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The Free Reformed Churches of Australia (FRCA) are a federation of 18 congregations, [1] 16 in Western Australia, two in Tasmania and a home-congregation in Cairns. At the start of 2016 the total membership was 4,663. [ 2 ]
This denomination was established by post-World War II Dutch migrants in 1951.Many of the migrants had been members of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands.They had no desire to start new congregations in their new home, and had been advised to seek the pastoral care of the Scottish Free Presbyterians (i.e. the Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia) upon their arrival in Australia. [5]
Presbyterian Church of Australia: 546 : 1901: Formed in 1901 by a union of state Presbyterian churches. In 1977, two-thirds of the PCA amalgamated with other denominations to form the Uniting Church in Australia. Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia: 14 : Exclusive psalmody : 1843: The PCEA formed as a result of the Disruption of 1843 in ...
Free Reformed Churches may refer to the following churches associated with the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated): Free Reformed Churches of Australia; Free Reformed Churches of South Africa; It may also refer to the unrelated Free Reformed Churches of North America; Free Reformed Church of Germany (episcopal)
Australian Friends; Australian Baptist Ministries; Open Brethren; Christian Reformed Churches of Australia; Churches of Christ; Fellowship of Congregational Churches; Lutheran Church of Australia; Presbyterian Church of Australia; Uniting Church in Australia; Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia
Crest of the Presbyterian Church of Australia. Ministers and elders of the Presbyterian Church of Australia are required to agree to the Westminster Confession of Faith as their subordinate authority under the Bible. [12] [13] "Along with other true Christian churches, the Presbyterian Church believes that the Bible is the infallible Word of God.
The Reformed Presbyterian Church of Australia is a Reformed church in Australia. It is a small Presbyterian church numbering slightly over 200 persons with its largest congregation in the area of Geelong, Victoria. The first church, in Geelong, was started in 1858.
The Churches of Christ in Australia is a Reformed Restorationist denomination. [1] It is affiliated with the Disciples Ecumenical Consultative Council and the World Communion of Reformed Churches. Key features of the church's worship are the weekly celebration of the Lord's Supper presided over by a lay person and believer's baptism. This ...