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Orthodox Presbyterian Church

Orthodox Presbyterian Church
AbbreviationOPC
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationPresbyterianism
TheologyConfessional Reformed
PolityPresbyterian
ModeratorJ.V. Fesko[1]
AssociationsNorth American Presbyterian and Reformed Council, International Conference of Reformed Churches
RegionNorth America
HeadquartersWillow Grove, Pennsylvania
OriginJune 11, 1936
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Separated fromPresbyterian Church in the United States of America
SeparationsBible Presbyterian Church (1937)
Congregations332 (2023)
Members33,520 (2023)[1]
Ministers599 (2023)[1]
Other name(s)Presbyterian Church of America (1936–1939)
Official websitewww.opc.org

The Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC) is a confessional Presbyterian denomination located primarily in the United States, with additional congregations in Canada, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico. It was founded by conservative members of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (PCUSA), who objected to the rise of Liberal and Modernist theology in the 1930s. The OPC is considered to have had an influence on evangelicalism far beyond its size.[2]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference GA2024 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Olson, Roger E. (2007). Pocket History of Evangelical Theology. InterVarsity Press. p. 70. ISBN 9780830827060. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2015.

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