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Park Street Congregational Church, founded in 1809, is a historic and active evangelical congregational church in Downtown Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The Park Street Church is a member of the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference. Church membership records are private, but the congregation has over 1,200 members.
Originally located at Hartford and C Streets, the church purchased the former United Auto Workers union hall located at 32 South Street in downtown Framingham in 1994. The (former) Assemblies of God New England District and a Bible School were located on Route 9 in Framingham Center until their sale in 1957.
Alliance of Reformed Churches - 125 churches - Evangelical, Conservative, Dutch Reformed, Calvinistic Christian Reformed Church in North America - around 245,217 members - Evangelical , Conservative , Dutch Reformed , Calvinistic , Egalitarian (women can assume any church office)
Soon, conservatives became concerned with a proposed merger with the Evangelical and Reformed (E&R) church, fearing it would compromise their polity. Additionally, the terms of the proposed merger first required a 75% affirmative vote from all churches, but only received 53%. [8] In 1948, the Fellowship established itself as the CCCC. [5]
The Congregational churches adhered to congregational polity where local congregations remained legally autonomous and independent. Congregations managed their own internal affairs through church meetings where all church members were entitled to vote. The church meeting elected the congregation's minister and deacons. [7]
The United Reformed Churches in North America (URCNA) is a theologically conservative federation of Reformed churches founded in 1996. Many churches joined the URCNA after splitting from the Christian Reformed Church in North America denomination.
The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (ARPC) is a theologically conservative denomination in North America. The ARPC was formed by the merger of the Associate Presbytery ( seceder ) with the Reformed Presbytery ( covenanter ) in 1782.
More conservative clergy and members united to form the Eureka Classis of the RCUS, in order to continue classical Reformed worship and polity. In 1934, the RCUS merged with the Evangelical Synod of North America (ESNA) to form the Evangelical and Reformed Church. ESNA featured a mix of both Lutheran and Reformed theology, reflecting the ...