Presbyterian Church of Tasmania | |
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Classification | Protestant |
Orientation | Reformed evangelical |
Polity | Presbyterian |
Moderator | Nathan Patrick |
Associations | Formed the Presbyterian Church of Australia in 1901 |
Region | Tasmania, Australia |
Origin | 1896 |
Merger of | Church of Scotland and Free Church of Scotland congregations |
Separations | 1977 - most congregations joined the Uniting Church in Australia |
Congregations | 14 |
Official website | pctas |
The Presbyterian Church of Tasmania is one of the constituent churches of the Presbyterian Church of Australia (PCA). It was established in 1896 as a union of Church of Scotland and Free Church of Scotland congregations.[1] It was incorporated by the Presbyterian Church Act 1896,[2] and became part of the PCA through the Presbyterian Church of Australia Act 1901.[3]
The first Presbyterian service in Tasmania was held in 1823, and in 1835 the Presbytery of Van Diemen's Land was constituted.[1][4] In 1977, the majority of Presbyterian congregations in Tasmania left to join the Uniting Church in Australia. As of 2023, the Presbyterian Church of Tasmania has 14 churches in two presbyteries.[5]