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Orthodox Presbyterian Church
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OPC
P.O. Box P,
607 N. Easton Road, Bldg. E.
Willow Grove, PA 19090-0920,
Pennsylvania
United States of America (North America)
Telephone: +1 215 830-0900
Fax: +1 215 830-0350
Email: duff.1@opc.org
Address-No.: 112215 / 3209
Information in the internet:
URL: http://www.opc.org/
Languages of the website: English
 The Orthodox Presbyterian Church was formed in 1936 by a group leaving the Presbyterian Church USA. Led by J. Gresham Machen, a professor at Princeton Theological Seminary, a group formed a separate foreign mission society. When they refused to disband, the PCUSA suspended them. They first called themselves the Presbyterian Church in America, but had to change their name in 1938. Westminster Seminary, while always an independent school, had close ties with the OPC in the early days and has had a broad impact on conservative Presb churches, including many foreign churches. The church is active in foreign and domestic missions, with headquarters near Philadelphia. Members are found in 13 presbyteries across the USA, but the church is strongest in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and California.
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Statistic data of church
Members |
total: 22186 |
Parishes |
(conventionally): 192 |
house fellowships |
(Number of growing parishes): 42 |
Ordained clergy |
total: 366 |
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no women´s ordination |
Elders/Presbyters |
total: 0 |
Deacons |
total: 0 |
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no information about deacons |
Missionaries |
total: 0 |
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missionaries working abroad |
Baptismal practise |
infant and believer´s baptism
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Godparents |
No information about godparents
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Lord's Supper |
Frequency per annum: 28
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Newspapers/ Periodicals |
no information about publication of magazines |
Theological training facilities |
Number: 0 |
Schools providing general education |
no information about other schools |
Founded in |
1936 |
Organizational structures |
13 Presbytery, General Assembly |
Official languages |
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Confessions |
- Westminster Confession (1646/47)
- Westminster Larger Catechism (1547)
- Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647)
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International assiciations
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Members and partners:
last update: 05.03.2004
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