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The '''Presbyterian Church in America''' is a conservative American [[Reformed Churches|Reformed Denomination]]. The PCA was formed by a merger of the the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (UPCUSA) and the Presbyterian Church in the United States (PCUS) in 1983. The PCA professes adherence to the [[Westminster Standards]] and is strongly influenced by [[Fundamentalism]]. Overall, it is generally more liberal than the [[Orthodox Presbyterian Church]], although the two denominations enjoy good fraternal relations and share many similarities in doctrine and worship.

The '''Presbyterian Church in America''' (PCA) was founded in 1973 in opposition to liberal trends within the '''Presbyterian Church in the United States''' (PCUS).  

The APC is by far the largest of the conservative [[Reformed Churches]] in the United States, with nearly 350,000 members.<ref>www.pcanet.org</ref>

The '''United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America''' (UPCUSA) and the Presbyterian Church in the United States (PCUS) merged in 1983, creating one of American Protestantism's largest church bodies, the '''Presbyterian Church (USA)'''. Viewed as the leader of [[liberal]] Presbyterianism today, it is opposed by the Presbyterian Church in America and a collection of smaller churches.

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The PCA professes adherence to the [[Westminster Standards]] and is strongly influenced by [[Fundamentalism]]. Overall, it is generally more moderate than the [[Orthodox Presbyterian Church]], but the two denominations enjoy good fraternal relations and share many similarities in doctrine and worship.

[[category: Christian Denominations]]

 

The PCA is by far the largest of the conservative Presbyterian churches in the United States, with nearly 350,000 members.<ref>http://www.pcanet.org</ref>  The leading seminary for the PCA is the Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri.

 

As is characteristic of [[Reformed Churches]], the Presbyterian churches have used, and continue to use, a system of elected representation (elders and deacons).

 

 

 

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