List of Presbyterian and Reformed denominations in North America explained
This is a list of Presbyterian and Reformed denominations in North America.
Presbyterian denominations
Larger Presbyterian denominations
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- partially: Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches - around 15,000 members - Evangelical/Orthodox, Dutch Reformed/Presbyterian, Calvinist
- Cumberland Presbyterian Church - around 65,087 members (2019)[2] - Liberal, Presbyterian, Arminian
- Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America - around 6,500 members - Liberal, Presbyterian, Arminian
- Evangelical Assembly of Presbyterian Churches in America- 73 churches in the USA - formed by churches of Korean and Chinese origin.
- ECO (Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians) - more than 129,765 members, 320 churches and 500 Pastors (2018)[3] - Evangelical, Presbyterian[4] [5]
- Evangelical Presbyterian Church - around 122,216 members (2018)[6] - Evangelical, Presbyterian, Charismatic[7]
- Korean-American Presbyterian Church - around 53,000 members - Conservative Evangelical, Korean-Presbyterian, Calvinist
- National Presbyterian Church in Mexico - around 2,800,000 members [8] - Conservative Calvinist
- Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad - around 55,000 members - Progressive Evangelical, Korean-Presbyterian
- Orthodox Presbyterian Church - around 31,472 members (2019)[9] - Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist
- Presbyterian Church in America - around 383,338 members (2020)[10] - Evangelical, Presbyterian, Calvinist[11]
- Presbyterian Church in Canada - around 225,000 members - Presbyterian
- Presbyterian Church (USA) - around 1,140,665 members (2022) - Liberal, Presbyterian[12]
- Presbyterian Reformed Church of Mexico - 26,000 members[13] - Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist
- Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America - around 7,800 members - Orthodox, Exclusive Psalmody, A cappella, Covenanter, Presbyterian, Calvinist
- partially: United Church of Canada - around 388,000 members (as of 12/31/2018) - Liberal, Presbyterian & Congregational & Methodist[14]
- World Korean Presbyterian Church - around 300 churches - Conservative Fundamentalist, Korean-Presbyterian, Calvinist
Smaller Presbyterian denominations
- American Presbyterian Church - Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist
- Covenant Presbyterian Church - Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist
- Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church - Orthodox, 1646 Westminster Confession, Presbyterian, Calvinist[15]
- Evangel Presbytery - Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist
- Faith Presbytery, Bible Presbyterian Church
- Free Presbyterian Church - Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist
- Independent Presbyterian Church in Mexico - 2,500 members and 35 congregations - Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist
- National Conservative Presbyterian Church in Mexico - Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist
- Puritan Reformed Church
- Reformed Presbyterian Church - Hanover Presbytery - Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist
- Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly - Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist
- Reformed Presbytery in North America - Orthodox, Covenanter Presbyterian, Calvinist
- Upper Cumberland Presbyterian Church - less than 1000 members - Conservative, Presbyterian, Four-Point Calvinist
- Vanguard Presbytery - Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist
Korean Presbyterian denominations
Scottish Presbyterian denominations
Chart of splits and mergers of North American Presbyterian churches[16]
Congregational denominations
- partially: United Church of Canada - ~2,800,000 members - Liberal, Presbyterian & Congregational & Methodist
- partially: United Church of Christ - 712,296 members and 4,603 churches - Liberal, German Reformed & Congregational[17]
- National Association of Congregational Christian Churches - ~35,000 members and 300 churches
- Conservative Congregational Christian Conference - ~41,000 members and 300 churches- Evangelical, Congregational
- Congregational Christian Churches in Canada - ~7,000 members - Evangelical, Congregational
- Evangelical Association of Reformed and Congregational Christian Churches
US Congregational Family Tree
Note that ESNA, RCUS and E&R churches held to presbyterian polity.
European Reformed denominations
Episcopal/Anglican Reformed denominations
Dutch Reformed denominations
- 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)
- Evangelical Reformed Church in America - Conservative, Evangelical, Calvinist, Orthodox, Dutch Reformed
- Kingdom Network - 5 churches - Evangelical, Conservative, Dutch Reformed, Calvinistic
- Reformed Church in America - around 240,000 members - Liberal & Conservative, Dutch Reformed
- United Reformed Churches in North America - around 23,302 members - Orthodox, Dutch Reformed, Calvinistic
- Canadian and American Reformed Churches - around 17,729 members - Orthodox, Dutch Reformed, Calvinistic
- partially: Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches - around 15,000 members - Evangelical/Orthodox, Dutch Reformed/Presbyterian, Calvinistic
- Netherlands Reformed Congregations - around 10,790 members - Puritan, Dutch Reformed, Calvinistic
- Reformed Congregations in North America
- Protestant Reformed Churches in America - around 8,055 members - Orthodox, Dutch Reformed, strictly Calvinistic
- Free Reformed Churches in North America - around 4,689 members - Orthodox, Dutch Reformed, Calvinistic
- Heritage Reformed Congregations - around 2,000 members - Puritan, Dutch Reformed, Calvinistic
- Orthodox Christian Reformed Church - around 1,500 members - Orthodox, Dutch Reformed, Calvinistic
German and French Reformed denominations
Other European Reformed denominations
Chart of splits and mergers of North American Continental Reformed and Congregationalist churches
Reformed Baptist
Reformed Charismatic
Uniting and United denominations
Other
See also
External links
- Reformed-Online
- http://naparc.org/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20141111183209/http://www.tateville.com/churches.html
- http://reformednet.us
Notes and References
- Web site: Minutes of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (USA) 2020 Synod. July 23, 2021.
- Web site: 2020 Cumberland Presbyterian Church Statistics, page 29. 2020. July 19, 2022.
- Web site: One Measure of a Flourishing Church: Our Mutual Spurring . Allin . Dana . September 30, 2019 . October 8, 2020 . September 24, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200924155926/https://eco-pres.org/one-measure-of-a-flourishing-church-our-mutual-spurring/ . dead .
- Web site: Lee . James . Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) - PC(USA) leaders report on talks with ECO . 16 October 2017 .
- Web site: Lee . James . Membership .
- Web site: Minute of 41ª General Assembly of Evangelical Presbyterian Church. 2021-07-27.
- https://epc.org/about/ ABOUT THE EPC
- http://www.executivaipb.com.br/Atas_CE_SC/SC/SC%202010/doc31_320.pdf
- Web site: 2020 Orthodox Presbyterian Church General Assembly Report. December 31, 2019. 284. June 1, 2021.
- Web site: PCA Statistics Five Year Summary.
- Web site: PCA Statistics. Lee . James .
- Web site: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) - PC(USA) church membership still in decline . May 2023 .
- Web site: Iglesia Presbiteriana Reformada de México : Presbiterios . 2013-04-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130627035909/http://www.iprmsg.org/wp/?page_id=2 . 2013-06-27 .
- https://www.united-church.ca/sites/default/files/resources/united-church-statistics-dec2019.pdf United Church Statistics
- Web site: Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church. 2020-12-01. www.covref.org.
- Much of this is based on Presbyterian Family Connections. Deviations are footnoted.
- Web site: SUMMARY STATISTICS 1955 - 2022 . 22 November 2023 . United Church of Christ.
- Web site: A statistical profile 2020:Research from the ucc center for analytics, research and data (CARD) – United Church of Christ . January 28, 2022.