Denomination
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Theological posture
Confessional Reformed
Holds a Reformed confession (the Westminster Standards, the Three Forms of Unity or the 1689 Baptist Confession) as its standard.
Doctrinal basis. Holds the Westminster Standards.
Points to weigh
- The denomination’s own pages returned an error when I checked, so its standards are confirmed only through a member church’s statement.
Classification and points to weigh are reformededucation.org's judgments from the sources listed below. They describe and do not endorse; confirm current details with the institution.
About
One of the oldest conservative denominations in the United States, with its denominational center in Greenville, South Carolina and ties to Erskine Theological Seminary.
Details
- Abbreviation
- ARP
- Tradition
- Presbyterian
- Founded
- 1782, by the merger of the Associate and Reformed Presbyteries
- Confessional standards
- The Westminster Standards (as stated by a member congregation; confirm on the denomination’s site)
- Polity
- Presbyterian
- Size (as reported)
- Not stated
- Sources consulted
- Website
- arpchurch.org/about-us/