Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (NGK)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Dutch_Reformed_Church_in_South_Africa_(NGK)

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Christian_denomination gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:NGK
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Nederduitse_Gereformeerde_Kerk
gptkbp:class	Reformed
gptkbp:confession	gptkb:Heidelberg_Catechism gptkb:Canons_of_Dort gptkb:Belgic_Confession
gptkbp:country	gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:crest	gptkb:Apostles'_Creed gptkb:Athanasian_Creed gptkb:Nicene_Creed
gptkbp:ecumenical_member	gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches gptkb:World_Communion_of_Reformed_Churches gptkb:South_African_Council_of_Churches
gptkbp:founded	1652
gptkbp:founder	Dutch settlers
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:General_Synod
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Pretoria
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (NGK)
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Afrikaans Dutch
gptkbp:membership	over 1 million
gptkbp:notable_for	role in apartheid era
gptkbp:notable_member	gptkb:Beyers_Naudé gptkb:F._W._de_Klerk gptkb:P._W._Botha gptkb:D._F._Malan Desmond Tutu (former member)
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Groote_Kerk,_Cape_Town gptkb:NG_Kerk_Pretoria
gptkbp:notableEvent	admitted women as ministers in 1990 apologized for support of apartheid in 1990s debated same-sex marriage in 2015-2019 first synod held in 1824 split with Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa
gptkbp:regionServed	gptkb:Angola gptkb:Botswana gptkb:Lesotho gptkb:Malawi gptkb:Mozambique gptkb:Namibia gptkb:South_Africa gptkb:Swaziland gptkb:Zambia gptkb:Zimbabwe gptkb:Australia_(diaspora) gptkb:Canada_(diaspora) gptkb:United_Kingdom_(diaspora) gptkb:United_States_(diaspora) New Zealand (diaspora)
gptkbp:relatedOrganization	gptkb:Dutch_Reformed_Church_in_Africa gptkb:Reformed_Churches_in_South_Africa gptkb:Uniting_Reformed_Church_in_Southern_Africa
gptkbp:scripture	gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:separates	gptkb:Dutch_Reformed_Church_(Netherlands)
gptkbp:theology	gptkb:Calvinism
gptkbp:website	https://www.ngkerk.org.za/
gptkbp:worshipStyle	Presbyterian polity
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Dutch_Reformed_Mission_Church_Synod gptkb:Reformed_Churches_in_South_Africa_(GKSA)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7