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Historical chart of Presbyterian denominations in the United States. ... Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church - Orthodox, 1646 Westminster Confession, ...
The Covenant Presbyterian Church (CPC) is a Protestant, Reformed denomination, founded in the United States in 2006 by a group of churches that split from the Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly. [2] [3] [4] [5]
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.
A Christian denomination is a distinct religious body within Christianity, identified by traits such as a name, organization and doctrine.Individual bodies, however, may use alternative terms to describe themselves, such as church, convention, communion, assembly, house, union, network, or sometimes fellowship.
Following the removal of the bar on homosexual clergy in the PC (U.S.A.) on the denominational level in 2010, many churches left the denomination, joining either the Evangelical Presbyterian Church and or the Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians, which became its own denomination in 2012.
Most Presbyterian denominations share same name, the Presbyteian Church in Korea, tracing back their history to the United Presbyterian Assembly. There are 15 million Protestants in South Korea, about 9 millions are Presbyterians and there are more than 100 Presbyterian denominations.
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 ...
Reformed Presbyterian Church – Hanover Presbytery; Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly; Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States; Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America; Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod