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Korean Presbyterian Church in America

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Classification
  
Protestant

Theology
  
Reformed

Region
  
United States, Canada

Orientation
  
liberal Calvinist

Polity
  
Presbyterian

Associations
  
World Communion of Reformed Churches

The Korean Presbyterian Church in America now Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad (changed name in 2012) is an independent Presbyterian denomination in the United States. It was founded in 1976 as a union of 3 Korean language Presbyteries. The mother church was the Presbyterian Church in Korea (TongHap). The church has close relationship with the PC(USA) and the Korean Christian Church in Japan. In 2004 it had 29,000 members and 263 congreagtions. According to the recent statistics it has 55,000 members and 302 congregations. Official languages are English and Korean. The church subscribes the Westminster Confession and the Apostles Creed.

Since 2010 it formed an English speaking presbytery.

It is a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches.

References

Korean Presbyterian Church in America Wikipedia