Ecumenical Relations
The Canadian Reformed Churches also have "ecclesiastical fellowship" with a number of Reformed and Presbyterian church federations, including the following:
The Americas:
- United Reformed Churches in North America
- Reformed Church in the United States
- Orthodox Presbyterian Church
- L'Église réformée du Québec
- Igrejas Reformadas do Brasil
Abroad:
- Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated)
- Free Reformed Churches of South Africa
- Free Reformed Churches of Australia
- Reformed Churches of New Zealand
- Presbyterian Church in Korea
- Free Church of Scotland
Organic unity was being pursued with the United Reformed Churches in North America (URCNA). Although close fellowship is maintained, the quest for organizational unity was slowed down in 2010. The Canadian Reformed Churches are a members of the International Conference of Reformed Churches (ICRC) and the North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council (NAPARC).
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