Reformed churches are basically Calvinist churches. Examples are the Dutch Reformed Church that, today in America, is known as the Reformed Church of America. Other reformed churches include the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and a number of other Presbyterian church denominations...Cumberland Presbyterian comes to mind. The United Church of Christ includes the former German Reformed Church and the Congregationalists. On the world stage, about 75 or so reformed denominations are joined together in the World Alliance of Reformed Churches or WARC. These include many Presbyterian denominations around the world but many non-Presbyterian reformed churches. Look up WARC on the web and see the US as well as the foreign denominations that are included. Interestingly, the Presbyterian Church of America or PCA is NOT a member of WARC nor in communion with reformed churches generally. Looking back to Washington County, MD history, the reformed churches of most interest would be the Presbyterian Church and the German Reformed Church that now is the UCC. Congregationalists were primarily in New England and not in Maryland. I hope this is helpful. John M. Rhodes

Very. Thank you John. My ancestor in Question was a German immigrant who settled in MD in 1752. My New England Ancestors were all Irish Catholics who arrived from 1851 on. Alice ----- Original Message ----- From: <John112G3@aol.com> To: <MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 7:50 PM Subject: Re: [MDWASHIN] Reformed Church Records Question > Reformed churches are basically Calvinist churches. Examples are the > Dutch > Reformed Church that, today in America, is known as the Reformed Church of > America. Other reformed churches include the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) > and a > number of other Presbyterian church denominations...Cumberland > Presbyterian > comes to mind. The United Church of Christ includes the former German > Reformed > Church and the Congregationalists. On the world stage, about 75 or so > reformed > denominations are joined together in the World Alliance of Reformed > Churches > or WARC. These include many Presbyterian denominations around the world > but > many non-Presbyterian reformed churches. Look up WARC on the web and see > the > US as well as the foreign denominations that are included. Interestingly, > the > Presbyterian Church of America or PCA is NOT a member of WARC nor in > communion > with reformed churches generally. Looking back to Washington County, MD > history, the reformed churches of most interest would be the Presbyterian > Church > and the German Reformed Church that now is the UCC. Congregationalists > were > primarily in New England and not in Maryland. I hope this is helpful. > John M. Rhodes > > > ==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== > If you have any problems feel free to address those to the list > administrator: MDWASHIN-admin@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Expand your family tree. Search more than 200 million names in > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >