
Quick Facts
Founded
Mid-20th-century Dutch Reformed immigrant congregation
Denomination
FRCNA
Service Times
Sunday morning and afternoon
Men's Ministry
Yes
Kids Ministry
Yes
Pastor Credentials
FRCNA-ordained minister

10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
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Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
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Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
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Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
Canons of Dort sovereign grace.
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Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
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Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
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Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
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Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
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Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
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Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
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Assessment
Free Reformed Brantford is part of the Southern Ontario Dutch Reformed immigrant heritage cluster. Standard FRCNA confessional posture: Three Forms of Unity, experiential Dutch Reformed preaching, regulative principle, Psalm singing, male-only ordination. Brantford is one of several FRCNA congregations in the Hamilton/Brantford/St. Thomas corridor — a unique density of confessional Continental Reformed witness.
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Last reviewed:
2026-05-16
— Annual review recommended