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The EPC began as a result of prayer meetings in 1980 and 1981 by pastors and elders increasingly alienated by liberalism in the "northern" branch of Presbyterianism (the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., a predecessor of the Presbyterian Church (USA)). Two cases served as important catalysts in their separation: the Kenyon Case of 1975 ...
The Presbyterian Church in the United States of America has its roots in the territory of the Synod of the Trinity, which was founded as the Synod of Philadelphia in 1717 following the division of the Presbytery of Philadelphia into three presbyteries (Philadelphia, New Castle, and Long Island), with the synod as a superior body. [1]
The Reformed Presbyterian Church, General Synod adhered to the Solemn League and Covenant and was of the Covenanter tradition. It was formed in 1833 when the Reformed Presbyterian Church divided over issue of allegiance to the Constitution. One group named Reformed Presbyterian Church, General Synod allowed its members to vote and to hold office.
Evangelical Presbyterian Church (established 1956), a denomination that, through a series of mergers, eventually became part of the Presbyterian Church in America Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Evangelical Presbyterian Church .
Other, smaller American Presbyterian bodies, such as the Presbyterian Church in America, [136] the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, [137] the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, [138] the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, [139] and the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches [140] condemn same-sex sexual behavior as incompatible with ...
Oakmont connects to Haverford Road and Ardmore by the SEPTA private busway for the 103 bus route, originally right-of-way for the trolley rails. It is the first private busway in the United States. [9] The Newtown Square Branch railway line once extended through Oakmont as well. It was cut in 1963 to terminate in Oakmont and abandoned in 1981. [9]
Trinity Presbyterian Church 1892 APRHS 340 640 Berwyn Avenue Berwyn: 1st church built 1862 Tyrone Presbyterian Church: 1871 402 Jimtown Road Dawson: Founded 1774, Four Churches have been built on the site of the present-day Building. Union Presbyterian Church & Cemetery APRHS 376 Cowansville: Upper Octorara Presbyterian Church 1840 APRHS 31
The Presbyterian Church (USA), abbreviated PCUSA, is a mainline Protestant denomination in the United States.It is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the country, known for its liberal stance on doctrine and its ordaining of women and members of the LGBT community as elders and ministers.