United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.

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The United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. was a major American Protestant denomination of Presbyterian tradition that existed from 1958 until its 1983 merger into the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious organization
Presbyterian denomination
Protestant denomination
activeYears 1958–1983
allowedOrdinationOf women as elders
women as ministers
ChristianDenominationType mainline Protestant
churchGovernanceUnit presbytery
session
synod
churchPolity Presbyterian polity
confessionalStandard The Confession of 1967
linked to: Book of Confessions

Westminster Confession of Faith
Westminster Larger Catechism
Westminster Shorter Catechism
country United States of America
denominationalFamily Presbyterian churches in the United States
dissolved 1983
foundedByMergerOf Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
United Presbyterian Church of North America
governingBody General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
hasClergyTitle minister
teaching elder
hasDenominationalHeadquartersIn New York City
hasLayOffice deacon
ruling elder
historicalPredecessorOf Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
inception 1958
introducedConfession The Confession of 1967
introducedConfessionYear 1967
languageOfWorship English
memberOf National Council of Churches
World Alliance of Reformed Churches
World Council of Churches
mergedInto Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
mergerPartner Presbyterian Church in the United States
orientation ecumenical
liberal Protestant
permittedPractice ordination of women
primaryTerritory United States
reasonForCessation denominational merger
religion Presbyterianism
linked to: Presbyterian

Protestantism
scripture Bible
shortName UPCUSA
status defunct
theology Reformed theology

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Presbyterian Church in the United States of America mergedWith United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
Presbyterian Church (USA) formedByMergerOf United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. foundedByMergerOf United Presbyterian Church of North America
linked to: United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
Book of Confessions firstAdoptedBy United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.