In the 1940s the first efforts toward forming a national church were made among the Presb communities. One of the promoters was Pastor Natanael Emmerich, who had come from Brazil to serve the congr in Lisbon. On May 12, 1947, the statutes for an Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Portugal were adopted, and on October 31,1952, the first synod was held. The church also included the majority of the Congreg churches. The new church enjoyed the strong support of the United Presbyterian Church in the USA. Dr. Michael P. Testa (1912-1981), a missionary sent from the USA, was of great help in solving initial problems. A theological seminary was opened in 1946; it serves all Prot churches. A new situation arose with the Second Vatican Council. In 1966 the church started the Centro Ecumenico Reconciliaçao in Figueira da Foz, a place for encounters and consultations also containing an important social community project.
 

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• Portuguese

• Apostolischen Glaubensbekenntnis
• Athanasisches Glaubensbekenntnis
• Heidelberger Katechismus (1563)
• Nizänisches Glaubensbekenntnis (381)

• Church of Scotland
• Eglise Réformée de France

Internationale Verbindungen

• World Alliance of Reformed Churches
• World Council of Churches