Evangelical Reformed Presbyterian Church Explained

Evangelical Reformed Presbyterian Church
Main Classification:Protestant
Theology:Calvinist Evangelical
Orientation:Reformed
Polity:Presbyterian
Founded Date:2006
Separated From:Presbyterian Church in America and Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Area:United States
Congregations:6 (2015)[1]

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]

In 2015 the denomination dissolved and its churches became independent.[3]

History

The 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, ScotlandNetherlandsFrance 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

The denomination subscribed to the Westminster Confession of Faith, Westminster Larger Catechism and Westminster Shorter Catechism.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20150428051851/http://www.erpchurch.org/Congregations/Congregations.htm. Churches Federated to the Evangelical Reformed Presbyterian Church. April 28, 2015. January 21, 2022.
  2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20141111183209/http://www.tateville.com/churches.html. November 11, 2014. Report on Presbyterian Denominations in the United States. February 15, 2014. January 21, 2022.
  3. Web site: History of the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Hatboro. January 21, 2022.
  4. Web site: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. 313. June 5, 2013. January 21, 2022.
  5. Web site: History of Stratford Presbyterian Church . January 21, 2022.