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Korean Presbyterian Church in America | |
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Classification | Protestant |
Orientation | liberal Calvinist |
Theology | Reformed |
Polity | Presbyterian |
Associations | World Communion of Reformed Churches, National Council of Churches, Christian Churches Together |
Region | United States, Canada |
Origin | 1976 United States |
Congregations | 302 |
Members | 55,000 |
The Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad, formerly known as the Korean Presbyterian Church in America, is an independent Presbyterian denomination in the United States. It was founded in 1976 as a union of 3 Korean language Presbyteries. The mother church was the Presbyterian Church in Korea (TongHap). The church has close relationship with the PC(USA) and the Korean Christian Church in Japan. In 2004 it had 29,000 members and 263 congregations. According to the recent statistics it has 55,000 members and 302 congregations.[1] Official languages are English and Korean. The church uses the Westminster Confession[2] and the Apostles Creed.[3][4] Since 2010 it formed an English speaking presbytery.[5] KPCA is a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches.[6] It is also a member of the interdenominational associations National Council of Churches and Christian Churches Together.[7]