It is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States, formed in 1983 by the reunion of the northern and southern Presbyterian churches after a division dating to the Civil War era.
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) was created in Atlanta in 1983 by the reunion of the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America and the Presbyterian Church in the United States. Its constitution consists of the Book of Confessions and the Book of Order. It is governed by councils of sessions, presbyteries, synods, and the General Assembly.
Sources
Primary
- Book of Order of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Secondary
- Donald K. McKim, Historical Dictionary of Presbyterianism