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[36] [37] [38] Several PC(USA) breakaway groups like New Covenant Presbyterian Church in McComb, MS which broke from J.J. White Memorial Presbyterian Church in 2007, [39] [40] [41] and First Scot's Presbyterian Church, PCA in Beaufort, South Carolina (formerly First Scots Independent Presbyterian Church) voted to affiliate with the PCA.
The United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (UPCUSA) was the largest branch of Presbyterianism in the United States from May 28, 1958, to 1983. It was formed by the union of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (PCUSA), often referred to as the "Northern" Presbyterian Church, with the United Presbyterian Church of North America (UPCNA), a smaller church of ...
Presbyterian Church in the USA (1916), The Constitution of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath-School Work. Rogers, Jack B. (Summer 1981). "Biblical Authority and Confessional Change". Journal of Presbyterian History. 59 (2). Presbyterian Historical Society: 131 ...
Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (1861) Absorbed: Independent Presbyterian Church (1863); United Synod of the South (1864); parts of the Associate Reformed Church (1867,1870) Separations: Presbyterian Church in America (1973) Merged into: Presbyterian Church (USA), 1983: Congregations: 4,250 in 1982: Members: 814,931 in 1982 ...
The Presbyterian Church (USA), abbreviated PCUSA, is a mainline Protestant denomination in the United States.It is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the country, known for its liberal stance on doctrine and its ordaining of women and members of the LGBT community as elders and ministers.
Crossed Fingers: How the Liberals Captured the Presbyterian Church by Gary North (1996) Pearl S. Buck: A Cultural Biography by Peter Conn (1996) A Brief History of the Presbyterians by James H. Smylie (1996) Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate over Science and Religion by Edward J. Larson (1998)
The Presbyterian Church in America, an influential evangelical Christian denomination, gathers for its 50th General Assembly on June 14, 2023, at the Renasant Convention Center in Downtown Memphis.
There are 16 synods in PC(USA). A synod is a regional governing body that is made up of presbyteries. Synods are classified as either programmatic or reduced-function. [1] [2] The following are the synods of the PC(USA): [3] [4] Synod of Alaska-Northwest; Synod of Boriquen (Puerto Rico) Synod of the Covenant (programmatic)