Synod of the Trinity is an upper

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of the Presbyterian Church headquartered in

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. The synod oversees sixteen presbyteries covering all of

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, most of

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, and a portion of eastern

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History

The

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has its roots in the territory of the Synod of the Trinity, which was founded as the Synod of Philadelphia in 1717 following the division of the Presbytery of Philadelphia into three presbyteries (Philadelphia, New Castle, and Long Island), with the synod as a superior body. After the Presbytery of New Brunswick was expelled from the synod in 1741 during a major division in the church, Jonathan Dickinson left the synod in 1745 to form the

Synod of New York The Synod of New York was a Presbyterian synod formed in 1745 during the Old Side–New Side Controversy by the Presbytery of New Brunswick and the Presbytery of New York The Presbytery of New York was a presbytery formed in 1717 as the Long Isl ...

. An advocate of the Great Awakening, Dickinson founded a seminary that later became

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. The synod was reunited as the Synod of New York and Philadelphia in 1758. By 1851, the synod, then known as the Synod of Philadelphia, was "one of the largest and most influential Synods in the Presbyterian Church, embracing the entire States of Delaware, Maryland, and the greater part of the State of Pennsylvania." By 1881, the synod consisted of nineteen Pennsylvania counties, the City of Philadelphia, and a portion of western Africa.Synod of Philadelphia, The New York Times, 17 October 1881
/ref> In 1882, the name was changed to the Synod of Pennsylvania. When the General Assembly decided in 1973 to create regional judicatories, the synod was merged with the Synod of West Virginia to form the Synod of Pennsylvania-West Virginia. Finally, when church reunion occurred in 1983, presbyteries in a portion of eastern Ohio were joined to the synod and the name was changed to the Synod of the Trinity. Th
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shows 81 Presbyterian/Reformed historic sites registered within the bounds of the synod.

Presbyteries

There are sixteen presbyteries in the synod.
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Carlisle

Donegal

Huntingdon

Kiskiminetas

Lackawanna

Lake Erie

Lehigh

Northumberland
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Pittsburgh
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Shenango

Upper Ohio Valley
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West Virginia

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