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Reformed Presbyterian churches describe their theology as apostolic, Protestant, Reformed (or Calvinistic), and evangelical. Members of the communion follow a historical-grammatical interpretation of the Bible, which is reflected in many of their stances on moral issues such as abortion , homosexuality , and gambling laws.
Having been initiated in 2004 by theologian D. A. Carson and pastor Tim Keller, [4] [5] TGC describe their mission as being “deeply committed to renewing our faith in the gospel of Christ and to reforming our ministry practices to conform fully to the Scriptures.” [6] The Gospel Coalition, Carson wrote in 2018, is "not a monolith; we are a coalition.
In 1990, the Reformed Presbyterian Church divided into four presbyteries and changed its name to the Reformed Presbyterian Church in the Americas. The following year three of the four presbyteries chose to depart, citing the Reformed Presbyterian Church in America's failure to establish and maintain a system of church discipline and inability ...
The Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Reformed Presbyterian Church has held to the Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms since the 17th century. Instead of adopting revised versions of the Confession, as most other Westminsterian Presbyterian churches in North America have done, the RPCNA ...
The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church was formed by the union of two Presbyterian groups, which included most of the members of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, in 1803. [11] After the establishment of the NAPARC, the two denominations established a relationship.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church - around 22,459 members (2018) [1] - Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist, Covenanter & Seceder; Bible Presbyterian Church - around 3,500 members - Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist; partially: Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches - around 15,000 members - Evangelical/Orthodox, Dutch Reformed ...
The Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC), formerly the Confederation of Reformed Evangelical Churches, [2] was founded in 1998 as a body of churches that hold to Reformed theology. [3] Member churches include those from Presbyterian, Reformed, and Reformed Baptist backgrounds.
The acronym "ECO" came from its original denominational name, which was the Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians. [10] Because the nickname stuck, the denomination kept it and repurposed it to represent ECO's three-fold commitment to make disciples of Jesus Christ (Evangelical), connect leaders through accountable relationships and encourage collaboration (Covenant), and commit to a ...