Serve Preschool Connect Contact Give Church Center Home About Visit Us Our Beliefs Our Team Ministries Children Youth Adults Alcoholics Anonymous Events Calendar Vacation Bible School Serve Preschool Connect Contact Give Church Center About Us Our Mission Connecting people to Christ, His Church, and His Community. Our Shared Commitments The things we strive for as we follow Jesus… The Gospel — We center our lives on the goo
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