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The '''Orthodox Presbyterian Church''' is a conservative American [[Reformed Churches|Reformed Denomination]]. In 1999 it had 24,000 members in 204 congregations.  Despite the term "Orthodox" it has no links to the Eastern Orthodox churches.

The '''Orthodox Presbyterian Church''' is a conservative American [[Reformed Churches|Reformed denomination]] that emerged from the [[Presbyterian]] tradition in America. In 1999 it had 24,000 members in 204 congregations.  Despite the term "Orthodox" it has no links to the Eastern Orthodox churches.

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. Machen, a Presbyterian scholar at Princeton Theological Seminary at the end of his career, began advocating conservative theology in 1920. A year before his 1937 death he helped form the Orthodox Presbyterian Church after his suspension from the Presbyterian Church in the USA's general assembly.  

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. Machen, a Presbyterian scholar at Princeton Theological Seminary at the end of his career, began advocating conservative theology in 1920. A year before his 1937 death he helped form the Orthodox Presbyterian Church after his suspension from the Presbyterian Church in the USA's general assembly.