Christian Presbyterian Church

Christian Presbyterian Church
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationReformed
TheologyCalvinist Evangelical
PolityPresbyterian
RegionUnited States
Origin1991
Separated fromChristian Reformed Church in North America
Separations1997: Korean Evangelical Presbyterian Church in America
Merged intoPresbyterian Church in America[1]
Congregations20 (1993)[2]
Members6,000 members (1993)[3]

The Christian Presbyterian Church (CPC) was a denomination Presbyterian, formed in 1991, under the leadership of Rev. Dr. John E. Kim, by churches that separated from Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRC), when it started to allow women's ordination.[3][4][5]

In 1995, the founding pastor returned to South Korea, the denomination ceased to exist and most of its churches merged into Presbyterian Church in America.[1]

Meanwhile, part of their churches formed the Korean Evangelical Presbyterian Church in America in 1997.[6]

  1. ^ a b Don K. Clements (May 20, 2010). "Dr. John E. Kim, Korean-American Reformed Theologian and Pastor, Goes From History to Heaven in South Korea". Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  2. ^ John Dart (October 22, 1993). "New Korean Church". Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "History of the Christian Presbyterian Church". September 3, 1994. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "Christian Presbyterian Church". Reformiert Online. March 5, 2004. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  5. ^ Clifton L. Holland (December 26, 2007). "Toward a Classification System of Religion Groups in The Americas by Major Traditions and Family Tipes". p. 35. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference KEPCA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).