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Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church | |
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Abbreviation | ARPC |
Classification | Protestant |
Theology | Evangelical Calvinist |
Governance | Presbyterian |
Associations | World Reformed Fellowship, NAPARC |
Region | United States, Canada, Mexico |
Origin | 1803 Winnsboro, South Carolina |
Merger of | Associate Presbytery (Seceder) and almost all of the Reformed Presbytery |
Congregations | 264 (2018)[1] |
Members | 22,459 (2018)[1] |
Official website | arpchurch |
The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (ARPC) is a theologically conservative denomination in North America. The ARPC was formed by the merger of the Associate Presbytery (seceder) with the Reformed Presbytery (covenanter) in 1782. It is one of the oldest conservative denominations in the United States.