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Originally Posted by Contra_Mundum  PCA, formed 1972 by faithful ministers (and their congregations) who voluntarily left the southern Presbyterian mainline (PC,US--formerly PC, CSA) |
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Originally Posted by SemperFideles The folks that formed the PCA in 1972 got to keep that name without threat of lawsuit. |
Actually the
National Presbyterian Church was formed in 1973 by faithful ministers (and their congregations) who voluntarily left the
southern Presbyterian mainline. There was a "Convocation of Sessions" in the summer of 1973 that established the "Organizing Committee of 40" and the first General Assembly was in December of 1973.
The 1974 General Assembly a received a communications from the National Presbyterian Church, a congregation of the northern church in Washington DC. After a short discussion a new name,
Presbyterian Church in America was adopted.
See
A BRIEF HISTORY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN AMERICA