Old Reformed congregations in the Netherlands
The Old Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands ( Dutch : Oud Gereformeerde Gemeenten in Nederland ) are a Dutch church association with 18,500 members (2010) belonging to the denominational group of the Reformed Churches . They are also (pejoratively) referred to as belonging to the Black Stocking Churches. Most of the social life of these people takes place among themselves. You meet mainly in church, school, club and also at work. In the political field, many members of the church vote for the Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij . The Church is missionary with the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland in Zimbabwe and Malawi .
The largest municipalities are Barneveld , Geldermalsen , Hardinxveld-Giessendam , Kinderdijk , Krimpen aan den IJssel , Stavenisse , Rijssen and Urk .