The Evangelical Reformed Presbyterian Church (ERPC) was a denomination Presbyterian, formed in 2006, by churches that separate of Presbyterian Church in America and Orthodox Presbyterian Church, on the charge that both denominations would be tolerant of the Federal Vision of Covenant Theology.[2]
| Evangelical Reformed Presbyterian Church | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Reformed |
| Theology | Calvinist Evangelical |
| Polity | Presbyterian |
| Region | United States |
| Origin | 2006 |
| Separated from | Presbyterian Church in America and Orthodox Presbyterian Church |
| Congregations | 6 (2015)[1] |
In 2015 the denomination dissolved and its churches became independent.[3]
History
editThe Presbyterian churches originate from the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century. It is the Christian churches Protestant that adhere to Reformed theology and whose form of ecclesiastical organization is characterized by the government of an assembly of elders. Government Presbyterian is common in Protestant churches that were modeled after the Reformation Protestant Switzerland, notably in Switzerland, Scotland, Netherlands, France and portions of Prussia, of Ireland and, later, of United States.
In 2006, a group of churches split from Presbyterian Church in America and Orthodox Presbyterian Church, on the charge that both denominations would be tolerant of the Federal Vision of Covenant Theology. Together these churches constituted the Evangelical Reformed Presbyterian Church.[2][4]
The denomination reached 6 churches in 2015.[1][2] However, in October of the same year the IPRE was dissolved and its churches became independent since so.[3][5]
Doctrine
editThe denomination subscribed to the Westminster Confession of Faith, Westminster Larger Catechism and Westminster Shorter Catechism.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Churches Federated to the Evangelical Reformed Presbyterian Church". Archived from the original on April 28, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Report on Presbyterian Denominations in the United States". February 15, 2014. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c "History of the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Hatboro". Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "Minutes of the General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church" (PDF). June 5, 2013. p. 313. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "History of Stratford Presbyterian Church". Retrieved January 21, 2022.