Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England and Wales

History

In 1986, a Presbyterian conference was held in a Free Church of Scotland chapel in London, where a vision of a new Presbyterian denomination in England was proposed, which was to be faithful to Scripture and adhere to the Westminster Confession. As a consequence, the Presbyterian Association in England was formed in 1987[1] from several small Christian groups and existing congregations with efforts at church planting following. In 1991, an interim Presbytery was formed with congregations in Blackburn, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Durham and Hull to work towards the establishment of the new denomination. This came to fruition in 1996,[1] taking the name, Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England and Wales.[2]

Church Planting

In 2000, two congregations in Cardiff, Immanuel and Bethel, were accepted into communion.[3][4] The EPCEW has grown significantly since its founding with a number of congregations joining the EPCEW and others being planted by existing churches. The denomination recently planted a church in the Salford/Manchester area[5] and is working to establish church plants in Oxford,[6] Lincoln,[7] and Sunderland[8]. They are actively looking to plant churches throughout England and Wales.[9]

Denominational growth has been steady:

Year Number of congregations Notes
2000 6 [10]
2005 10 [11]
2010 15 Includes two congregations in Sweden.[12]
2015 17 Includes one congregation in Sweden and one congregation in Germany.[13]
2020 21 There are 19 established churches with a congregation in Sweden and another in Germany.[14]

Congregations

As of 2018, the denomination has twenty congregations at:[15]

England
Congregation Town or City Minister Image
All Saints Presbyterian Church Newcastle Upon Tyne [16] Rev Dr William Schweitzer[17]
Blackburn Evangelical Presbyterian Church Blackburn[18] Rev Norman Green[19]
Bury St Edmunds Presbyterian Church Bury St Edmunds [20] Matthew Jolley[21]
Cambridge Presbyterian Church Cambridge [22] Rev Douglas McCallum[23]
Chelmsford Presbyterian Church Chelmsford [24] Rev Darren Moore[25]
Durham Presbyterian Church Durham [26] Rev Phil Baiden[27]
East Hull Presbyterian church Hull [28]
Hexham Presbyterian Church Hexham [29] Rev Joshua Rieger[30]
Naunton Lane Evangelical Presbyterian Church Leckhampton, Cheltenham[31]
Oxford Evangelical Presbyterian Church Oxford[32] Rev Andy Young
Salford Evangelical Presbyterian Church Salford [33] Rev Chris Statter[34]
Sheffield Presbyterian Church Sheffield[35] Dr Kevin Bidwell[36]
Solihull Presbyterian Church Solihull [37] Rev Dr Stephen Dancer[38]
Sunderland Evangelical Presbyterian Church Sunderland [39] Rev Nathan Hilton[40]
Whaddon Road Evangelical Presbyterian Church Cheltenham[41] Rev David Pfeiffer[42]

Wales

Sweden
See also: Evangelical Reformed Church in Sweden

Germany

Westminster Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Several EPCEW ministers were instrumental in the recent founding of Westminster Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Gateshead, UK. WPTS aims to equip men to hold fast to God’s faithful Word, with a particular focus on preparation for planting churches in the UK and continental Europe. The school is committed to the Westminster Standards, experiential Calvinism, Presbyterian Church government, ordinary means of grace ministry, and the regulative principle of worship. The seminary offers a range of courses accredited through Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, including the Master of Divinity (MDiv).

Publications

The denomination publishes The Presbyterian Network in Spring and Autumn with theological and pastoral articles and news from its congregations.[48]

International Organisations

Along with the Free Church of Scotland and the Free Church of Scotland (Continuing), the denomination is one of the three members of the International Conference of Reformed Churches from Great Britain,[49] and one of seven European Christian denominations who founded the European Conference of Reformed Churches.[50] The denomination has a co-operative agreement with the Presbyterian Church in America.[51]

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  1. Bauswein, Jean-Jacques; Vischer, Lukas (1999). The Reformed Family Worldwide: A Survey of Reformed Churches, Theological Schools, and International Organizations. W.B. Eerdmans. p. 512. ISBN 9780802844965.
  2. http://www.epcew.org.uk/about.html Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England and Wales - About
  3. http://christianquoter.blogspot.hu/2010/06/presbyterianism-in-england-today-part-3.html Christian Quoter - Presbyterianism in England Today (Part 3)
  4. http://heidelblog.net/2012/09/there-are-presbyterians-in-england-and-theyre-having-a-conference/ The Heidelblog - There Are Presbyterians in England and They’re Having a Conference
  5. "Mission - Salford-Manchester Evangelical Presbyterian church plant".
  6. "Oxford Evangelical Presbyterian Church". Oxford Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  7. "Lincoln | Sheffield Presbyterian Church".
  8. "Sunderland Presbyterian Bible Study | nil desperandum auspice Deo". sunderlandpres.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  9. http://epcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/epcew-church-planting.pdf
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  16. https://allsaintspres.org.uk/ All Saints Presbyterian Church
  17. https://allsaintspres.org.uk/people/revd-dr-william-bill-schweitzer/
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  19. http://www.epcew.org.uk/congregations/blackburn-evangelical-presbyterian-church
  20. http://www.bse-pc.org/welcome.htm Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine Bury St Edmunds Presbyterian Church
  21. https://bse-pc.org/about-us/leadership/
  22. http://www.cambridgepres.org.uk/ Cambridge Presbyterian Church
  23. https://www.cambridgepres.org.uk/about-us/people
  24. http://www.chelmsfordpres.org.uk/ CPC Hall Street
  25. http://www.epcew.org.uk/congregations/chelmsford-presbyterian-church
  26. http://www.depc.org.uk/ Durham Presbyterian Church
  27. http://www.epcew.org.uk/congregations/durham-presbyterian-church
  28. http://www.ehpc.co.uk/ East Hull Presbyterian church
  29. "Hexham Presbyterian Church". Hexham Presbyterian Church Website. Hexham Presbyterian Church. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  30. http://www.epcew.org.uk/congregations/hexham-presbyterian-church
  31. http://www.cheltenhampres.org.uk/ Naunton Lane Evangelical Presbyterian Church
  32. http://www.epcew.org.uk/congregations/oxford-evangelical-presbyterian-church
  33. "Salford EPC | Salford Evangelical Presbyterian Church". salfordepc.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  34. http://salfordepc.org.uk/whos-who
  35. http://www.sheffieldpres.org.uk/ Sheffield Presbyterian Church
  36. http://www.epcew.org.uk/congregations/sheffield-presbyterian-church
  37. http://www.solihullpres.org.uk/ Solihull Presbyterian Church
  38. http://www.epcew.org.uk/congregations/solihull-presbyterian-church
  39. http://www.sunderlandpres.org.uk/ Sunderland Evangelical Presbyterian Church
  40. http://www.epcew.org.uk/congregations/sunderland-evangelical-presbyterian-church
  41. "About us: Whaddon Road Evangelical Presbyterian Church".
  42. http://www.epcew.org.uk/congregations/cheltenham-whaddon-road-evangelical-presbyterian-church
  43. "Church information - Affinity".
  44. http://www.bethelpcr.org.uk Bethel Presbyterian Church, Cardiff
  45. http://www.immanuelcaerau.org.uk/ Immanuel Presbyterian Church
  46. http://www.immanuelskyrkan.info Immanuelskyrkan, Tranås
  47. "Home - Presbyterianische Kirche".
  48. http://www.epcew.org.uk/resources.html Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England and Wales - Resources
  49. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) International Conference of Reformed Churches - Churches in Membership
  50. http://www.eucrc.org/index.php/members/list-of-members European Conference of Reformed Churches - Member Churches
  51. http://epcew.org.uk/OLD/bco/bco.pdf
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