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FAQs
Table of ContentsWhere do we come from?
We are a part of the
historic Judeo-Christian Church and our foundational vision and
beliefs seek to be rooted in Scripture and the Trinitarian faith
of the Church through time. Therefore we hold to the most basic
beliefs of the Church catholic found in the the
Apostles'
and
Nicene
Creeds.
On the Christian
family tree we are a part of the historic protestant branch
originating in Geneva, Switzerland, formed by
John Calvin,
a French scholar and preacher. Our Christian tradition is
committed to a
Reformed
perspective on
all of life. One of the key tenants of the Reformed tradition is
that our beliefs and practices are reformed and always being
reformed by the Word of God (Christ and Holy Scriptures). As Presbyterians in
the USA we descend from the Reformed churches in Europe,
particularly
Scotland
and
Ireland. However the
early Church in the colonies also incorporated other Reformed
congregations, such as the
French Huguenots,
Welsh Methodists, English Presbyterians (now called the
United Reform Church),
Hungarian Reformed,
Czech Brethren, and Waldensians
from Italy. As the country grew,
so did the need for new congregations and ministers. Seeing
a dire need for missionaries in the western frontier of Indiana,
the Presbyterian Church worked with the united
Congregational churches and developed a plan that both hoped would
be the solution to their western dilemma. It came in the form of
the 1801, Plan of Union. It allowed for the exchange of clergy as
the need arose. About 1805, a
traveling minister, the Rev. Thomas Cleland, was sent to the
Vincennes, Indiana area after settlers and the territorial
Governor, who was Presbyterian, requested a minister. (The
Governor was William Henry Harrison, later President of the United
States.) The first congregation was chartered in 1806 and named the Indiana Presbyterian Church. Ohio Valley Presbytery is the successor to the Vincennes Presbytery formed in 1837, New Albany in 1857, . . . In 2006, the Presbyterian Church in the USA will be celebrating the 200 years of Presbyterian Christian mission and ministry in Indiana.
Where can I find a local church?
Click here to open the national church directory.
National PC(U.S.A.) Minister Directory?
Click here to open the national directory of ministers.
Officers and contact info.PRESBYTERY OFFICERS Rev. Wendy VanderZee, Presbytery Moderator
Elder, Fred Barnes, Presbytery Vice Moderator
Rev. Lawrence Jackman, Stated Clerk
Charlie Pye, Treasurer & Sec'y to Trustees
PRESBYTERY STAFFRev. Lorna Kuyk, Executive Presbyter
Sue Judson, Bookkeeper
Gayle Burns, (CLP), Administrative Associate & Resource Center Coordinator
All may be contacted through this site's web form (Click here).
Missions and active committees
For the list of missions and active committees, see our directory (Click here). To Contact the moderator of a particular group, that may be done through the site's web form. (Click here).
When is ... ?
To find a particular event or meeting, as well as where it will be, go to the Presbytery calendar page
What is the per capita for 2008?
Per capita for 2008 is $25.08. of the above amount, $15.94 supports the Constitutional mandated structures and committee expenses of the Presbytery, $3.35 supports the the Constitutional mandated structures and committee expenses of the Synod, and $5.79 the Constitutional mandated structures and committee expenses of the General Assembly.
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