The Evangelical Church of Peru is a Reformed denomination in

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...

that adheres to the

Westminster Confession The Westminster Confession of Faith is a Reformed confession of faith. Drawn up by the 1646 Westminster Assembly as part of the Westminster Standards to be a confession of the Church of England, it became and remains the " subordinate standard ...

. The first congregation was founded in 1894 in

Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of ...

.In 1919 the Synod of 9 communities adopted the name Evangelical Church of Peru. It was constituted in 1946. Since the 1950s the church grew rapidly. The majority of congregations are in the

Altiplano The Altiplano (Spanish for "high plain"), Collao (Quechua and Aymara: Qullaw, meaning "place of the Qulla") or Andean Plateau, in west-central South America, is the most extensive high plateau on Earth outside Tibet. The plateau is located at the ...

. It had 20,000 members and almost 2,000 parishes. The church government is presbyterian-synodal with Presbyteries, Synods and the

General Assembly A general assembly or general meeting is a meeting of all the members of an organization or shareholders of a company. Specific examples of general assembly include: Churches * General Assembly (presbyterian church), the highest court of presb ...

. The Apostles Creed and the

Westminster Confession of Faith The Westminster Confession of Faith is a Reformed confession of faith. Drawn up by the 1646 Westminster Assembly as part of the Westminster Standards to be a confession of the Church of England, it became and remains the "subordinate standard" ...

was accepted since the founding of the denomination.{{Cite web, url=https://sites.google.com/site/presbiteriolimanoreste/, title=Presbiterio Lima nor Este, access-date=2013-07-07, archive-date=2013-11-13, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113210755/https://sites.google.com/site/presbiteriolimanoreste/, url-status=live

External links

Iglesia Evangélica Peruana
*Northeast Presbytery websit

References

Churches in Peru Reformed denominations in South America