Evangelical and Reformed Church, Protestant denomination established in 1934 by the union of the German Reformed Church and the Evangelical Synod of North America. These two religious bodies shared a German-language heritage, a similar form of church organization, and evangelical enthusiasm.
The Evangelical and Reformed Church was governed according to the presbyterian system; legislative authority was vested in a general synod, which met every three years. The denomination conducted missionary work, operated hospitals, and maintained homes for the elderly, children, epileptics, and the retarded.
The church recognized the Heidelberg Catechism of 1563, Luther’s Catechisms, and the Augsburg confession as standards of doctrine. Separate congregations were permitted latitude in choosing specific points of faith and worship, but certain forms and hymns were recommended by the general synod. Baptism and the Eucharist were considered the only sacraments authorized by the New Testament. In 1957 the Evangelical and Reformed Church merged with the Congregational Christian churches to form the United Church of Christ. See also Congregationalism.
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