The Association of Religion Data Archives' timeline entry on the first General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, documenting its 21 May 1789 opening in Philadelphia, John Witherspoon's role as moderator, and the reorganization into four synods and sixteen presbyteries under the new name Presbyterian Church in the United States of America.
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A scholarly religion data and history archive timeline entry, tier 2, used here for the Assembly's 21 May 1789 date, Witherspoon's role as moderator, and the synod and presbytery count, corroborated by the denomination's own history page above. NotesUsed for the 21 May 1789 date, Witherspoon's role as moderator, the four synods and sixteen presbyteries and roughly four hundred twenty congregations, and the adoption of the new denominational name.
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PublisherAssociation of Religion Data Archives
URLhttps://www.thearda.com/us-religion/history/timelines/entry?etype=1&eid=238
Source Typereference-database
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