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Southern Presbyterian Church (Australia)
The Southern Presbyterian Church is a small denomination with a community of about 130 persons located exclusively in Tasmania, Australia. It formed in 1986 when two ministers (one of whom died a few months later) and a number of members left the Evangelical Presbyterian Church because of a difference of belief over doctrinal issues. As of 2021, the Southern Presbyterian Church had two congregations: one in Glenorchy and one in Launceston. Public worship is conducted with Scripture reading, preaching, prayer, and the unaccompanied singing of Psalms. The Southern Presbyterian Church uses the King James Version of the Bible in public worship. Its supreme standard is the Bible according to the Received Text, but they, according to Ward and Humphreys, "in other respects are close to the PCEA in orientation" with whom it is exploring closer relations. Reconciliation with Evangelical Presbyterian Church In March 2019, a joint meeting with officer bearers of the EPC and the SPC so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evangelical Presbyterian Church (Australia)
The Evangelical Presbyterian Church is a small Australian Reformed Christian denomination. In September 2010 it had five centres: Brisbane; Londonderry (Sydney); Cohuna, Victoria (preaching station); Launceston and Winnaleah (Tasmania) with until 2014 a small school at Herrick near Winnaleah. The EPC was constituted in Launceston, Tasmania, on 29 September 1961 with a doctrinal basis identical to the Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia, three of whose ministers formed a special presbytery for the purpose of ordaining the first three ministers.Robert Humphreys and Rowland Ward, ''Religious Bodies in Australia, 3rd ed.'', p. 87. also Rowland S Ward, ''The Bush Still Burns: The Presbyterian and Reformed Faith in Australia 1788–1988'' (Melbourne 1989) 393 Its first ministers were the Reverend Charles Rodman, Eric Turnbull and Hugh McNeilly. The denomination was originally called the Reformed Evangelical Church but in 1966 changed its name because according to the church's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |