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Washington Presbytery
ClassificationPresbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
RegionWashington and Greene Counties
HeadquartersEighty-Four, Pennsylvania[1]
Official websitehttp://www.washingtonpresbytery.org/

Washington Presbytery, of the Presbyterian Church (USA) is the association of PCUSA churches in Washington and Greene counties in Pennsylvania. It contains 65 churches and has a membership of about 12,000.

It was formed from portions of the Presbytery of Ohio by the Synod of Pittsburgh on October 19, 1819.[2] It is currently part of the Synod of the Trinity.

Counties in the Washington, shown in blue. Counties in the Synod of the Trinity shown in red.

See also

References

  • Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A, ed. (1889). History of the Presbytery of Washington. J.B. Rodgers.
  1. ^ "General Information". Washington Presbytery.
  2. ^ Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A, ed. (1889). "History of Organization and Proceedings of Presbytery 1819-1888". History of the Presbytery of Washington. J.B. Rodgers. p. 41. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)