List of Presbyterian and Reformed denominations in North America
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This is a list of Presbyterian and Reformed denominations in North America.
Presbyterian denominations
Larger Presbyterian denominations
- Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church – around 22,459 members (2018)[1] – Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist, Covenanter & Seceder
- Bible Presbyterian Church – around 3,500 members – Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist
- 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 80,000 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 400,000 members (2024)[10] – Evangelical, Presbyterian, Calvinist[11]
- Presbyterian Church in Canada – around 225,000 members – Presbyterian
- Presbyterian Church (USA) – around 1,045,000 members (2024) – 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
- Korean-American Presbyterian Church
- Korean Presbyterian Church in America (Kosin)
- Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad
- Korean Evangelical Presbyterian Church in America
- World Korean Presbyterian Church
Scottish Presbyterian denominations
- Free Church of Scotland – has 9 congregations in North America
- Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) – has 8 congregations in the USA
- Associated Presbyterian Churches – has 1 congregation in Vancouver
- Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland – has 3 congregations in the US and Canada
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[18]
- 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
| National Council of the Congregational Churches of the United States 1865 | Christian Connection 1810 | Evangelical Synod of North America 1872 | Reformed Church in the United States 1725 (Eureka Synod excepted from merger) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Congregational Christian Churches 1931 | Evangelical and Reformed Church 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Congregational Christian Conference 1948 | National Association of Congregational Christian Churches 1955 | United Church of Christ 1957 | Evangelical Association of Reformed and Congregational Christian Churches 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note that ESNA, RCUS and E&R churches held to presbyterian polity.
European Reformed denominations
Episcopal/Anglican Reformed denominations
- Reformed Episcopal Church – around 13,000 members – Orthodox, Episcopal/Anglican, Calvinistic
- Traditional Protestant Episcopal Church – Orthodox, Episcopal/Anglican
- Anglican Mission in the Americas
- Anglican Church in North America
- Reformed Anglican Church
- United Episcopal Church of North America
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 83,000 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
- partially: United Church of Christ – around 712,000 members – Liberal, German Reformed & Congregational
- French Protestant (Huguenot) Church, Charleston, SC——The only French Calvinist or Huguenot congregation still existing in the United States.
- Reformed Church in the United States – around 5,000 members – Orthodox, German Reformed, Calvinistic
- L'Église réformée du Québec (Reformed Church of Quebec) – around 500 members – Orthodox, French Reformed, Calvinistic
Other European Reformed denominations
- Hungarian Reformed Church of America – around 10,500 members – Conservative, Hungarian Reformed
- Calvin Synod - United Church of Christ – around 3,500 members – Conservative, Hungarian Reformed
- Lithuanian Evangelical Reformed Church – Liberal, Lithuanian Reformed
Chart of splits and mergers of North American Continental Reformed and Congregationalist churches
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Reformed Baptist
- Reformed Baptist
- Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America www.arbca.com
- Fellowship of Independent Reformed Evangelicals www.firefellowship.org
- Primitive Baptists
Reformed Charismatic
Uniting and United denominations
- United Church of Canada – around 2,800,000 members – Liberal, Presbyterian & Congregational & Methodist
- United Church of Christ – around 712,000 members – Liberal, German Reformed & Congregational[33]
- Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches – around 15,000 members – Evangelical/Orthodox, Dutch Reformed/Presbyterian, Calvinistic
Other
See also
References
- ^ "Minutes of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (USA) 2020 Synod" (PDF). Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Cumberland Presbyterian Church Statistics, page 29" (PDF). 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
- ^ Allin, Dana (September 30, 2019). "One Measure of a Flourishing Church: Our Mutual Spurring". Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ Lee, James (16 October 2017). "Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) – PC(USA) leaders report on talks with ECO".
- ^ Lee, James. "Membership".
- ^ "Minute of 41ª General Assembly of Evangelical Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ ABOUT THE EPC Evangelical Presbyterian Church
- ^ http://www.executivaipb.com.br/Atas_CE_SC/SC/SC%202010/doc31_320.pdf
- ^ "2020 Orthodox Presbyterian Church General Assembly Report" (PDF). December 31, 2019. p. 284. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ "PCA Statistics Five Year Summary".
- ^ Lee, James. "PCA Statistics".
- ^ "Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) – PC(USA) church membership still in decline". May 2023.
- ^ "Iglesia Presbiteriana Reformada de México : Presbiterios". Archived from the original on 2013-06-27. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ^ United Church Statistics United Church of Canada
- ^ "Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church". www.covref.org. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ Much of this is based on Presbyterian Family Connections. Deviations are footnoted.
- ^ The "New Side"
- ^ "SUMMARY STATISTICS 1955 – 2022" (PDF). United Church of Christ. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ The german congregations separated from the dutch oversight and adopted their own constitution
- ^ Newly founded immigrant congregations were displeased with RCA practices (open communion, use of hymns as well as not supporting the 1834 secession)
- ^ Some congregations left RCA after the denomination decided to allow members to join the Freemasons
- ^ Affiliated with GerGem
- ^ Objected to common grace as defined by the CRC
- ^ A restorationist denomination
- ^ a b Objected to the merger
- ^ a b Objected to liberal tendencies in the denomination
- ^ Initially affiliated with GKV
- ^ Affiliated with CGKN
- ^ Another split over the issue of common grace
- ^ Affiliated with GGiN
- ^ Objected to women ordination
- ^ a b Objected to same-sex marriage
- ^ "A statistical profile 2020:Research from the ucc center for analytics, research and data (CARD) – United Church of Christ" (PDF). Retrieved January 28, 2022.
External links
- Reformed-Online
- https://naparc.org/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20141111183209/http://www.tateville.com/churches.html
- http://reformednet.us
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