Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Reformed_Presbyterian_Church_of_North_America

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:RPCNA
gptkbp:class	Presbyterian
gptkbp:compatibleWith	musical instruments in worship
gptkbp:coreBelief	Sabbath observance Christ's kingship over nations Covenanting Opposition to secret societies
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Canada gptkb:Cyprus gptkb:Japan gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crest	gptkb:Westminster_Confession_of_Faith gptkb:Westminster_Larger_Catechism gptkb:Westminster_Shorter_Catechism
gptkbp:ecumenicalRelations	gptkb:International_Conference_of_Reformed_Churches gptkb:North_American_Presbyterian_and_Reformed_Council
gptkbp:founded	1798
gptkbp:governingBody	synod
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America
gptkbp:mission	gptkb:Cyprus gptkb:Japan gptkb:South_Sudan gptkb:East_Asia
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Reunion_in_1965_with_the_Reformed_Presbyterian_Church,_General_Synod Split in 1833 (Old Light/New Light)
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:William_S._Barker gptkb:David_McKay gptkb:Francis_Nigel_Lee gptkb:James_Renwick_Willson gptkb:John_W._Carson J. Gresham Machen (attended as a youth)
gptkbp:notParticipatedIn	civil government (historically, due to refusal to swear certain oaths)
gptkbp:numberOfCongregations	~100
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	~7,000
gptkbp:officialLanguage	English
gptkbp:operates	gptkb:Geneva_College gptkb:Reformed_Presbyterian_Theological_Seminary
gptkbp:originatedIn	gptkb:Covenanter_movement
gptkbp:policy	Presbyterian
gptkbp:publishes	gptkb:Reformed_Presbyterian_Witness
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Reformed_Presbyterian_Church_of_Australia gptkb:Reformed_Presbyterian_Church_of_Ireland gptkb:Reformed_Presbyterian_Church_of_Scotland
gptkbp:theology	Reformed Calvinist
gptkbp:website	https://reformedpresbyterian.org/
gptkbp:worshipStyle	a cappella singing exclusive psalmody
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Reformed_Church_in_New_Zealand gptkb:Reformed_Presbyterian_Church
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5