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	In 1991 the four presbyteries of the RPCA came into conflict. One of these was Hanover Presbytery, which became a separate denomination, the [[Reformed Presbyterian Church - Hanover Presbytery]].<ref>Jean-Jacques Bauswein and Lukas Vischer (eds), ''The Reformed Family in the World: A Survey of Reformed Churches, Theological Schools, and International Organizations,'' WB Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999, ISBN 0802844960, p. 538 </ref><ref>http://heritagepresbyterianchurch.com/about/\|title=History of the Presbytery of Hanover\|accessdate=17 November 2016}}</ref><ref name= HIS1>{{cite web\|url=https://rpchanover.org/our-history-and-practices/\|title=History of the Presbytery of Hanover\|accessdate=21 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pastormathis.com/index.php/2015/09/01/joseph-morecraft-removed-from-presbytery-while-under-discipline/\|title=Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States and Hanover Presbytery\|date=September 2015\|accessdate=November 17, 2016}}</ref><ref>http://www.apuritansmind.com/whitefield-theological-seminary/reformed-presbyterian-church-general-assembly-rpcga/\|title=History of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States\|accessdate=November 17, 2016\|archive-date=November 18, 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118041804/http://www.apuritansmind.com/whitefield-theological-seminary/reformed-presbyterian-church-general-assembly-rpcga/</ref> Meanwhile, Westminster Presbytery and Geneva Presbytery formed the [[Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly]] (RPCGA), leaving the fourth presbytery as a remnant of the [[Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States]].		In 1991 the four presbyteries of the RPCA came into conflict. One of these was Hanover Presbytery, which became a separate denomination, the [[Reformed Presbyterian Church - Hanover Presbytery]].<ref>Jean-Jacques Bauswein and Lukas Vischer (eds), ''The Reformed Family in the World: A Survey of Reformed Churches, Theological Schools, and International Organizations,'' WB Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999, ISBN 0802844960, p. 538 </ref><ref>http://heritagepresbyterianchurch.com/about/\|title=History of the Presbytery of Hanover\|accessdate=17 November 2016}}</ref><ref name= HIS1>{{cite web\|url=https://rpchanover.org/our-history-and-practices/\|title=History of the Presbytery of Hanover\|accessdate=21 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pastormathis.com/index.php/2015/09/01/joseph-morecraft-removed-from-presbytery-while-under-discipline/\|title=Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States and Hanover Presbytery\|date=September 2015\|accessdate=November 17, 2016}}</ref><ref>http://www.apuritansmind.com/whitefield-theological-seminary/reformed-presbyterian-church-general-assembly-rpcga/\|title=History of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States\|accessdate=November 17, 2016\|archive-date=November 18, 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118041804/http://www.apuritansmind.com/whitefield-theological-seminary/reformed-presbyterian-church-general-assembly-rpcga/</ref> Meanwhile, Westminster Presbytery and Geneva Presbytery formed the [[Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly]] (RPCGA), leaving the fourth presbytery as a remnant of the [[Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States]].

	In 2006 four churches and nine elders left the RPCGA to form the Covenant Presbyterian Church (CPC). Among the main causes for the formation of the denomination was a desire for presbyterian polity and to allow liberty for local Sessions to practice [[paedocommunion]].<ref>https://covenant-presbyterian.org/our-history		In 2006 four churches and nine elders left the RPCGA to form the Covenant Presbyterian Church (CPC). Among the main causes for the formation of the denomination was a desire for presbyterian polity and to allow liberty for local Sessions to practice [[paedocommunion]].<ref>https://covenant-presbyterian.org/our-history</ref>

	The CPC has grown, currently counting 12 member churches.<ref name="CONG" />		The CPC has grown, currently counting 12 member churches.<ref name="CONG" />

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The '''Covenant Presbyterian Church''' ('''CPC''') is a [[Protestantism|Protestant]], [[Reformed Churches|Reformed]] denomination, founded in the [[wikipedia:United States|United States]] in 2006 by a group of churches that split from the [[Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly]].<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=WhhCQY_7sogC&dq=%22covenant+presbyterian+church%22+%22denomination%22+%22book%22&pg=PA97 |title= Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement|author=Kathryn Joyce|publisher=Bacn Press|page=97|date=2009|isbn=978-0-8070-1070-9 |accessdate=January 17, 2022}}</ref><ref name=REL>http://www.tateville.com/churches.html | title = Report on Presbyterian Denominations in the United States|date=February 15, 2014|url-status=usurped|accessdate = January 21, 2022</ref><ref>https://www.puritanboard.com/threads/covenant-presbyterian-church-new-denomination.14142/|title=History of the Covenant Presbyterian Church|website=Puritan Board|accessdate=January 17, 2022</ref>

== History ==
The [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian churches]] originate from the [[Protestant Reformation]] of the 16th century. They adhere to [[Calvinism|Reformed theology]] and have a [[ecclesiastical polity|form of ecclesiastical organization]] that is characterized by the government of an assembly of elders. Government [[Presbyterian]] is common in Protestant churches that were modeled after the Reformation [[Protestantism|Protestant]] [[Switzerland]] they notably developed in Switzerland, [[Scotland]], [[Netherlands]], [[ France]] and portions of [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]], of [[Ireland]] and, later, of [[United States]].

In 1983 the [[Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod]] (RPCES) merged with the [[Presbyterian Church in America]] (PCA). A group of churches in the PCA's Georgia Presbytery later objected to the way the merged denomination made its decisions. These churches separated from the PCA and formed the ''Presbytery of the Covenant''.<ref>https://opcgaminutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1995-GA-62-red.pdf|title=Draft of the General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church|date=May 31, 1995|page=215|accessdate=January 17, 2022</ref>

This presbytery grew and in 1985 split into four presbyteries, thus organizing the assembly of the [[Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States]]. In 1990, the denomination changed its name to the Reformed Presbyterian Church in the Americas.

In 1991 the four presbyteries of the RPCA came into conflict. One of these was Hanover Presbytery, which became a separate denomination, the [[Reformed Presbyterian Church - Hanover Presbytery]].<ref>Jean-Jacques Bauswein and Lukas Vischer (eds), ''The Reformed Family in the World: A Survey of Reformed Churches, Theological Schools, and International Organizations,'' WB Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999, ISBN 0802844960, p. 538 </ref><ref>http://heritagepresbyterianchurch.com/about/|title=History of the Presbytery of Hanover|accessdate=17 November 2016}}</ref><ref name= HIS1>{{cite web|url=https://rpchanover.org/our-history-and-practices/|title=History of the Presbytery of Hanover|accessdate=21 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pastormathis.com/index.php/2015/09/01/joseph-morecraft-removed-from-presbytery-while-under-discipline/|title=Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States and Hanover Presbytery|date=September 2015|accessdate=November 17, 2016}}</ref><ref>http://www.apuritansmind.com/whitefield-theological-seminary/reformed-presbyterian-church-general-assembly-rpcga/|title=History of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States|accessdate=November 17, 2016|archive-date=November 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118041804/http://www.apuritansmind.com/whitefield-theological-seminary/reformed-presbyterian-church-general-assembly-rpcga/</ref> Meanwhile, Westminster Presbytery and Geneva Presbytery formed the [[Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly]] (RPCGA), leaving the fourth presbytery as a remnant of the [[Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States]].

In 2006 four churches and nine elders left the RPCGA to form the Covenant Presbyterian Church (CPC). Among the main causes for the formation of the denomination was a desire for presbyterian polity and to allow liberty for local Sessions to practice [[paedocommunion]].<ref>https://covenant-presbyterian.org/our-history

The CPC has grown, currently counting 12 member churches.<ref name="CONG" />

== Doctrine ==
The CPC, like other Presbyterian denominations, subscribes to the [[Westminster Confession of Faith]], [[Westminster Larger Catechism]] and [[Westminster Shorter Catechism]].

Its unincorporated churches adhere to [[Young Earth Creationism|Young earth creationism]]<ref name="DOC">{{cite web|url=https://www.centralvalleypresbyterian.org/our-beliefs/</ref> and male head-of-household voting.

The denomination practices parity of elders, emphasizes Christian education for students of all ages, seeks a balanced measure of elder qualifications (character & doctrine) with no strict requirement for a seminary degree, and is conservative in its doctrines and practices, opposing [[wikipedia:same-sex marriage|same-sex marriages]] and [[abortion]].<ref>https://assets.ctfassets.net/4ecu34rp31r9/2tJG4ExGyqNumS8daqelGg/6468cf68910538d1d11bf024bcaca536/Abortifacient_Resolution.pdf</ref>

==References==

[[Category:Presbyterian denominations in the United States]]
[[Category:Christian organizations established in 2006]]
[[Category:Presbyterian denominations established in the 21st century]]

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