Presbyterian Church of Australia
Largest Presbyterian denomination in Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Presbyterian Church of Australia (PCA), founded in 1901, is the largest Presbyterian denomination in Australia. The larger Uniting Church in Australia incorporated about 70% of the PCA in 1977.
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Presbyterian Church of Australia | |
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Classification | Protestant |
Orientation | conservative Calvinist |
Theology | Reformed Evangelical |
Polity | Presbyterian |
Moderator-General | Rev David Burke |
Associations | World Reformed Fellowship[1] |
Region | Australia |
Origin | 24 July 1901 Sydney |
Merger of | Presbyterian Churches of the Australian six states |
Separations | 1967 Presbyterian Reformed Church 1977 Uniting Church in Australia |
Congregations | 546 |
Members | 54,000 |
Source: The Key: 2006 Yearbook and Church Directory. |
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