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| congregations = 2 (and 2 preaching centres) <ref>[http://www.spc.org.au/ Southern Presbyterian Church]</ref>
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The '''Southern Presbyterian Church'''<ref>[http://www.ministryblue.com/presbyterian.html Ministryblue: Presbyterian Denominations in Australia], accessed 2010-02-18.</ref> is a small denomination with a community of about 150 persons located exclusively in [[Tasmania]], [[Australia]].<ref name="TO">[http://www.tas.gov.au/tasmaniaonline/TitleIndex/TitleSearchRedirect.asp?Title=Southern+Presbyterian+Church Tasmania Online: Southern Presbyterian Church], accessed 2010-02-18.</ref> It formed in 1986 when two ministers and a number of members left the [[Evangelical Presbyterian Church (Australia)|Evangelical Presbyterian Church]] because of a difference of belief over doctrinal issues.<ref>[http://www.spc.org.au/Pages/history.htm Brief History of the Southern Presbyterian Church] Accessed 3 April 2007.</ref>
The '''Southern Presbyterian Church'''<ref>[http://www.ministryblue.com/presbyterian.html Ministryblue: Presbyterian Denominations in Australia], accessed 2010-02-18.</ref> is a small denomination with a community of about 130 persons located exclusively in [[Tasmania]], Australia. It formed in 1986 when two ministers (one of whom died a few months later) and a number of members left the [[Evangelical Presbyterian Church (Australia)|Evangelical Presbyterian Church]] because of a difference of belief over doctrinal issues.


As of 2010, the Southern Presbyterian Church had churches in [[Hobart]] and [[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston]] and preaching places in [[George Town, Tasmania|George Town]] and [[Taranna, Tasmania|Taranna]].<ref name="TO"/> Public worship is conducted with preaching, prayer, and the [[Exclusive psalmody|unaccompanied singing of Psalms]]. The Southern Presbyterian Church holds [[King James Only movement|exclusively]] to the use of the [[King James Version]] of the Bible,<ref>[http://www.spc.org.au/Pages/aboutus.htm A summary of what we are] at www.spc.org.au</ref> in public worship, and its supreme standard is the Bible according to the 'Received Text' but, according to Ward and Humphreys, "in other respects are close to the [[Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia|PCEA]] in orientation"<ref>Rowland Ward and Robert Humphreys, ''Religious Bodies in Australia'', 3rd edition ([[Wantirna, Victoria]]: New Melbourne Press, 1995), 88.</ref> with whose Ulverstone congregation it has friendly relations.
As of 2021, the Southern Presbyterian Church had two congregations: one in [[Glenorchy, Tasmania|Glenorchy]] and one in [[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston]]. Public worship is conducted with Scripture reading, preaching, prayer, and the [[Exclusive psalmody|unaccompanied singing of Psalms]]. The Southern Presbyterian Church uses the [[King James Version]] of the Bible in public worship.<ref>[http://www.spc.org.au/what-we-believe.html What we believe] at www.spc.org.au</ref> Its supreme standard is the Bible according to the [[Received Text]], but they, according to Ward and Humphreys, "in other respects are close to the [[Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia|PCEA]] in orientation"<ref>Rowland Ward and Robert Humphreys, ''Religious Bodies in Australia'', 3rd edition ([[Wantirna, Victoria]]: New Melbourne Press, 1995), 88.</ref> with whom it is exploring closer relations.

== Reconciliation with Evangelical Presbyterian Church ==
In March 2019, a joint meeting with officer bearers of the EPC and the SPC sought to repair damaged relations between the two denominations due to the historic split from decades before. The statement said in part:

<blockquote>We of the EPCA and SPCA, as we consider our two histories as churches, acknowledge before the Lord Jesus, the Head of the Church, that while there were honourable principles and legitimate concerns involved, and while there was a desire on both sides for the good of Christ Jesus’ cause, there was also sin committed by all those involved in the events which led to a separation and alienation of brethren a generation ago.Together we acknowledge that those sad events of yesteryear have harmed the name and cause of Christ Jesus and have hurt and caused to stumble various of His children.
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We therefore, in the spirit of Christian and brotherly love, jointly publish this statement, and extend the right hand of fellowship to one another, seeking to offer mutual respect and care, and to work together as able, to honour and uphold Christ in our two churches and our future relationship <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200919030504/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/pceaarchive/The+Presbyterian+Banner/2019/Banner+June+2019.pdf The Presbyterian Banner, June 2019, page 12]</ref> </blockquote>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of Presbyterian denominations in Australia]]
*[[List of Presbyterian and Reformed denominations in Australia]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
<references/>


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.spc.org.au/ Southern Presbyterian Church Website]
*[http://www.spc.org.au/ Southern Presbyterian Church Website]
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Latest revision as of 05:23, 21 September 2021

Southern Presbyterian Church
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationCalvinism
Origin1986
Separated fromEvangelical Presbyterian Church
Congregations2 [1]

The Southern Presbyterian Church[2] is a small denomination with a community of about 130 persons located exclusively in Tasmania, Australia. It formed in 1986 when two ministers (one of whom died a few months later) and a number of members left the Evangelical Presbyterian Church because of a difference of belief over doctrinal issues.

As of 2021, the Southern Presbyterian Church had two congregations: one in Glenorchy and one in Launceston. Public worship is conducted with Scripture reading, preaching, prayer, and the unaccompanied singing of Psalms. The Southern Presbyterian Church uses the King James Version of the Bible in public worship.[3] Its supreme standard is the Bible according to the Received Text, but they, according to Ward and Humphreys, "in other respects are close to the PCEA in orientation"[4] with whom it is exploring closer relations.

Reconciliation with Evangelical Presbyterian Church

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In March 2019, a joint meeting with officer bearers of the EPC and the SPC sought to repair damaged relations between the two denominations due to the historic split from decades before. The statement said in part:

We of the EPCA and SPCA, as we consider our two histories as churches, acknowledge before the Lord Jesus, the Head of the Church, that while there were honourable principles and legitimate concerns involved, and while there was a desire on both sides for the good of Christ Jesus’ cause, there was also sin committed by all those involved in the events which led to a separation and alienation of brethren a generation ago.Together we acknowledge that those sad events of yesteryear have harmed the name and cause of Christ Jesus and have hurt and caused to stumble various of His children.

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We therefore, in the spirit of Christian and brotherly love, jointly publish this statement, and extend the right hand of fellowship to one another, seeking to offer mutual respect and care, and to work together as able, to honour and uphold Christ in our two churches and our future relationship [5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Southern Presbyterian Church
  2. ^ Ministryblue: Presbyterian Denominations in Australia, accessed 2010-02-18.
  3. ^ What we believe at www.spc.org.au
  4. ^ Rowland Ward and Robert Humphreys, Religious Bodies in Australia, 3rd edition (Wantirna, Victoria: New Melbourne Press, 1995), 88.
  5. ^ The Presbyterian Banner, June 2019, page 12
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