Our church is part of the Reformed
Presbyterian Church of North America.
The Reformed in our name refers to our adherence
to the biblical principles set down by the Protestant Reformation
of the 16th Century. Our spiritual fathers include Martin
Luther, John Calvin, and John Knox.
Presbyterian refers to our form of church government.
Each congregation is under the oversight of those elected
as elders, who are also part of the higher courts known as
presbyteries.
Reformed Presbyterians have also been referred to historically
as Covenanters because of their identification with
public covenanting in Scotland, beginning in the 16th Century.
This act was a protest for Christ's crown rights over the
state and the recognition of Christ as King over the Church
without interference from the government.
The Reformed Presbyterian Church is united to the church
of Peter and Paul, the church of the Roman Empire, and the
church of the Protestant Reformation. In 1743, the first Reformed
Presbyterian congregation was organized in North America.
The RPCNA belongs to the National Association of Evangelicals
and to the North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council
(NAPARC), through which we have close working relationships
with a number of other branches of the church of Jesus Christ.
RPCNA congregations stretch across the USA and Canada. We
also have several congregations in Japan. Sister Reformed
Presbyterian denominations are found in Australia, Cyprus,
Ireland, and Scotland.
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