Faith Presbytery, Bible Presbyterian Church

The Faith Presbytery, Bible Presbyterian Church (PFBPC) is a Christian denomination Reformed formed in 2008 by several conservative Presbyterian clergy who split from the Bible Presbyterian Church.[2]

Presbytery of Faith, Bible Presbyterian Church
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationFundamentalist Calvinist
GovernancePresbyterian
AssociationsInternational Council for Christian Churches and the American Council for Christian Churches.[1]
RegionUnited States
Origin2008
Separated fromBible Presbyterian Church
Congregations9 (2015)[2]
Official websitewww.rttpublications.org

History

The Bible Presbyterian Church (BPC) emerged in 1936, formed by a group of churches that separated from the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC) for demanding abstaining and adopting an eschatology dispensationalist. The OPC, in turn, did not require abstaining and adopted an eschatology amillennialism.[3]

In the 2000s, the BPC reconnected with the OPC, which would lead to the establishment of the "sister church" relationship between the two denominations in 2017.[4]

However, this approach displeased some of the members of the BPC. On March 28, 2008, the Presbytery of the South Atlantic of the BPC voted to separate from the BPC and adopted the name "Igreja Presbiteriana Bíblica - Presbytery of Faith".[5]

Doctrine

As a dissenter of the Bible Presbyterian Church, the FPBPC subscribes to the Westminster Confession of Faith, Westminster Larger Catechism and Westminster Shorter Catechism.[2]

Interecclesiastical Relations

The denomination is a member of the International Council for Christian Churches and the American Council for Christian Churches.[1]

References
  1. "The Presbytery of the Faith of the Biblical Presbyterian Church unanimously voted to join the CIIC and CAIC" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  2. "Report on Presbyterian Denominations in the United States". February 15, 2014. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. "History of the Biblical Presbyterian Church". Archived from the original on May 29, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  4. "2020 Orthodox Presbyterian Church General Assembly Report" (PDF). December 31, 2019. p. 284. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  5. "History of the Biblical Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of Faith" (PDF). June 17, 2009. p. 1. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
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