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    The Southern Presbyterian Church is a small denomination in Tasmania, Australia consisting of about 130 members. It was formed in 1986 when ministers and members left the Evangelical Presbyterian Church due to doctrinal differences. As of 2021, the Southern Presbyterian Church has two congregations in Glenorchy and Launceston. In 2019, the Southern Presbyterian Church and Evangelical Presbyterian Church sought to repair relations damaged by the historic split decades prior.

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    The Southern Presbyterian Church is a small denomination in Tasmania, Australia consisting of about 130 members. It was formed in 1986 when ministers and members left the Evangelical Presbyterian Church due to doctrinal differences. As of 2021, the Southern Presbyterian Church has two congregations in Glenorchy and Launceston. In 2019, the Southern Presbyterian Church and Evangelical Presbyterian Church sought to repair relations damaged by the historic split decades prior.

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    Southern Presbyterian Church (Australia)

    The Southern Presbyterian Church[2] is a small denomination


    Southern Presbyterian
    with a community of about 130 persons located exclusively in
    Tasmania, Australia. It formed in 1986 when two ministers (one of
    Church
    whom died a few months later) and a number of members left the Classification Protestant
    Evangelical Presbyterian Church because of a difference of belief Orientation Calvinism
    over doctrinal issues.
    Origin 1986
    As of 2021, the Southern Presbyterian Church had two Separated from Evangelical
    congregations: one in Glenorchy and one in Launceston. Public Presbyterian
    worship is conducted with Scripture reading, preaching, prayer, Church
    and the unaccompanied singing of Psalms. The Southern
    [1]
    Presbyterian Church uses the King James Version of the Bible in Congregations 2
    public worship.[3] Its supreme standard is the Bible according to
    the Received Text, but they, according to Ward and Humphreys, "in other respects are close to the PCEA in
    orientation"[4] with whom it is exploring closer relations.

    Reconciliation with Evangelical Presbyterian Church


    In March 2019, a joint meeting with officer bearers of the EPC and the SPC sought to repair damaged
    relations between the two denominations due to the historic split from decades before. The statement said in
    part:

    We of the EPCA and SPCA, as we consider our two histories as churches, acknowledge
    before the Lord Jesus, the Head of the Church, that while there were honourable principles
    and legitimate concerns involved, and while there was a desire on both sides for the good of
    Christ Jesus’ cause, there was also sin committed by all those involved in the events which led
    to a separation and alienation of brethren a generation ago.Together we acknowledge that
    those sad events of yesteryear have harmed the name and cause of Christ Jesus and have hurt
    and caused to stumble various of His children.

    ...
    We therefore, in the spirit of Christian and brotherly love, jointly publish this statement, and
    extend the right hand of fellowship to one another, seeking to offer mutual respect and care,
    and to work together as able, to honour and uphold Christ in our two churches and our future
    relationship [5]

    See also
    List of Presbyterian and Reformed denominations in Australia

    References
    1. Southern Presbyterian Church (http://www.spc.org.au/)
    2. Ministryblue: Presbyterian Denominations in Australia (http://www.ministryblue.com/presbyte
    rian.html), accessed 2010-02-18.
    3. What we believe (http://www.spc.org.au/what-we-believe.html) at www.spc.org.au
    4. Rowland Ward and Robert Humphreys, Religious Bodies in Australia, 3rd edition (Wantirna,
    Victoria: New Melbourne Press, 1995), 88.
    5. The Presbyterian Banner, June 2019, page 12 (https://web.archive.org/web/2020091903050
    4/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/pceaarchive/The+Presbyterian+Banner/2019/B
    anner+June+2019.pdf)

    External links
    Southern Presbyterian Church Website (http://www.spc.org.au/)

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