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. There are more than 6 million Presbyterians 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
- 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 1,193,770 members (2021) - 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]
- Covenanting Association of Reformed and Presbyterian Churches
- Evangel Presbytery - Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist
- Faith Presbytery, Bible Presbyterian Church
- Federation of Reformed Churches - Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist, Paedocommunion
- 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
- Presbyterian Reformed Church - 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]
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Congregational denominations
- partially: United Church of Canada - around 2,800,000 members - Liberal, Presbyterian & Congregational & Methodist
- partially: United Church of Christ - around 802,356 members - Liberal, German Reformed & Congregational[20]
- National Association of Congregational Christian Churches - 70,000 members and 400 churches
- Conservative Congregational Christian Conference - around 41,000 members - Evangelical, Congregational
- Congregational Christian Churches in Canada - around 7,000 members - Evangelical, Congregational
- Reformed Bible Church
- Evangelical Association of Reformed and Congregational Christian Churches
- Reformed Congregational Fellowship
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 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
- partially: United Church of Christ - around 1,100,000 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
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 802,356 members - Liberal, German Reformed & Congregational[20]
- 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". 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 [bare URL 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".
- ^ Scanlon, Leslie (April 21, 2022). "PC(USA) releases 2021 statistical report, showing a denomination of small churches and aging membership". The Presbyterian Outlook. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- ^ "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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Much of this is based on Presbyterian Family Connections. Deviations are footnoted.
- ^ The "New Side," (the Synod of Philadelphia was known as the "Old Side." Became the Synod of New York in 1746 when the Presbytery of New York left the Synod of Philadelphia to join the New Side.
- ^ Reformed Online
- ^ Reformed Online
- ^ a b "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
- http://naparc.org/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20141111183209/http://www.tateville.com/churches.html
- http://reformednet.us
