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The churches that formed the Presbyterian Church of Australia were the Presbyterian Churches of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia. [3] These state churches were (and still are) incorporated by separate Acts of Parliament (i.e. by the respective State Parliaments) for property holding purposes.
Two churches created from Scottish preachers. 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
James Forbes – minister of the Free Presbyterian Church of Victoria and founder of the Melbourne Academy, a college for boys (later Scotch College). Friedrich Hagenauer – Presbyterian minister; founder of Ramahyuck Mission to house the members of the Ganai tribe who survived attacks in west and central Gippsland
From 1901 to 1977, the PCV was the largest of the state Presbyterian churches. [3] In 1977, the majority of congregations left to join the Uniting Church in Australia. The Presbyterian Church of Victoria accepts the Westminster Confession of Faith as its subordinate standard, read in the light of a Declaratory Statement of 1901.
In August 1894 Ferguson was inducted to St Stephen's, Phillip Street, Sydney, the largest Presbyterian congregation in Australia. His ministry in Sydney was very successful. [1] Ferguson took full part in Australian religious and public life, becoming moderator-general in 1909.
Church Image Built Location City Description; First Kilrea Presbyterian Church: 1873 founded Kilrea, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland: Second Ballyeaston Presbyterian Church: 1768 founded Mount Merrion Avenue
Former Presbyterian churches in Western Australia (2 P) Pages in category "Former Presbyterian churches in Australia" This category contains only the following page.
This category is for churches which are not within the Uniting Church in Australia (which includes some congregations that were formerly Presbyterian). Subcategories This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.