Church as building or as congregation?
church in the sense of the whole body of believer never disappear
Definition of church
1:a building for public and especially Christian worship
2:the clergy or officialdom of a religious body
- the word church … is put for the persons that are ordained for the ministry of the Gospel, that is to say, the clergy
- —J. Ayliffe
3often capitalized :a body or organization of religious believers: such as a :the whole body of Christians
- the one church is the whole body gathered together from all ages
- —J. H. Newman
b :denomination
c :congregation
- they had appointed elders for them in every church
- —Acts 14:23 (Revised Standard Version)
4:a public divine worship
- goes to church every Sunday
5:the clerical profession
- considered the church as a possible career
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Which Presbyterian denomination. There are many.
Presbyterian denominations in North America
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church - around 39,000 members - Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist, Covenanter & Seceder
Bible Presbyterian Church - around 3,500 members - Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist
partially: Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches - around 15,000 members - Evangelical/Orthodox, Dutch Reformed/Presbyterian, Calvinist
Cumberland Presbyterian Church - around 87,000 members - Liberal, Presbyterian, Arminian
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America - around 6,500 members - Liberal, Presbyterian, Arminian
Evangelical Assembly of Presbyterian Churches in America- 73 churches in the USA
ECO (Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians) - more than 40,000 members, 208 churches and 305 Pastors - Evangelical, Presbyterian
Evangelical Presbyterian Church - around 160,000 members - Evangelical, Presbyterian
Korean-American Presbyterian Church - around 53,000 members - Orthodox/Evangelical, Korean-Presbyterian, Calvinist
Korean Presbyterian Church in America - around 55,000 members - Moderate/Evangelical, Korean-Presbyterian
Orthodox Presbyterian Church - around 30,000 members - Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist
Presbyterian Church in America - around 367,033 members - Evangelical, Conservative, Presbyterian, Calvinist
Presbyterian Church in Canada - around 225,000 members - Presbyterian
Presbyterian Church (USA) - around 1,760,200 members - Liberal, Presbyterian
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America - around 7,800 members - Orthodox, CovenanterPresbyterian, Calvinist
partially: United Church of Canada - around 463,000 (as of 12/31/2012 per the UCC website)members - Liberal, Presbyterian & Congregational & Methodist
Smaller Presbyterian denominations
American Presbyterian Church - Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist
Christian Presbyterian Church - Orthodox, Korean-Presbyterian, Calvinist
Covenant Presbyterian Church
Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church - Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist
Evangelical Reformed Church in America - Evangelical, Presbyterian, Calvinist
Evangelical Reformed Presbyterian Church - Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist
Federation of Reformed Churches - Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist, Paedocommunion
Free Presbyterian Church - Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist
Presbyterian Reformed Church - Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist
Puritan Reformed Church
Reformed Presbyterian Church - Hanover Presbytery - Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist
Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States - Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist, Theonomic
Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly - Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist
Reformed Presbytery in North America - Orthodox, Covenanter Presbyterian, Calvinist
Upper Cumberland Presbyterian Church - less than 1000 members - Conservative, Presbyterian, Four-Point Calvinist
Westminster Presbyterian Church in the United States - Orthodox, covenanting Presbyterian, Calvinist