Presbyterian Church in Canada

The Presbyterian Church in Canada is the name of a Christian church, of Protestant, of presbyterian, and

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Christian - Church - Protestant - Presbyterian

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reformed theology and polity, serving in Canada under this name since 1875.

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Reformed - Theology - Canada - 1875

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Its roots in Canada can be traced back both to Scottish settlers and French Huguenots, and the first presbyterian churches formed in the late 1500s and early 1600s, following such European

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Scottish - Huguenots

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protestant reformation theologians such as John Calvin, and John Knox.

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Reformation - Theologians - John Calvin - John Knox

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In 1925, many Canadian Presbyterians joined with the Methodist

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1925 - Methodist

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Church of Canada, and Congregationalists to form the United Church of Canada; the term "Continuing Presbyterians" was then used, until the legal rights to using the name Presbyterian Church in Canada were again permitted in 1939.

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Congregationalists - United Church of Canada - 1939

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