Presbyterian Church
In the New Testament, Prebuteros, refers to the custom of choosing leaders and advisors from among the wisest members of the church. The Greek word "presbuteros" meaning "elder," has provided the Presbyterian church with a name. (encyclopedia Presbyterianism The Presbyterian church, like all Christian churches, trace its roots back to the early church in Jerusalem. This is why some people consider Presbyterianism to be a rebirth of the early church of the New Testament. The history of the Presbyterian church begins with the Protestant Reformation in Europe. With the help of Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Knox, Francis Makene, the Westminster Assembly, the American Revolution, and along with several other people and events, Presbyterianism has developed. It has gone through rapid expansion and now has been well established on every continent. Much of the American Presbyterian history has been because of the American emphasizes and the Scotish-Irish influences. American Presbyterianism emphasized piety, experience, and experimentation, while the Scotish-Irish influence was of rationalism, order, and authority. These two impulses have characterized much of the Presbyterian history, which enables many churches like the CHRIST PRESBY
There was a lot of evidence of spiritual growth that showed up in 1995. At first there were seven profession faith members that altogether showed many signs of growing maturity. As a result of the growing commitment to family worship in families, membership had grown to seventy seven and weekly worship attendence was averaging one hundred and forty people. Their next step will be to expand their middle leadership, training and election of deacons, and search for a larger facility for worship so they can be able to grow as a church. These goals certainly seem in reach because they have a great organization. The order of a Sunday worship service in the Presbyterian church is determined by the pastor and the church's governing body. It generally includes prayer, music, bible reading, and a sermon based on scriptures. The Sacrements, a time of personal offering, and a sharing community concerns are also part of worship. Denominations often differ over what they recognize as sacrements, for example, some recognize as many as seven sacrements while others have no sacrements in the life of the church. The Christ Presbyterian Church has two sacrements, Baptism and the Lord's Supper. During the eighteenth century, the church was challenged on one side by the Episcopolians and on the other side by the remains of extreme Presbyterianism. Presbyterianism was also the most prominent branch of the dissenting movement before Unitarians weakened it in the eighteenth century. Unitarians were the product of several influences whose roots went back to the very first Great Awakening. Unitarianism was the faith of urban New Englanders who rejected the notion of human depravity. (hudson, pg. 168) During the years, four major divisions have occurred in American Presbyterianism. The first was that of the revivalism of the first Great Awakening during the 1740's. The second occurred during the 1830's due to slavery, theological issues, and the conduct of missionary work. The third took place in 1861 because of the American Civil war. The last was during the 1920's and 30's, which was at the peak of the controversy between Fundamentalism and moderism. This trend of divisions all changed in the1900's. this was when the merger of the southern-based Presbyterian Church in the United States (PCUS) and the northern-based United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (UPCUSA). TERIAN CHURCH, in New Haven Connecticut, to continue the long and sacred tradition while also continuing to make history. England also had its own piece of the reformation. A British reformed church was formed after King Henry VIII left the Roman church in 1543. Both the Forty-Two Articles and the Thirty-Nine Articles (Winfield, pg. 10) were two of the several doctrines that were similar to the Westminster Assembly. The Scottish Presbyterians and English Presbyterian joined forces during the English Revolution. A body of one hundred and fifty one English and Scottish clergyman, known as the Westminster Assembly, worked steadily between 1643 and 1649 to write the doctrinal guide which Presbyterians now recognize as the basic texts. This Assembly opened on Saturday July 1, 1645 in the Abbey Church in Westminster, with Dr. William Twisse. (Hill, pg. 295) Right after the sermon ended, the divines went to King Henry VII's Chapel and around seventy delegates decided to began the convocation. Some time later twenty one commissioners were added as replacements or substitutes. The Westminster Assembly has effected the church, nations, individuals, and western civilization for the past three and a half centuries. The ancestor
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