The United States Congregations of the Presbyterian Church has approximately 1,952,287 members and 21,064 ministers. These people are distributed over approximately 10,657 congregations.
Associated Presbyterian Churches was created in 1989.
Some presbyterian churches have deacons.
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"Presbyterian" was, and is, any member of one of the several Presbyterian churches. The Presbyterian church is a Protestant denomination within the Reformed tradition of Christianity.
Halloween seems to be on a very church to church basis. Some Presbyterian churches celebrate it as Halloween. Some Presbyterian churches celebrate alternative holidays such as harvest festivals. Other Presbyterian churches do not do anything for that date.
The Presbyterian denomination has Scottish roots. The Presbyterian denomination is part of the family of Reformed Churches. Presbyterian churches expect a high level of education in their clergy. Presbyterians are concerned about justice issues. The Presbyterian Church has a long history of promoting and supporting education.
I would say the churches that most closely resemble Calvin's model would be Reformed Presbyterian churches.
Typically, churches in these two denominations practice either Episcopal OR Presbyterian beliefs. However, some churches are dual-denominational, such as The Indian Hill Church in Cincinnati Ohio.
Presbyterians did, and still do, celebrate the holy days of the Liturgical Calendar as it is followed by many churches and denominations worldwide.
This depends on the policy of the church. For example, Presbyterian churches belonging to the Presbyterian Church in the USA (PCUSA) have women ministers.
There are quite a few more than two types of Presbyterians. The two main Presbyterian denominations in the United States (Northern and Southern) were joined in 1983 to become the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Other Presbyterian churches include the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, the Presbyterian Church of America, and the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.
Actually, Presbyterian is a denomination located within the Reformed part of the Christian church. That is, Presbyterians think of themselves as Christians first and Presbyterians second. There are Presbyterian churches all over the world. The origin of the Presbyterian church can be traced to Switzerland and Scotland.