| 词条 | Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland |
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| name = Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland | image = Blue Banner of the Reformed Presbyterian Church.png | imagewidth = 120px | caption = The "Blue Banner" | main_classification = Protestant | orientation = Reformed | polity = Presbyterian | founded_date = | founded_place = | separated_from = | parent = | merger = | separations = | area = Ireland | congregations = | members =1,952 | footnotes = }} The Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland is a Presbyterian church in Ireland. The church currently has forty-three congregations, of which thirty-five are located in Northern Ireland; the remaining eight are located in the Republic of Ireland.[1] As of 2011, its total communicant membership is 1,952.[2] The distribution of Reformed Presbyterians accords with the distribution of the Ulster Scots, with most congregations based in Counties Antrim, Londonderry and Down. Several new congregations have, however, been formed recently in the Belfast area, along with new fellowships in Galway and Dublin. HistoryThe church's roots date back to the 17th-century Plantation of Ulster by Scots Presbyterian settlers. When the Revolution Settlement was entered into in 1690 following the victory of William III in the Williamite War, a minority of Presbyterians refused to subscribe, claiming its failure to specifically recognise the kingship of Jesus Christ was a departure from the Solemn League and Covenant of 1643. These dissenters, or Covenanters, began to hold separate meetings from the mainstream Presbyterians. The Ulster branch of the denomination was dependent on visits from Scottish ministers until 1757. A separate Irish presbytery was organised in April 1763, and its synod was constituted at Cullybackey on 1 May 1811.[3] Doctrine and practiceBeing a member church of the RP Global Alliance and part of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, the RPCI conforms to the following:
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References1. ^Find A Congregation, Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland. Accessed 2009-09-02. 2. ^Minutes of the Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland. 2008: Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland, 170-171. 3. ^Glasgow, William M. A History of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in America. Baltimore: Hill and Harvey, 1888, 51. 4. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite book|title=Testimony of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland|publisher=Authorithy of the Reformed Presbyterian Synod|edition=1990}} External links
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