Presbyterian Church in America
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Christian denomination
Evangelical denomination
Presbyterian denomination
Protestant denomination
Reformed denomination
The Presbyterian Church in America is a conservative, evangelical Reformed denomination in the United States known for its adherence to historic Presbyterian confessions and traditional theology.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian denomination
ⓘ
Evangelical denomination ⓘ Presbyterian denomination ⓘ Protestant denomination ⓘ Reformed denomination ⓘ |
| abbreviation | PCA ⓘ |
| churchPolity | Presbyterian polity ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| doctrine |
Trinity
ⓘ
biblical inerrancy ⓘ irresistible grace ⓘ justification by faith alone ⓘ limited atonement ⓘ perseverance of the saints ⓘ salvation by grace ⓘ substitutionary atonement ⓘ total depravity ⓘ unconditional election ⓘ |
| ecclesiology | connectional church government ⓘ |
| followsConfession |
Westminster Confession of Faith
ⓘ
Westminster Larger Catechism ⓘ Westminster Shorter Catechism ⓘ Westminster Confession of Faith ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster Standards
|
| foundedIn |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Birmingham, Alabama
|
| foundingYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| governingBody | General Assembly ⓘ |
| hasOffice |
deacon
ⓘ
ruling elder ⓘ teaching elder ⓘ |
| hasSubdivision | presbyteries ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| membershipType | congregational membership ⓘ |
| missionFocus |
campus ministry
ⓘ
church planting ⓘ global missions ⓘ |
| ordinationPolicy |
does not ordain women as deacons in most presbyteries
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does not ordain women as ruling elders ⓘ does not ordain women as teaching elders ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Southern United States
ⓘ
United States nationwide ⓘ |
| reasonForSeparation |
disagreements over biblical inerrancy
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disagreements over ordination standards ⓘ theological liberalism in parent denomination ⓘ |
| separatedFrom |
Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterian Church in the United States
|
| stanceOnMarriage | defines marriage as between one man and one woman ⓘ |
| stanceOnSexualEthics |
considers homosexual practice sinful
ⓘ
prohibits same-sex marriage ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
Calvinist
ⓘ
Evangelical ⓘ Reformed ⓘ |
| worshipStyle | traditional Reformed worship ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.