The Canadian Reformed Churches profess and believe one holy universal Church which has been from the beginning of the world and will be to the end of times, preserved and supported by the Lord God through His Son, our Redeemer Jesus Christ, who gathers and guides the Church by His Spirit and Word.

We further believe that the marks by which the church is known are these:

1. The pure preaching of the Gospel.

2. The pure administration of the Sacraments of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper as instituted by Christ.

3. The application of church discipline in punishing sin.

In short, all things must be managed according to the Word of God and all things contrary thereto rejected.

Historically, we trace our roots to the time of the great reformation in the 16^th century and we subscribe to the following Calvinistic Confessions:

Why is “Reformed” included in our name?

The word “Reformed” is indeed essential for today.  It simply means “back to the original form,” that is the form which God Himself intended and revealed in His Word, the Bible.  The word “Reformed” points to the Word of God as the solid foundation and Jesus Christ as the only Head of the Church.  This foundation was again discovered during the years of the great reformation by Martin Luther and John Calvin, among others.