Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches

The denomination began in 1998 as the Confederation of Reformed Evangelicals (CRE). The founding churches were Community Evangelical Fellowship in Moscow, Idaho; Eastside Evangelical Fellowship (Trinity Church) in Bellevue, Washington; and Wenatchee Evangelical Fellowship in Wenatchee, Washington. Its co-founders include Douglas Wilson. The name was changed to the Confederation of Reformed Evangelical Churches in 2004, and then, in 2011, to the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches. As of 2020, the CREC was estimated to have around 15,000 members. According to World magazine, the CREC "grew rapidly during the pandemic, due to its staunch opposition to COVID-19 restrictions." ==Doctrine==

The Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches holds to Reformed theology as set forth in the Westminster Standards, Three Forms of Unity, and 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith. On some doctrines, such as the Federal Vision, paedocommunion, and paedobaptism, the CREC allows each church to determine its own position. The Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches requires that all member churches adopt a statement of faith including the Apostles' Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Definition of Chalcedon, and at least one of the following historic confessions: • Westminster Confession of Faith (1647) • American Westminster Confession of Faith (1789) • The Three Forms of Unity: • Belgic Confession (1561) • Heidelberg Catechism (1563) • Canons of Dort (1619) • The London Baptist Confession (1689) • The Savoy Declaration (1658) • Second Helvetic Confession (1566) • 39 Articles (1571) • The Reformed Evangelical Confession The CREC rejects both modernism and fundamentalism. It has published a number of "memorials", which among other things affirm Young Earth creationism, deprecate government schooling, and reject women in combat. While non-partisan, CREC churches are "uniformly hostile to the leftist agenda". According to religion scholar Julie Ingersoll, the CREC is strongly influenced by Christian Reconstructionism. The CREC includes adherents of Federal Vision theology. ==Worship and government==

Paedocommunion is a CREC distinctive, Household voting is common. ==Resources==

• New Saint Andrews College • Theopolis Institute • Canon Press ==Notable members==

• Pete Hegseth • Peter Leithart • Rich Lusk • Isaiah P. Taylor • Steve Wilkins • Douglas Wilson • N. D. Wilson ==References==