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The Dutch Reformed Church in Botswana was founded by Swiss missionaries led by the Rev. Henri Gronin begun working in 1863 among the tribe , in and Rustenburg in South Africa. In 1870 part of the tribe moved north to Botswana and the missionaries followed them. The great chief was baptised and most of the tribe followed him. In 1966 when Botswana become independent, a Synod of the Reformed Church was formed. In the 1970s the church gained independence. The church in the following years expanded to Basarwa, Bakalanga and . The church subscribe the Reformed confessions:

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  • Dutch Reformed Church in Botswana (en)
  • Igreja Reformada Holandesa em Botswana (pt)
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  • A Igreja Reformada Holandesa em Botswana (IRHB) - em inglês Dutch Reformed Church in Botswana - é uma denominação cristã reformada fundada em 1866, em Botswana, por missionários da Igreja Reformada Holandesa na Colônia do Cabo. (pt)
  • The Dutch Reformed Church in Botswana was founded by Swiss missionaries led by the Rev. Henri Gronin begun working in 1863 among the tribe , in and Rustenburg in South Africa. In 1870 part of the tribe moved north to Botswana and the missionaries followed them. The great chief was baptised and most of the tribe followed him. In 1966 when Botswana become independent, a Synod of the Reformed Church was formed. In the 1970s the church gained independence. The church in the following years expanded to Basarwa, Bakalanga and . The church subscribe the Reformed confessions: (en)
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  • The Dutch Reformed Church in Botswana was founded by Swiss missionaries led by the Rev. Henri Gronin begun working in 1863 among the tribe , in and Rustenburg in South Africa. In 1870 part of the tribe moved north to Botswana and the missionaries followed them. The great chief was baptised and most of the tribe followed him. In 1966 when Botswana become independent, a Synod of the Reformed Church was formed. In the 1970s the church gained independence. The church in the following years expanded to Basarwa, Bakalanga and . The denomination has 6,000 members and 13 parishes with 50 house fellowships in 2 presbyteries and one Synod. The 14 churches are in : , Muchudi East, Muchudi West, Sikwane, Gaborone, Tlokweng, Lobatse, Kgalagadi, Ghanzi, Maun, Makaleng, Selebi Phikwe, . The church subscribe the Reformed confessions: * Apostles Creed * Nicene Creed * Canons of Dort * Heidelberg Catechism. (en)
  • A Igreja Reformada Holandesa em Botswana (IRHB) - em inglês Dutch Reformed Church in Botswana - é uma denominação cristã reformada fundada em 1866, em Botswana, por missionários da Igreja Reformada Holandesa na Colônia do Cabo. (pt)
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