Covenant Presbyterian Church

The Covenant Presbyterian Church (CPC) is a Presbyterian denomination with 13 member churches in the US.[2]

Covenant Presbyterian Church
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationCalvinist
TheologyPresbyterian
Origin2006
Separated fromReformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly
Congregations13[1]

Their distinctive beliefs include Young Earth Creationism, the inerrancy of the Bible, family integrated church and the promotion of homeschooling and Christian schools.[3] They are known for permitting the practice of paedocommunion with approval of a local church's session.[4]

The church is Reformed in theology, and postmillennial eschatology. It subscribes to the Westminster Confession, the Westminster Larger Catechism and Westminster Shorter Catechism[5] and the Nicene Creed.[6]

References
  1. www.covenant-presbyterian.org/churches/
  2. "Covenant Presbyterian Church - Churches".
  3. "Covenant Presbyterian Church Distinctives".
  4. "Paedocommunion Church Listing". Archived from the original on August 23, 2005.
  5. www.covenant-presbyterian.org/standards/
  6. http://foothillschristianassembly.org/About.html


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