Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) or PC(USA) is a
mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the
United States. It is part of the
Reformed family of Protestantism, descending from the branch of the
Protestant Reformation begun by
John Calvin. It is the largest
Presbyterian denomination in the U.S. and was established by the 1983 merger of the former
Presbyterian Church in the United States, whose churches were located in the
Southern and
border states, and the
United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, whose congregations could be found in every state. The unified body currently has approximately 2.3 million members, 10,900 congregations and 14,000
ordained ministers. Denominational offices are located in
Louisville,
Kentucky. It is a member of the
National Council of Churches, the
World Alliance of Reformed Churches and the
World Council of Churches. In 2006, the denomination became the first major religious denomination in the world to call on its members to become
carbon neutral. The denomination maintains a lobbying office in
Washington, DC.
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