Denomination
Orthodox 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 as doctrinal statements of the Reformed faith.
Points to weigh
- Its 2000 (PCA) and 2004 (OPC) study reports on creation allowed a range of views on the days of Genesis 1 within the church.
- Its stance on women in office was not stated on the page reviewed.
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
Presbyterian denomination formed in the 1930s, whose Committee on Christian Education produces several resources listed on this site.
Details
- Abbreviation
- OPC
- Tradition
- Presbyterian
- Founded
- 1936, with J. Gresham Machen as the principal figure
- Confessional standards
- The Westminster Confession of Faith with the Larger and Shorter Catechisms
- Polity
- Presbyterian: sessions, presbyteries (sixteen) and an annual General Assembly
- Size (as reported)
- Number of members not stated on the page reviewed; headquarters in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
- What it believes and practices
- Holds the Westminster Standards.
- Sources consulted
- Website
- opc.org/about.html