• Source: International Presbyterian Church

      • The International Presbyterian Church (IPC) is a Reformed church in the United Kingdom, the European Union and South Korea, that holds to the Presbyterian confession of faith, with common commitments, purpose and accountability and government.


      Origin


      The church was founded by Francis Schaeffer as a missionary of the Reformed Presbyterian Church (RPCES) in the United States. Schaeffer and his wife began L'Abri ("the Shelter") and then started the International Presbyterian Church. They moved from Switzerland to England, bringing the church with them. The first congregation started in Ealing in 1969. They also created congregations among Korean-speaking people, including the London Korean Church.
      Missionaries for the church worked in Timișoara, Targu Jiu, Verona, Italy, Ghent, Belgium and Baku, Azerbaijan.
      Recently dissatisfied evangelical groups from the Church of Scotland have joined the church, with former ministers, elders (males only) and members creating 3 new Scottish congregations out of existing Church of Scotland congregations.


      Organization


      The IPC has four presbyteries, namely a British Presbytery, a European Proto-Presbytery, Korean Presbytery and a South-Korean Proto-Presbytery which all follow a common Book of Church Order.
      The British Presbytery comprises seventeen English-speaking congregations in the United Kingdom. They are:


      = England

      =
      Brentford, Immanuel
      Chester,Trinity Church
      Coventry,Grace Church
      Derby, Christ Church
      Ealing
      Hammersmith,Grace Church
      Hounslow,Town Church
      Ilford, All Nations Church
      Leeds, Christ Church Central
      Liss, St Peters
      Luton,Ebenezer Chapel
      Romford, Christ Church Romford
      Southall, New Life Masih Ghar
      York, Trinity Church
      Exeter, All Saints


      = Scotland

      =
      Aberdeen, Trinity Church
      Inverness, Highland International Church
      Larbert: Grace Church
      Formerly, there was Grace Community Church, based in Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland. It closed during 2020.
      These Presbyteries form a synod.


      Theology


      Westminster Confession of Faith
      Three Forms of Unity
      Belgic Confession
      Canons of Dort
      Heidelberg Catechism
      The five statements of the Reformed doctrine:

      Scripture Alone
      Grace Alone
      Faith Alone
      Christ Alone
      Glory of God Alone


      References




      External links


      International Presbyterian Church
      London Korean Church
      List of churches

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