Originally Posted by jfschultz

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