Christian Presbyterian Church
| Christian Presbyterian Church | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Reformed |
| Theology | Calvinist Evangelical |
| Polity | Presbyterian |
| Region | United States |
| Origin | 1991 |
| Separated from | Christian Reformed Church in North America |
| Separations | 1997: Korean Evangelical Presbyterian Church in America |
| Merged into | Presbyterian Church in America[1] |
| Congregations | 20 (1993)[2] |
| Members | 6,000 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]
History
[edit]In the 1990s, the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRC) began to allow women's ordination. Such doctrinal change led to the formation of dissenting denominations. In 1991, a group of churches whose members were mostly of Korean ethnicity, under the leadership of Rev. Dr. John E. Kim, split off from CRC and formed the Christian Presbyterian Church.[3][4][5][7] In 1993, the first synod was held of the denomination, which at the time consisted of 20 churches and 6,000 members.[2][8]
In 1995, the founding pastor returned to South Korea and the denomination ceased to exist. Consequently, most of their churches were absorbed into the Southwest Korean Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in America.[1] Other churches formed the Korean Evangelical Presbyterian Church in America in 1997.[6]
Interchurch Relations
[edit]In 2005, the Christian Reformed Church in North America welcomed Rev. Joseph Kyung Kim from the IPC as pastor of one of their churches.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b John Dart (October 22, 1993). "New Korean Church". Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c "History of the Christian Presbyterian Church". September 3, 1994. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ a b "Christian Presbyterian Church". Reformiert Online. March 5, 2004. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "History of the Korean Evangelical Presbyterian Church in America". Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ Robert P. Swierenga (January 1, 2001). "Burn the wooden shoes:Modernity and Division in the Christian Reformed Church in North America". Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ Gustav Spohn (August 14, 1993). "Many Koreans leave Reformed Christians and form new church". Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "Minutes of the Synod of the Christian Reformed Church in North America" (PDF). June 11, 2005. p. 794. Retrieved January 21, 2022.