The struggle around the sacraments, Psalm singing, and church membership led to the formation of the Christian Reformed Church as members separated from the Reformed Church of America. This separation was based on doctrinal struggle.

The confessions and the catechism have an important place in the church. Neglecting and changing some of the confessions resulted in the formation of the Christian Reformed Church as members separated from the Reformed Church of America.

One of the battles which resulted in the formation of the Christian Reformed Church was that members of Freemasons where allowed to be church members of the Reformed Church of America. This led to members separating from this church and forming the Christian Reformed Church.

The sacraments are an important part of church worship. A failure to guard the Lord's Supper table and to celebrate the sacraments in a biblical way led to the formation of the Christian Reformed Church, when she seceded from Reformed Church of America in 1857.

Tracing the singing of Psalms from the Reformation and the Church Order of Dordt, this article shows that the Secession of 1857 which led to the formation of the Christian Reformed Church was the result of a struggle for the worship of God through the songs He gave His church. It focused on a return to Psalm singing.

This article paints a historical overview of the birth of the Christian Reformed Church, covering the persecution in the Netherlands, the migration to America, and the separation from the Reformed Church of America.