Presbyterian Church of Uruguay

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Presbyterian Church of Uruguay
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Classification Protestant
OrientationConfessional and Conservative
Theology Calvinism
Governance Presbyterian
Associations World Reformed Fellowship [1]
Region Uruguay
Origin2009
Branched from Presbyterian Church of Brazil
Congregations2
Official website ipuy.org.uy

The Presbyterian Church of Uruguay (in Spanish Iglesia Presbiteriana del Uruguay or IPUY) is a Protestant Reformed, confessional, conservative and Calvinist denomination in Uruguay, formed by missions of the Presbyterian Agency for Transcultural Missions of the Presbyterian Church of Brazil. [2] [3] [4]

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The work of the church began in the city of Montevideo and currently has congregations in other cities of the country. [5] [6] [4]

History

Presbyterianism has been around since 1560, having grown out of the formation of the Church of Scotland, through the work of the reformer John Knox. This, he was the reformer of his country after having spent years in Geneva with John Calvin. As such, Presbyterianism is a family of Reformed Churches and Calvinism. [7]

In 2009, the Presbyterian Agency for Transcultural Missions of the Presbyterian Church of Brazil began missionary work in Montevideo in Uruguay. In 2014 the church was officially organized, and that same year it founded a congregation in Mercedes. [2] [8] [9] [4]

The church has a seminary to train its own workers and ordains Uruguayan priests and deacons. [2] [10] [11]

Doctrine

As a result of the mission of a conservative church, the Presbyterian Church of Uruguay has the same attitude regarding ordination and doctrine. The church admits only male candidates for deacon, elder, or minister. [12]

The church system of government is Presbyterian, the church is evangelical, believes in biblical inerrancy and subscribes to the Westminster confession of faith [13]

Inter-church relations

The denomination is a member of the World Reformed Fellowship [1] In addition, it has the help of the Presbyterian Agency for Transcultural Missions, of the Presbyterian Church of Brazil, for the planting of new churches in the country [14] It also has relations with the Presbyterian Church in America , Orthodox Presbyterian Church [15] and Presbyterian Church of Chile. [16]

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References

  1. 1 2 "World Reformed Fellowship: Members" . Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Gary Scott Smith and P. C. Kemeny (July 2019). The Oxford Handbook of Presbyterianism. Oxford University Press. p. 192. ISBN   978-0-19060-840-8 . Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Presbyterian Church of Uruguay". Archived from the original on 2017-12-31. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "Calvinists in South America: Uruguay". Brazilian Theology. August 7, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Missions Presbyterian in Uruguay" . Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Presbyterian Agency for Intercultural Missions: Letter from the Missionary Mauricio". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Presbyterian Church of Uruguay: History". Archived from the original on 2016-03-26. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Thinity Presbyterian Church". Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Presbyterian Agency for Intercultural Missions: Letter from Missionary Mauricio". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Presbyterian Agency for Intercultural Missions: Letter from Missionary Maurício". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Presbyterian Agency for Intercultural Missions: Letter from Missionary Mauricio 2014". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Presbyterian Agency for Transcultural Missions: Letter from Missionary Maurício". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Iglesia Presbiteriana del Uruguay: Presbyterian". Archived from the original on 2016-03-26. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Letter to the Presbyterian Agency for Cross-Cultural Missions". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Pa raguay". Archived from the original on 2017-06-19. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Presbyterian Church of Uruguay: Links". Archived from the original on 2020-09-27. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
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