P CA ) ▁Re formed ▁Church ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( RC US ) ▁United ▁Re formed ▁Church es ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁( UR C NA ) ▁ ▁Mid - America ' s ▁commit ment ▁to ▁the ological ▁education ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁conf essional ▁alleg iance ▁rather ▁than ▁denomin ational ▁affili ation . ▁ ▁Most ▁fac ulty ▁and ▁board ▁members ▁were ▁formerly ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Christian ▁Re formed ▁Church ▁but ▁are ▁now ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁Re formed ▁Church es . ▁Additionally , ▁about ▁a ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁are ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church . ▁All ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁are ▁committed ▁to ▁the ▁Holy ▁Script ures ▁as ▁the ▁inf al li ble ▁and ▁in err ant ▁Word ▁of ▁God , ▁and ▁in ▁conform ity ▁with ▁the ▁Word ▁are ▁committed ▁to ▁the ▁ec umen ical ▁cre eds ▁of ▁Christ end om ▁( the ▁Apost les ' ▁Cre ed , ▁Ath anas ian ▁Cre ed , ▁and ▁Nic ene ▁Cre ed ) ▁and ▁the ▁Re formed ▁Conf essions ▁( the ▁Belg ic ▁Conf ession , ▁the ▁Heidel berg ▁C ate ch ism , ▁the ▁Can ons ▁of ▁Dort , ▁and ▁the ▁West min ster ▁Conf ession ▁of ▁Fa ith ) ▁as ▁faith fully ▁setting ▁forth ▁the ▁system ▁of ▁truth ▁taught ▁in ▁Script ure . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁The ▁sem inary ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁when ▁a ▁group ▁of