The Free Reformed Churches of Australia is a federation of 15 congregations, 13 in Western Australia and two in Tasmania, with over 4000 members. Their historical roots are in the Reformed Churches of the Netherlands (Liberated) as a result of post-World War II immigration, and their doctrinal roots are in the sixteenth century Protestant Reformation and the Bible.
As a confessional church, the churches subscribe to the Three Forms of Unity: Canons of Dort, Belgic Confession and the Heidelberg Catechism. The churches submit to the following three creeds as summaries of the faith: The Apostles Creed, The Nicene Creed, and The Athanasian Creed.
The congregations in Western Australia, in order of institution are:
The congregations in Tasmania are:
The Churches have sister-church relationships with the Reformed Churches of the Netherlands (Liberated) (Gereformeerde Kerken vrijgemaakt), [1], the Canadian and American Reformed Churches, the Free Reformed Churches of South Africa (Die Vrye Gereformeerde Kerke in Suid-Afrika,[2]), the Presbyterian Church in Korea, and the Reformed Churches in Indonesia (Gereja Gereja Reformasi di Indonesia, NTT). Their local churches are actively engaged in mission work in several locations in Asia, including Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. They have particularly close ties with the Canadian and American Reformed Churches, and many of their ministers have received their theological training at the Canadian Reformed Theological Seminary.