Dominican Republic Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ) is a country located in the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands, along with Saint Martin, that are shared by two sovereign states. The Dominican Republic is the second-largest Caribbean nation by area (after Cuba) at , and third by population with approximately 10 million people, of which approximately three million live in the metropolitan area of Santo Domingo, the capital city. Christopher Columbus
Christian Reformed Church of the Dominican Republic denomination adheres to the Apostles Creed, Heidelberg Catechism and the Canons of Dort. Today Christian Reformed Schools educate over 4,500 students. In 2012 the Dominican Christian Reformed Church had 186 congregations, 125 ordained ministers and 12,000 members. It is a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. Christian Reformed Church of the Dominican Republic The Christian Reformed Church in the Dominican Republic () is a Reformed denomination founded by American missionaries. The Christian Reformed Church in North America began mission efforts in the Dominican Republic in the 1970s. In the 1980s the Christian Reformed Church in the Dominican Republic