How did the Presbyterian Church (USA) begin?
The Presbyterian Church (USA) is, uniquely, one of the newest and one of the oldest denominations in America. We are one of the newest because on June 10, 1983, the two largest Presbyterian groups in the United States reunited after 122 years of separation and became the Presbyterian Church (USA). We are one of the oldest denominations because our roots go back to the very first settlers in America. Most historians affirm that nearly three-fourths of all America held theological beliefs common to Presbyterians at the time of the Revolutionary War. Like most branches of Christianity in America, Presbyterians have suffered many divisions and celebrated nearly as many reunions over the years. However, no division has been as painful and lengthy as the division caused by the Civil War. At the “reunion” General Assembly in June, 1983, the Presbyterian Church in the United States (the “southern” church) and the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of American (the “northern” churc
