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The Westminster Presbyterian Church in the United States (WPCUS) was a Presbyterian denomination, founded in United States in 2006, by Rev. Brian Schwertley, formerly affiliated with Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church and other pastors formerly affiliated with other Presbyterian denominations.[1][2][3][4] The founders were particularly concerned with the perceived spread of liberal teaching within Presbyterianism in the United States and in particular with Federal Vision theology, which they believe supplies a different understanding of doctrines such as justification and the perseverance of the saints.[5]

The denomination existed until the 2010s. After that, some of its churches joined Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, others Reformed Presbyterian Church - Hanover Presbytery and others remained independent.[6][7][8][9]

History

In the 1990s, Rev. Brian Schwertley served as an associate pastor at Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America. In this period, he planted churches in the Great Lakes region.[1]

In 2001, Schwertley was received as pastor by the Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States and in 2004, he became pastor of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Manawa, linked to the Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church (CRPC).[1]

However, in 2006, the local church split from the CRPC and, together with pastors and churches that split from the Presbyterian Church in America and Orthodox Presbyterian Church, started a new denomination called Westminster Presbyterian Church in the United States. United States (WPCUS).[3]

In 2008, the denomination reached its peak, with 7 federated churches.[10]

In 2014, churches previously linked to the denomination formed the Westminster Evangelical Presbyterian Church.[3]

The denomination existed until the 2010s. After that, some of its churches joined Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, others Reformed Presbyterian Church - Hanover Presbytery and others remained independent.[6][7][8][9]

Doctrine

The WPCUS subscribed to the Apostles' Creed, Athanasian Creed and Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed.

In addition, he subscribed to the Westminster Confession of Faith, Westminster Larger Catechism and Westminster Shorter Catechism.

It differed from other Presbyterian denominations by adopting Exclusive Psalmody, Complementarianism, Theonomy, Young Earth Creationism and by opposing Women's ordination.[11]

The WPCUS strictly subscribes to the Westminster Standards (The Westminster Confession of Faith, the Larger Catechism, the Shorter Catechism, the Directory of Public Worship, the Directory for Family Worship, and the Form of Presbyterian Church Government) as they were originally adopted by the Church of Scotland (1645–48) and the colonies of North America (1716).[12]

Distinctives

Regarding its doctrine, the WPCUS:

Additionally, the WPCUS adhere to the following distinctives related to public worship:

References

  1. ^ a b c "History of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in the United States". Monergism. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "History of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in the United States". Churches in the United States USA. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "History of the Westminst Evangelical Presbyterian Church er". Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  4. ^ (April, 2006, Page 14). "News: Westminster Presbyterian Church in the United States." Banner of Truth Magazine, Banner of Truth.
  5. ^ (January 3, 2006). "New Presbyterian Denomination." British Church Newspaper.
  6. ^ a b "Church List of the Westminster Presbyterian Church of the United States". Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Westminster Presbyterian Church in the United States". Puritan Board. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "List of churches of Hanover Presbytery". Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  9. ^ a b "List of churches of Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America". Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  10. ^ "Church List of the Westminster Presbyterian Church of the United States". Archived from the original on July 3, 2008. Retrieved July 3, 2008.
  11. ^ "Beliefs of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in the United States". Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  12. ^ The Westminster Presbyterian Covenant of Union