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	Presbyterian Church of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Presbyterian Christianity came to Australia with the arrival of Presbyterians from different Presbyterian denominations in Great Britain at the end of the 18th Century.
		In 1977 the two-thirds of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, the Congregational Union of Australia, and the Methodist Church of Australasia joined to form the Uniting Church in Australia.
		Ministers and elders of the Presbyterian Church of Australia are required to agree to the Westminster Confession of Faith as their subordinate authority under the Bible.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_Australia (961 words)

	Articles of Interest
		Presbyterianism came to Australia in the nineteenth century from the various Presbyterian churches of Scotland, which in turn, arose from the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century.
		The motto of the Presbyterian church is "a reformed church, reforming..".
		The Presbyterian church's understanding of Christianity is summarised in the Westminster Confession of Faith of 1646, as understood in the light of the Declaratory Statement adopted by the Presbyterian Church of Australia in 1901.
	www.nor.com.au /community/mychurch/intropca.html (1092 words)

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		A church was built in Gouger Street and they became a congregation of the United Presbyterian Church, later moving to a larger building in Flinders Street in 1865.
		The Church of Scotland was established in South Australia in 1841 under the leadership of the Rev'd Robert Haining, first with a small church in Grenfell Street and then St Andrew's Church in Wakefield Street (1859).
		In 1957 it was replaced by the organ from Flinders Street Church and this organ was rebuilt and enlarged in 1990 (note the Horizontal Trumpets at the rear of the church).
	www.scotschurch.org.au /About.htm (917 words)

	Presbyterian Church
		The Presbyterian Church U.S.A. is modernistic and radically ecumenical.
		In 1982 the United Presbyterian Church ordained Mansfield Kaseman in spite of the fact that he denied that Jesus Christ is God, that He was sinless, and that Christ rose bodily from the dead.
		The Presbyterian Church in the USA was the first of the mainstream religious bodies to ordain women as ruling elders in 1930.
	www.biblebelievers.net /Apostasy/kjcprsby.htm (2160 words)

	A History of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) was a reformation development out of various main line denominations in Australia, beginning in the early 1950's, and culminating in the institution of the EPC in 1961.
		The rule of the congregation was not by elders as it is in Presbyterian Churches.
		Maxwell Bradshaw, Procurator of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, and a friend to the resurgence of Reformed theology in that denomination and in Australia generally, assisted in the drawing up of a Constitution of the Church.
	www.epc.org.au /church/history.html (12205 words)

	The Religion Report - 1 March 2006 - Presbyterian church excommunicates 15; Islamic extremist philosopher in NSW ...
		The Presbyterian church in Australia has excommunicated 15 elders from a single parish in Melbourne, Trinity parish in Camberwell, for being members of a secretive cult known as The Fellowship.
		The Presbyterian church you know, has a minister and a number of elders in each parish to give spiritual care, and pastoral guidance to the people.
		Whereas the younger churches considered older ones are spiritually dead and cold, the older churches also considered the younger ones as theologically hollow.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/religionreport/stories/2006/1580977.htm (4297 words)

	THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO CONFER WITH THE EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF AUSTRALIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		At a duly constituted Pro-re-nata Meeting of Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia, held in Hamilton on September 19th, 1970, a copy of the Report issued by the Presbytery of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church was received and considered.
		The general tone of the Report issued by the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, with its harsh criticism, sweeping generalizations and assertions and imputation of unworthy designs against officers and courts of the Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia, is to be deplored for its lack of Christian charity.
		It is because we as a Church have not similarly condemned this doctrine but have received members of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church who could not agree with their position that we have been attacked by that Church.
	pcea.asn.au /epca.html (9774 words)

	Westminister Presbyterian Church history
		Presbyterianism traces its origins to the Protestant Reformation movement in the 16th century, specifically in France, Germany, England, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Scotland.
		However the main Presbyterian Church though the impact of liberalism had declined by 1976 to 6.6 per cent of the population.
		The actual union of the Uniting Church was achieved after decades of negotiations and it was during this time that a number of Presbyterians withdrew to create independent Presbyterian churches or small Presbyterian denominations.
	nepean.org.au /history.html (2054 words)

	PC(USA) - Worldwide Ministries: Australia
		The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has been working with the Uniting Church in Australia (a part of the former Presbyterian Church in Australia) more than 110 years.
		The Australian Presbyterians participated in the formation of the Presbyterian Church of Korea and continue to work with the Korean Church as partners.
		The Uniting Church gives particular attention to the issues of peace and reunification of Korea and sharing food aid with North Korea.
	www.pcusa.org /worldwide/australia (145 words)

	Presbyterian Church of Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Presbyterian Church of Australia is a part of the Christian Church throughout the world.
		The Church’s name comes from the Greek word presbuteros, which is the word for an elder or a mature Christian leader in the New Testament.
		The use of the name Presbyterian reflects the Church’s aim to be faithful to the Bible’s teaching on the Church, even in the 21st Century.
	www.presbyterian.org.au (204 words)

	Moderator Returns From Australia (08-08-00) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Presbyterian Moderator Dr Trevor Morrow has returned after a month long tour representing the church in Australia.
		The Moderator was able to personally assure Moluccan church leader Rev Augustina Aesh of the Presbyterian Church's concern and support for Christians as they suffer from Islamic 'jihad' in the eastern Indonesian islands.
		Leading representatives of the PCA were pleased to welcome the Moderator and expressed a desire to strengthen ties with the Presbyterian Church in Ireland.
	www.presbyterianireland.org /News/news2000/news0277.html (312 words)

	Presbyterian Church of Victoria
		If you are looking for a Presbyterian church in your area use our searchable database of PCA churches.
		The spiritual leaders of the Presbyterian Church are called 'ministers' (who are particularly responsible for preaching) and 'elders' (who join with the ministers in exercising pastoral care and oversight in the congregations and courts of the church).
		The General Assembly of Australia deals with matters of doctrine, overall standards of training of ministers, receiving ministers from other churches and the church's mission to the world.
	www.pcvic.org.au (622 words)

	Presbyterian Church of Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Supreme Standard of the united church shall be the Word of God contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments.
		That liberty of opinion is allowed on matters in the subordinate standard not essential to the doctrine therein taught, the Church guarding against the abuse of this liberty to the injury of its unity and peace.
		I own and accept the Subordinate Standard of this Church, with the explanations given in the articles contained in the declaratory statement, as an exhibition of the sense in which I understand the Holy Scriptures, and as a confession of my faith.
	www.presbyterian.org.au /belief.htm (201 words)

	Presbyterian Church of Australia in the State of New South Wales
		Being responsible for the temporal affairs of the Presbyterian Church in NSW categorises the Property Trust as a Christian organisation with a focus on ministry.
		Our Mission is to glorify God in the service of his people by ensuring the proper performance of trusts and the responsible development of available finance for the Presbyterian Church in NSW in accordance with the Presbyterian Church (NSW) Property Trust Act, 1936 as amended and other relevant legislation.
		It is accountable through the General Manager to the Trustees of the Presbyterian Church Property Trust in New South Wales.
	www.pcnsw.org.au /charter.htm (505 words)

	Presbyterian Centenary Colloquium
		The General Assembly in 1901 began the movement that was to lead to the Uniting Church in Australia — formed on 22 June, 1977, as a union of three churches: the Congregational Union of Australia, the Methodist Church of Australasia and the Presbyterian Church of Australia.
		To mark the Centenary of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, Insights, the magazine of the New South Wales Synod of the Uniting Church, has organised the following colloquium to discuss the contribution of the Presbyterian Church to Australia and to the Uniting Church.
		Dr Peter Barnes, minister at the Bankstown Presbyterian Church, lecturer in Church history at the Presbyterian Theological Centre and member of the Historical Records and Library Committee of the NSW General Assembly.
	nsw.uca.org.au /presbyterian100 (280 words)

	Overview of the worldwide reformed church
		After a period of disputes, two groups in New South Wales formed in 1840 The Synod of Australia in connection with the Established Church of Scotland.But soon afterward a disruption occurred — reproducing on Australian soil the split in the Church of Scotland and the formation of the Free Church of Scotland (1843).
		Division came in 1846 with the formation of the Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia (New South Wales and Queensland) and the Free Presbyterian Church of Victoria, both of which were independent but maintained fellowship with the Free Church of Scotland.
		While the Uniting Church of Australia participates in the ecumenical movement and is an active member of the National Council of Churches in Australia, most Presb and Ref bodies view the ecumenical movement with scepticism, some even with hostility.
	www.reformiert-online.net /weltweit/7_eng.php (841 words)

	About Tuggeranong Presbyterian Church
		Tuggeranong Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian Church of Australia.
		The PCA officially understands the Bible according to teaching contained the Westminster Confession of Faith, a document written in 1646.
		Members of the church are not required to believe the Westminster Confession and it does not feature strongly in the day to day life of the church like the Bible does.
	www.angelfire.com /tx3/trelex/aboutus.htm (602 words)

	The St David's Uniting Church of Coopers Plains
		The Congregational Union of Australia, the Methodist Church of Australasia and the Presbyterian Church of Australia, in fellowship with the whole Church Catholic, and seeking to bear witness to that unity which is both Christ's gift and His will for the Church, entered into union under the name of the Uniting Church in Australia.
		She believes that Christians in Australia are called to bear witness to a unity of faith and life in Christ which transcends cultural and economic, national and racial boundaries, and to this end she commits herself to seek special relationships with Churches in Asia and the Pacific.
		The Uniting Church enters into unity with the Church throughout the ages by her use of the confessions known as the Apostle's Creed and the Nicene Creed.
	www.uq.net.au /~zzrawill/sunnybank/community/churches/scc_sdu.htm (584 words)

	HISTORY OF SCOTS CHURCH ADELAIDE
		Scots Church Adelaide was originally called Chalmers Free Church, having been built by a group of Presbyterians who supporting the Free Church of Scotland, had called Reverend John Gardner from Scotland to establish a church in South Australia.
		In 1865 the Free Church, the United Presbyterians and the Church of Scotland united to form one Presbyterian Church in
		A hall complex was built on the west side of the church with hall, Sunday School rooms and offices, using the blue stone saved from Flinders Street for the facings, and the organ and the stained glass windows being transferred to North Terrace.
	www.scotschurch.org.au /history.html (562 words)

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		The Elders Association is a fellowship group of elders of the Presbyterian Church of Australia in New South Wales.
		It operates as a recognized interest group within the church and its constitution is found in Section III of the Code (or law catalogue) of the Church, Rules E1.01 to E1.08.
		Though written with elders of the Presbyterian Church of Australia in the State of New South Wales in mind, it may be that the contents are perceived as being of use to others in the Reformed tradition.
	www.elders.pcnsw.org.au (670 words)

	Blaxland Presbyterian Church N.S.W. Australia
		The Presbyterian understanding of Christianity is summarised in the Westminster Confession of Faith of 1646, as understood in the light of the Declaratory Statement adopted by the Presbyterian Church of Australia in 1901.
		The Declaratory Statement seeks to safeguard the church against mis-interpretations of the Confession and acts as an official commentary to it.
		Therefore, it should not be implied that The Presbyterian Church of Australia necessarily agrees with the views and/or doctrines expressed on these pages.
	www.stmargarets.org.au (754 words)

	Presbyterian Reformed Church - Background
		The Presbyterian Reformed Church of Australia commenced in 1967 when the minister, elders, and most of the congregation at Sutherland (a southern suburb of Sydney) separated from the Presbyterian Church of Australia because of the evidence at that time of that denomination's departure from the teachings of the Bible.
		The Presbyterian Reformed Church stands for a clear testimony to the historic Christian faith.
		True churches are those which are striving for conformity to God's Word, are holding fast to the fundamentals of the Christian faith, and are feeding and nurturing the people of God.
	home.vicnet.net.au /~prchurch/history.htm (376 words)

	Presbyterian Church of Australia in the State of New South Wales
		We are constitutionally part of the Presbyterian Church of Australia and linked with the historical work of the Holy Spirit in the reformation of the Church of Scotland in the sixteenth century led by John Knox, the founder of Presbyterianism.
		The Supreme Standard of the Church is the Word of God contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments.
		The Australian Macquarie Dictionary defines the term; "Church government by presbyters, or elders who are equal in rank, consisting of ministers (teaching elders) and layman (ruling elders)." Congregations are under the jurisdiction of a Presbytery to which they belong in their district.
	www.pcnsw.org.au (395 words)

	Lock Free Presbyterian Church (South Australia)
		The spirit of family fellowship among all these far-flung churches is deep and sweet.
		In accordance with this, the Free Presbyterian Church has no association with the modern Ecumenical or Charismatic movements, nor will it fellowship with any church which has departed from the fundamental doctrines of the Word of God.
		We are a Protestant, Bible-believing church, Presbyterian in doctrine and worship.
	www.lockfpc.org /about_us.php (280 words)

	Presbyterian Church of Australia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		We hope that the information we have provided will be able to satisfy your hunger and thirst for an inspiring worship on Sundays and other special worships.
		The first two words in our Church name Scots Presbyterian reminds us to stand in the heritage of the reformation that took place in the 16th century in Europe.
		The good news that our church gives out is the importance of Jesus Christ in our lives and for our eternal life.
	westfootscray.presbyterian.com.au.cob-web.org:8888 /welcome.html (404 words)

	Grafton Presbyterian Church - To know Christ and to make Christ known
		Grafton Presbyterian Church is a church located on the North Coast of New South Wales, Australia.
		We are part of a wider group of churches known as the Presbyterian Church of Australia.
		We are a group of ordinary people living in Grafton and the surrounding area who are wanting to grow as followers of Jesus.The teaching in our church is based on the Bible.We believe the Bible is God's word to us and that it tells who Jesus is and how God wants us to live.
	home.exetel.com.au /graftonpc (120 words)

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