Free Reformed Churches of Australia
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The Free Reformed Churches of Australia is a federation of 12 congregations, ten in Western Australia and two in Tasmania.
The churches subscribe to the Three Forms of Unity: Canons of Dort, Belgic Confession and the Heidelberg Catechism.
The congregations in Western Australia, in order of institution are:
- Armadale - instituted June 24, 1951
- Albany - instituted December 14, 1952
- Kelmscott (daughter of Armadale) - instituted January 1, 1981
- Byford (daughter of Armadale) - instituted January 27, 1985
- Mount Nasura (formerly called Bedfordale, daughter of Kelmscott) - instituted December 1, 1987
- Rockingham (daughter of Byford) - instituted September 6, 1992
- West Albany (daughter of Albany) - instituted August 6, 1994
- West Kelmscott (daughter of Kelmscott) - instituted November 29, 1998
- Bunbury - instituted November 25, 2001
- Darling Downs (daughter of Byford and Armadale) - instituted July 6, 2003
The congregations in Tasmania are:
- Launceston - instituted February 15, 1953
- Legana (daughter of Launceston) - instituted December 4, 1988
- There is also a home-congregation in Hobart
The Churches have sister-church relationships with the Reformed Churches of the Netherlands, the Canadian and American Reformed Churches, the Free Reformed Churches of South Africa, the Presbyterian Church in Korea, and reformed churches in Indonesia.
