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| Korean Presbyterian Church in America | |
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| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | liberalCalvinist |
| Theology | Reformed |
| Polity | Presbyterian |
| Associations | World Communion of Reformed Churches,National Council of Churches,Christian Churches Together |
| Region | United States, Canada |
| Origin | 1976 United States |
| Congregations | 302 |
| Members | 55,000 |
TheKorean Presbyterian Church Abroad, formerly known as theKorean Presbyterian Church in America, is an independentPresbyterian denomination in the United States. It was founded in 1976 as a union of 3Korean language Presbyteries. The mother church was thePresbyterian Church in Korea (TongHap). The church has a close relationship with thePC(USA) and theKorean Christian Church in Japan. In 2004 it had 29,000 members and 263 congregations. According to the recent statistics it has 55,000 members and 302 congregations.[1] Official languages are English and Korean. The church uses theWestminster Confession[2] and theApostles Creed.[3][4] Since 2010 it formed an English speakingpresbytery.[5] KPCA is a member of theWorld Communion of Reformed Churches.[6] It is also a member of the interdenominational associationsNational Council of Churches andChristian Churches Together.[7]
KPCA started as a presbytery established by pastors withPresbyterian Church in Korea (PCK) backgrounds in Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago. Therefore, KPCA has had a very close cooperative relationship with Korean PCK from the beginning. KPCA signed the 3rd mission agreement with PCK in 2016 following 1986 and 2006 to strengthen friendship between the two denominations in Korea and the United States, and exchange information on churches, mission consultations, mutual cooperation, personnel exchanges, Christian education and theological education. It is a denomination that cooperates in cooperation with theologians, exchanges of theologians, and education of the second generation.[8]
The “Covenant Relationship” of KPCA andPC(USA) was formally passed by the Presbyterian Church (USA) at the 218th General Assembly, and after that, it was approved through 176 presbyteries and is included in the Book of Order of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Then, a specific agreement was reached on the Orderly Exchange of Ministers and the Order of transfer of Congregations. The executive committee, composed of representatives of both denominations, gathers every year to promote cooperative relations with both denominations, and jointly plan and hold pastoral exchanges (transfer and support) and events (education, ministry, second-generation leaders, etc.) promoted by both denominations.[9]
The Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad (KPCA) consists of 984 pastors, 22 Presbyteries, 470 local churches, and 81,383 members. The total Revenue of the Churches in the KPCA is $65,791,652 and the Budget of the General Assembly is $311,943.00 according to the Minutes of the 43th General Assembly held on May 7, 2019.[10]
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