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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 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> |
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As of [[2010]], the Southern Presbyterian Church had churches in [[Hobart]] and [[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston]] and preaching places in Georgetown 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 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 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 [[2010]], the Southern Presbyterian Church had churches in [[Hobart]] and [[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston]] and preaching places in Georgetown 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 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. |
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| Southern Presbyterian Church | |
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| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Calvinism |
| Origin | 1986 |
| Congregations | 2 (and 2 preaching centres) [1] |
The Southern Presbyterian Church[1] is a small denomination with a community of about 150 persons located exclusively in Tasmania, Australia.[2] It formed in 1986 when two ministers and a number of members left the Evangelical Presbyterian Church because of a difference of belief over doctrinal issues.[3]
As of 2010, the Southern Presbyterian Church had churches in Hobart and Launceston and preaching places in Georgetown and Taranna.[2] Public worship is conducted with preaching, prayer, and the unaccompanied singing of Psalms. The Southern Presbyterian Church holds exclusively to the use of the King James Version of the Bible,[4] 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 PCEA in orientation"[5] with whose Ulverstone congregation it has friendly relations.
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References
- ^ Ministryblue: Presbyterian Denominations in Australia, accessed 2010-02-18.
- ^ a b Tasmania Online: Southern Presbyterian Church, accessed 2010-02-18.
- ^ Brief History of the Southern Presbyterian Church Accessed 3 April, 2007.
- ^ A summary of what we are at www.spc.org.au
- ^ Rowland Ward and Robert Humphreys, Religious Bodies in Australia, 3rd edition (Wantirna, Victoria: New Melbourne Press, 1995), 88.
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