One branch developed under the influence of theologians Ulrich Zwingli and John Calvin. The "Presbyterian" church flourished in Scotland and the "Reformed" church in northern Europe. particularly in the Netherlands. with an emphasis on the sovereignty of God. aith in Him alone for salvation. and the preeminence of Scripture in worship. Dutch Protestants brought their deep faith and their practical piety with them when they emigrated to the United States in the 1800s. My district in West Michigan has some of the deepest roots of DutchAmerican history and heritage in the country. Dutch explorers. traders and settlers were a significant part of the earliest European exploration of the New World. especially in New York and New Jersey. However. the first major wave of Dutch immigration began in the 1840s with the Calvinists. Like so many of the original settlers here in America. they wanted more religious liberty than they experienced in their home country. They dared to journey across the Atlantic to New York and then moved across northern New York and finally settled near the shores of Lake Michigan.
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