Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States
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The Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States is a small Presbyterian denomination with twelve congregations in the United States
. The RPCUS was established in 1983, subscribes to the unrevised Westminster Confession and upholds biblical inerrancy
. The denomination identifies itself as being theonomic
.
The "mother" church of the RPCUS was Chalcedon Presbyterian Church (currently located in Cumming, Georgia
), which left the Presbyterian Church in America
to become the first member of the new denomination. Chalcedon Church, whose pastor remains the Rev. Joe Morecraft III, was joined in 1987 by Covenant Presbyterian Church, which grew out of a Reformed Bible study group held in Buford, Georgia
. The study group had been partially under the headship of the Rev. Wayne Rogers; Covenant Church is led today by the Rev. Christopher B. Strevel.
The twelve current RPCUS congregations include five in Georgia, two in Tennessee, two in Virginia, and one each in North Carolina, Texas, and Ecuador.
United States
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. The RPCUS was established in 1983, subscribes to the unrevised Westminster Confession and upholds biblical inerrancy
Biblical inerrancy
Biblical inerrancy is the doctrinal position that the Bible is accurate and totally free of error, that "Scripture in the original manuscripts does not affirm anything that is contrary to fact." Some equate inerrancy with infallibility; others do not.Conservative Christians generally believe that...
. The denomination identifies itself as being theonomic
Theonomy
Theonomy is a theory in Christian theology that God is the sole source of human ethics. The word theonomy derives from the Greek words “theos” God, and “nomos” law. Cornelius Van Til argued that there "is no alternative but that of theonomy or autonomy"...
.
The "mother" church of the RPCUS was Chalcedon Presbyterian Church (currently located in Cumming, Georgia
Cumming, Georgia
Cumming is a city in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,430 at the 2010 census. However, places with a Cumming mailing address have a population of around 100,000...
), which left the Presbyterian Church in America
Presbyterian Church in America
The Presbyterian Church in America is an evangelical Protestant Christian denomination, the second largest Presbyterian church body in the United States after the Presbyterian Church . The PCA professes a strong commitment to evangelism, missionary work, and Christian education...
to become the first member of the new denomination. Chalcedon Church, whose pastor remains the Rev. Joe Morecraft III, was joined in 1987 by Covenant Presbyterian Church, which grew out of a Reformed Bible study group held in Buford, Georgia
Buford, Georgia
As of 2010 Buford had a population of 12,225. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 65.8% white, 13.8% black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 2.9% Asian, 14.7% reporting some other race and 2.5% reproting two or more races...
. The study group had been partially under the headship of the Rev. Wayne Rogers; Covenant Church is led today by the Rev. Christopher B. Strevel.
The twelve current RPCUS congregations include five in Georgia, two in Tennessee, two in Virginia, and one each in North Carolina, Texas, and Ecuador.