Denomination
Bible Presbyterian Church
Theological posture
Conservative evangelical
Presbyterian or Reformed in confession but with added distinctives, such as fundamentalist separatism or a particular view of the end times, that set it apart from the confessional bodies above. Read its entry.
Doctrinal basis. Holds the Westminster Standards, with fundamentalist distinctives added.
Points to weigh
- It split from the OPC in part over these issues, so its teaching differs from the OPC and PCA on the end times and on alcohol.
- Only secondary sources (mainly Wikipedia) were read for this entry; confirm on the denomination’s own site.
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
Small fundamentalist Presbyterian denomination formed by the split from the OPC, together with Faith Theological Seminary.
Details
- Abbreviation
- BPC
- Tradition
- Presbyterian
- Founded
- 1937–1938: Carl McIntire and others left the OPC in 1937; first General Synod in Collingswood, New Jersey, 1938
- Confessional standards
- Westminster Standards
- Polity
- Presbyterian
- Size (as reported)
- Around 3,500 members (reported by Wikipedia)
- What it believes and practices
- Premillennial view of the end times, where the OPC considered dispensational premillennialism a serious error.
- Total abstinence from alcohol (and, in its tradition, tobacco).
- Ecclesiastical separatism: a more rigorous separation from churches it judges unfaithful.
- Support for the Scofield Reference Bible and for political involvement.