List of Presbyterian and Reformed denominations in Australia explained

A number of Presbyterian and Reformed denominations exist in Australia.

List

Active

NameNumber of congregationsBible translationSingingOriginNotes
Evangelical Presbyterian Church3 http://www.epc.org.au/congregations/index.phpKJV only Exclusive psalmody 1961 Formed in Tasmania by members who left other non-reformed denominations. Various Schisms. Denies free offer of the gospel. http://www.epc.org.au/literature/modern-moderate-calvinism-8.html
Free Presbyterian Church (Ulster)4 http://kingstonfpc.org/australianchurches/KJV only https://lockfpcsermons.com.au/about-us/1970s Independent churches approached and joined the Ulster FPC.
Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland2 https://www.fpchurch.org.uk/locations/?wpv-country=australia&wpv_aux_current_post_id=2404&wpv_view_count=25272-TCPID2404KJV only http://sydneyfpchurch.org.au/resources-links/important-documentsExclusive psalmody http://www.sydneyfpchurch.org.au/about-us/our-services1970s Two churches created from Scottish preachers.
Presbyterian Church of Australia546 https://preskey.org.au/index.php/church-list.html1901 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 Australia14 https://www.pcea.org.au/index.php/congregations#-36.4636198/143.2858888/4Exclusive psalmody https://www.pcea.org.au/index.php/about-us/how-we-worship1843 The PCEA formed as a result of the Disruption of 1843 in Scotland.
Presbyterian Reformed Church3 + 4 others in South Pacific https://prc.org.au/congregations/1967 Originally PCA. Broke away over theological liberalism.
Reformed Presbyterian Church3 http://rpca.org.au/find-a-church/Exclusive psalmody http://rpca.org.au/resources/singing-the-psalms/19th centuryFormed by migrant Irish Covenanters. Part of the Reformed Presbyterian Global Alliance
Southern Presbyterian Church2 http://www.spc.org.au/where-to-find-us.htmlKJV only http://www.spc.org.au/what-we-believe.htmlExclusive psalmody http://www.spc.org.au/what-we-believe.html1986 Originally EPC.
Westminster Presbyterian Church15 http://wpc.org.au/find-church/1970 Began with support from the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod.
Australian Free Church2 http://www.australianfreechurch.com.au/locations.htmlKJV only http://www.australianfreechurch.com.au/Exclusive psalmody http://www.australianfreechurch.com.au/1979 Originally PCEA. Broke away over King James Bible.
Christian Reformed Churches60 https://crca.org.au/about-the-crca/find-a-church#-35.2837850/141.8224792/4/cats/193;194;195;196;197;198;1991951 Formed by Dutch migrants who were associated with the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands.
Free Reformed Churches19 https://frca.org.au/churches.cgi1951 Formed by Dutch migrants who were associated with the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated).
Hungarian Reformed Church2After World War II Formed by Hungarian migrants.
Reformation Presbyterian Church4 + 1 in USA https://reformation-presbyterian-church-australian-presbytery.org/congregations/Masoretic Text and Textus Receptus https://reformationpresbyterian.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/doctrinal-standards-and-protocols-of-the-presbytery_2014.03.12.pdf Exclusive Psalmody https://reformationpresbyterian.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/establishing-the-worship-of-god_2017.03.16.pdf 2010 https://reformationpresbyterian.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/a-brief-history-of-the-rpcap_narrative-only_2021.02.19.pdf

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