The CRC emerged from the Dutch immigrant community in the U.S., which is centered in western Michigan. It is slightly more liberal overall than the three smaller churches which separated from it—the [[Protestant Reformed Church]], the [[Orthodox Christian Reformed Church]] and the [[United Reformed Churches in North America]]—but more conservative than the other major body of Dutch origin, the [[Reformed Church in America]]. | The CRC emerged from the Dutch immigrant community in the U.S., which is centered in western Michigan. It is slightly more liberal overall than the three smaller churches which separated from it—the [[Protestant Reformed Church]], the [[Orthodox Christian Reformed Church]] and the [[United Reformed Churches in North America]]—but more conservative than the other major body of Dutch origin, the [[Reformed Church in America]]. |