PCA

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PCA is a conservative evangelical Presbyterian denomination in the United States known for its adherence to Reformed theology and Presbyterian church governance.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
PCA canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian denomination ⓘ
abbreviation PCA ⓘ
baptismView paedobaptism ⓘ
churchGovernmentLevel General Assembly ⓘ
presbytery ⓘ
session ⓘ
churchPolity Presbyterian church governance ⓘ
confessionalStandard Westminster Confession of Faith ⓘ
Westminster Larger Catechism ⓘ
Westminster Shorter Catechism ⓘ
cooperatesWith other conservative Reformed and Presbyterian bodies ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
creedalSubscription strict subscription to Westminster Standards with stated exceptions ⓘ
doctrineOfScripture biblical inerrancy ⓘ
ecclesiology connectional Presbyterianism ⓘ
educationalEmphasis theological education ⓘ
foundingPlace Birmingham, Alabama ⓘ
foundingYear 1973 ⓘ
governingBody General Assembly ⓘ
hasCollege Covenant College ⓘ
hasSeminary Covenant Theological Seminary ⓘ
headquartersLocation Lawrenceville, Georgia ⓘ
language English ⓘ
membershipType congregational ⓘ
missionFocus church planting ⓘ
domestic evangelism ⓘ
foreign missions ⓘ
ordinationRequirement subscription to Westminster Standards ⓘ
religiousFamily Presbyterianism ⓘ
linked to: Presbyterian
sacrament Lord's Supper ⓘ
linked to: Holy Eucharist

baptism ⓘ
sacramentNumber 2 ⓘ
separatedFrom Presbyterian Church in the United States ⓘ
separationReason disagreements over biblical authority ⓘ
disagreements over ordination standards ⓘ
theological liberalism concerns ⓘ
shortName PCA ⓘ
stanceOnEcumenism cautious toward liberal ecumenical bodies ⓘ
stanceOnMarriage defines marriage as between one man and one woman ⓘ
stanceOnSexualEthics holds traditional Christian sexual ethics ⓘ
theologicalOrientation conservative evangelical ⓘ
theologicalTradition Reformed theology ⓘ
viewOnCreeds subordinate to Scripture ⓘ
viewOnDeacons allows women to serve as deaconesses in some congregations ⓘ
viewOnOrdination does not ordain women as ministers ⓘ
does not ordain women as ruling elders ⓘ
viewOnScripture Scripture as only infallible rule of faith and practice ⓘ
worshipStyle Reformed liturgical worship ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Presbyterian Church in America → shortName → PCA ⓘ
subject linked to: PCA
Presbyterian Church in America → abbreviation → PCA ⓘ
subject linked to: PCA