Covenanting Association of Reformed and Presbyterian Churches

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Covenanting Association of Reformed and Presbyterian Churches
Classification Protestant
Orientation Reformed
Theology Calvinist
Polity Presbyterian
Region California
Origin2002
California
Congregations2 (2015) [1]
Official website www.carpc1.org

The Covenanting Association of Reformed and Presbyterian Churches (CARPC) is a Reformed Presbyterian denomination founded in 2002 in California, in United States. [2] [3] [4] It was formed in 2002 with 3 congregations in California and Washington. [5]

Contents

In 2015, it was formed by 2 local churches, the Evangelical Reformed Church in Sacramento and the Grace Presbyterian Church in Redding. [1] [6] [7]

Doctrine

The denomination subscribes to the Three Forms of Unity (Belgic Confession, Heidelberg Catechism and Canons of Dort), the Westminster Confession, Westminster Shorter Catechism and Westminster Larger Catechism. [8] [9] [10] [11]

Interecclesiastical Relations

In 2004, the denomination sent delegates to meetings of the Presbytery of the Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church. [12]

Churches

Evangelical Reformed Church- Sacramento, CA [13] [1] Pastor: Rev. Wayne Leigh

Grace Presbyterian Church- Redding, CA [1] Pastor: Rev. David Th. Stark Associate Pastor-Home Missions: Rev. Carl W. Miller

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