Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that traces its origin to the Church of Scotland. Presbyterian churches derive their name from the presbyterian form of church government by representative assemblies of elders. Many Reformed churches are organised this way, but the word Presbyterian, when capitalized, is often applied uniquely to churches that trace their roots to the Church of Scotland or to English Dissenter groups that formed during the English Civil War.
Continental Reformed Protestantism is a part of the Calvinist tradition within Protestantism that traces its origin in the European continent. Prominent subgroups are the Dutch Reformed, the Swiss Reformed, the French Reformed (Huguenots), the Hungarian Reformed, and the Waldensian Church in Italy.
Calvinist confessions of faith are the confessions of faith of various Calvinist churches. These documents express consensus on doctrine for the church adopting the confession. A few confessions are shared as subordinate standards by many denominations, which have made their choices from among the various creeds for primarily historical reasons. Some of the common Calvinist confessions are :
Reformed Churches of New Zealand is a Calvinist denomination in New Zealand. The denomination is constituted of 21 member churches, the first seven of which were formed in 1953. Total membership as of 2020 stands at 3,283.
The Westminster Presbyterian Church in the United States (WPCUS) was a Presbyterian denomination, founded in United States in 2006, by Rev. Brian Schwertley, formerly affiliated with Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church and other pastors formerly affiliated with other Presbyterian denominations. The founders were particularly concerned with the perceived spread of liberal teaching within Presbyterianism in the United States and in particular with Federal Vision theology, which they believe supplies a different understanding of doctrines such as justification and the perseverance of the saints.
The World Reformed Fellowship (WRF) is an ecumenical Christian organization which promotes unity between confessional Calvinist churches around the world.
The Reformed Presbyterian Church - Hanover Presbytery is a very conservative Protestant, Presbyterian denomination, founded in 1991, with congregations in United States and also in Brazil.
The Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ukraine is a conservative Evangelical Protestant denomination in the Reformed tradition. It holds to the presbyterian form of church governance and to the Reformed theology of the Westminster Standards.
The Covenant Presbyterian Church (CPC) is a Protestant, Reformed denomination, founded in United States in 2006 by a group of churches that split from the Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly for supporting paedocommunion.
A subordinate standard is a Reformed confession of faith, catechism or other doctrinal or regulatory statement subscribed to by a Protestant church, setting out key elements of religious belief and church governance. It is subordinate to the Bible as the supreme standard, which is held as divinely inspired and without error.
The Igreja Presbiteriana Conservadora do Brasil (IPCB) is a Presbyterian Reformed denomination, founded in 1940, by the churches and members that separated from the Independent Presbyterian Church of Brazil (IPIB). The main reason for the split was the decision of the IPIB General Assembly, in 1938, to appoint a commission to draw up a new confession of faith. This confession would replace the Westminster Confession of Faith and be tolerant of annihilationism. The members who opposed this split and formed the IPCB. It is currently the third largest reformed denomination in Brazil, right after the Presbyterian Church of Brazil (IPB) and a IPIB, preserving traditional positions of Presbyterianism.
The American Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian denomination, formed in 1979, by churches that separate from the Bible Presbyterian Church (BPC), for defending Exclusive Psalmody, alcohol abstinence and a premillennialist.
Presbyterian Church in India (Reformed) is a presbyterian denomination, established in Manipur in 1984, formed by a group of churches that broke away from the Evangelical Convention Church.
The Evangelical Reformed Presbyterian Church (ERPC) was a denomination Presbyterian, formed in 2006, by churches that separate of Presbyterian Church in America and Orthodox Presbyterian Church, on the charge that both denominations would be tolerant of the Federal Vision of Covenant Theology.
The Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church (CRPC) - is a Presbyterian denomination, formed in 1997, by churches that separated from the Presbyterian Church in America, for defending the theonomy.
The Presbyterian Church of South India (PCSI) is a Presbyterian denomination, established in India, in 2002, as a result of the missionary work of the Presbyterian Church in America in Andhra Pradesh.
The Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Sikkim (EPCS) is a Presbyterian denomination, established in Sikkim, in 1993, by churches that broke away from the Church of North India. As of 2014, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sikkim.
The Presbyterian Church in Cambodia or Presbyterian Church of Cambodia (PCC), officially Synod Presbyterian Church in Cambodia, is a denomination Reformed Presbyterian, founded in Cambodia, in 1993, by Korean Presbyterian missionaries and the Presbyterian Church in Singapore.
The Presbyterian Church of the Reformation of Colombia (PCRC) - in Spanish Iglesia Presbiteriana de La Reforma de Colombia - is a Protestant reformed, founded in Colombia in 1996, by Colombians who joined the Reformed Faith, with the help of missionaries from the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.
