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The '''Orthodox Presbyterian Church''' is a conservative American [[Reformed Churches|Reformed Denomination]].  It holds steadfastly to the [[Westminster Standards]]. It was founded in 1936 by conservative members (e.g., [[John Gresham Machen]]) of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (PCUSA) who were strongly opposed to the pervasive Modernist theology of the 1930s. The Church attempts to preserve historic [[Calvinism]] within a [[Presbyterian]] structure.

The '''Orthodox Presbyterian Church''' is a conservative American [[Reformed Churches|Reformed Denomination]].  The Church attempts to preserve historic [[Calvinism]] within a [[Presbyterian]] structure. It holds steadfastly to the [[Westminster Standards]]. It was founded in 1936 by conservative members (e.g., [[John Gresham Machen]]) of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (PCUSA) who were strongly opposed to the pervasive Modernist theology of the 1930s. Originally called the Presbyterian Church of America, the OPC changed its name to resolve a legal dispute with the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.

 

Originally called the Presbyterian Church of America, the OPC changed its name to resolve a legal dispute with the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.

It has been charged with being too Christian [[Fundamentalist]] in nature as well as not enough. Its willingness to defend Bible-based Christian liberties such as the moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages (see Ecclesiastes 9:7, Matthew 26:29, John 2:3-11) and a robust toleration of various [[Eschatology|eschatological]] viewpoints set it apart from those who seek more prohibitionist-based forms of piety and a strict dispensationalist interpretation of scripture.  Early on such differences led to the formation of [[Bible Presbyterian Church]], which left the OPC in 1937.  

It has been charged with being too Christian [[Fundamentalist]] in nature as well as not enough. Its willingness to defend Bible-based Christian liberties such as the moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages (see Ecclesiastes 9:7, Matthew 26:29, John 2:3-11) and a robust toleration of various [[Eschatology|eschatological]] viewpoints set it apart from those who seek more prohibitionist-based forms of piety and a strict dispensationalist interpretation of scripture.  Early on such differences led to the formation of [[Bible Presbyterian Church]], which left the OPC in 1937.