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The Book of Order is a governing document of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), abbreviated as PC(USA). It is divided into four parts: The Foundations of Presbyterian Polity, Form of Government, Directory for Worship, and Rules of Discipline. The Book of Order is designated "Part 2" of the PC(USA) Constitution. "Part 1" is the Book of Confessions.
5,285 (end of 2023) [4] Official website. www .pcanet .org. The Presbyterian Church in America ( PCA) is the second-largest Presbyterian church body, behind the Presbyterian Church (USA), and the largest conservative Calvinist denomination in the United States. The PCA is Reformed in theology and presbyterian in government.
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 ...
ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians is an evangelical Presbyterian denomination in the United States. As a Presbyterian church, ECO adheres to Reformed theology and Presbyterian polity. It was established in 2012 by former congregations and members of the Presbyterian Church (USA), abbreviated PC (USA).
Influential denomination Presbyterian Church in America narrowly rejects constitutional restriction on women preaching right after similar SBC debate.
The Presbyterian Church (USA) adheres to Reformed theology. [86] The Book of Order of the Presbyterian Church teaches: The election of the people of God for service as well as for salvation; Covenant life marked by a disciplined concern for order in the church according to the Word of God;
The most recent one is an amendment to PCA Book of Church Order section 38-1, a provision commonly known as “case without process.” Essentially the equivalent of a guilty plea in the civilian ...
Presently, the primary liturgical book of the Presbyterian Church (USA) is The Book of Common Worship of 1993, published in cooperation with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church . These books are not commonly used in the pews, but are resources for pastors in the preparation for Sunday worship, as well as for devotional use by church members and ...