Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes ProCon History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture Money Videos
Protestant Church in the Netherlands
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Read Next
Boat travels down a canal in Amersterdam, The Netherlands
11 Amazing Paintings in the Netherlands
Candles Burning On Table In Church
What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?
Colorful mulitcolord illuminated gallery tunnel rainbow passage under NAI building, Netherlands Architecture Institute near Museum Park, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
6 Buildings You'll Want to Visit in the Netherlands
Map of the Netherlands
Is "Holland" the Same Place as "the Netherlands"?
Discover
Thanksgiving Turkey with all the sides
Why Do We Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving?
Mother tickling her daughter, sitting in a garden
Why Can’t You Tickle Yourself?
Santa Claus flying in his sleigh, christmas, reindeer
Was Santa Claus a Real Person?
NBA Lakers Celtics Finals Kevin Garnett shooting.
10 Great Sports Rivalries
Plato (left) and Aristotle, detail from School of Athens, fresco by Raphael, 1508-11; in the Stanza della Segnatura, the Vatican. Plato points to the heavens and the realm of Forms, Aristotle to the earth and the realm of things.
Plato and Aristotle: How Do They Differ?
Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1855), founder of the house of Rothschild; lithograph by Friedrich Lieder, c. 1830.
Where Do Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories About the Rothschild Family Come From?
The tomb of Saint Nicholas in the crypt of the Basilica di San Nicola, Bari, Apulia, Italy
Do the Relics of Saint Nicholas Really Emit a Holy Substance?

Protestant Church in the Netherlands

Dutch Protestant church
verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Feedback
Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login).
Thank you for your feedback

Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.

External Websites
Also known as: Nederlands Gereformeerde Kerken, Protestantse Kerk in Nederland
Written and fact-checked by
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors.
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Article History
Quick Facts
Dutch:
Protestantse Kerk in Nederland
Date:
May 2004 - present
Areas Of Involvement:
Protestantism
See all related content

Protestant Church in the Netherlands, united Christian church, largest Protestant church in the Netherlands, formed in the merger of three Dutch churches. In May 2004, after nearly 20 years of negotiations, the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Nederlands Gereformeerde Kerken; then the second largest Protestant church in the country), the Netherlands Reformed Church, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Kingdom of the Netherlands merged to form the Protestant Church in the Netherlands. This church claimed about 2.5 million members in 2008.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Laura Etheredge.