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 [1] |
Members | 54,000 |
Source: The Key: 2006 Yearbook and Church Directory. |
The Presbyterian Church of Australia (PCA), founded in 1901, is the largest Presbyterian denomination in Australia. The PCA is the largest conservative, evangelical and complementarian Christian denomination in Australia. The Presbyterian Church of Australia is Reformed in theology and Presbyterian in government.