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The PCA has its roots in theological controversies over liberalism in Christianity and neo-orthodoxy that had been a point of contention in the Presbyterian Church in the United States which had split from the mainline Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A along regional lines at the beginning of the Civil War.
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 ...
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)
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 ...
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America - around 7,800 members - Orthodox, Exclusive Psalmody, A cappella, Covenanter, Presbyterian, Calvinist partially: United Church of Canada - around 388,000 members (as of 12/31/2018) - Liberal, Presbyterian & Congregational & Methodist [ 14 ]
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.
Membership in the ARP Church is concentrated in the Southeastern United States, especially North Carolina and South Carolina. [6] There are also numerous congregations in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Virginia. [6] The ARPC has churches in Canada and in most states of the United States.