The Reformed Presbyterian Church in Chile (in Spanish Iglesia Presbiteriana Reformada en Chile or IPRCh) is a Reformed denomination in Chile, founded in 2017, by Pastor Marcelo Sánchez, a missionary from the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (RPCNA) formerly linked to the National Presbyterian Church in Chile.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| Reformed Presbyterian Church in Chile | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Reformed |
| Theology | Calvinist |
| Governance | Presbyterian |
| Region | Chile |
| Origin | 2017 |
| Separated from | National Presbyterian Church in Chile |
| Branched from | Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America |
| Official website | presbiterianareformada |
History
editIn the 2010s, a group of people led by Pastor Marcelo Sánchez (formerly linked to the National Presbyterian Church in Chile), in the city of Lo Prado, adhered to the doctrine of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (RPCNA). In 2017, RPCNA welcomed the group of members as a congregation, as well as Pastor Marcelo Sánchez as a missionary for the denomination.
By 2020, the denomination had already planted churches in Lampa and Santiago.[7]
Doctrine
editThe denomination subscribes to the Westminster Confession, Westminster Larger Catechism, and Westminster Shorter Catechism and differs from other Presbyterian denominations in the country by adopting exclusive psalmody and Sunday observance. [8]
References
edit- ^ "Reformada en Línea: Chile". April 13, 2006. Archived from the original on January 1, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ "The Calvinism in South America:Chile". August 7, 2018. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "History of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Chile". Archived from the original on July 17, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ Robert Benedetto and Donald K McKim (2010). Historical Dictionary of Reformed Churches (Second ed.). Toronto: Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-8108-5807-7. Archived from the original on 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ^ James E. McGoldrick and Richard Clark Reed (2012). Reformation Heritage Bookd (ed.). Presbyterian and Reformed Churches: A Global History (Second ed.). Grand Rapids. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-60178-349-3. Archived from the original on July 17, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Gary Scott Smitha and P. C. Kemeny (July 2019). The Oxford Handbook of Presbyterianism. Oxford University Press. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-19060-840-8. Archived from the original on July 17, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ "Establishment of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Chile". Archived from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ "Doctrines of the Reformed Presbyterian Church". Archived from the original on December 16, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.