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What is a Presbyterian? First of all, we are Christians and we celebrate our unity in Christ with all others of the Christian faith. Second, we are Reformed in our theology. We trace our origin to John Calvin, the leading theologian of the Reformation who stressed God’s sovereignty, ethical behavior, education, worship and representative church government. Reformed theology is expressed in various creeds and confessions which are statements of what we understand the teaching of the Bible to be. Third, we are Presbyterians in our government. The term Presbyterian comes from the Greek word for “elder.” It means that we are governed by elected representatives. Elected lay persons and ministers together administer the church’s worship and work. Finally, we are members of a particular Presbyterian denomination called “Presbyterian Church USA”. This is a new denomination formed by the union of the Presbyterian Church in the United States (PCUS) and the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (UPCUSA) in June 1983. As members of the denomination Presbyterian Church USA, see website www.pcusa.org. We are also members of the Synod of the Mid-Atlantic, Presbytery of the Peaks, see website www.peakspresbytery.org .
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