Of Course. Actually, Jay Gould was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Roxbury, NY, which makes him a Christian. The Jay Gould Memorial Reformed Church in Roxbury is Christian, a Protestant denomination.
The Presbyterian church does have its foundations in Scotland. Its ancestry can be traced back to around 1560, and its founder is considered to be John Knox, a Scottish-born preacher who studied with John Calvin in Switzerland, then brought Calvin's teachings back to Scotland, establishing a church based on these teachings.
The Presbyterian Church of Wales is the largest denomination, followed by The Church in Wales ( Anglican), with the Catholic Church the third largest.
Antoinette Brown Blackwell became the first American woman ordained a minister by a recognized denomination (Congregational) in 1853.
Presbyterian
Presbyterianism is an "umbrella" denomination of a Refomed Protestant Christian body. Along with several other denominations, it has its roots from the teachings of John Calvin. The Presbyterian Church in America and Canada and f course Scotland has its roots from John Knox of Scotland as the founder of Presbyterianism ( Church of Scotland) There are a number of groups (denominations) who call themselves Presbyterian who have varying views of Christianity and how it is worked out in life. Here are a few of them: Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Church of Scotland Cumberland Presbyterian Church Evangelical Presbyterian Church Orthodox Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Church in America Presbyterian Church in Canada Presbyterian Church of Ireland Presbyterian Church of New Zealand Presbyterian Church USA Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America
Catholic Presbyterian Church was created in 1842.
The Richwood Presbyterian Church was created in 1869.
Presbyterian
Cuyler Presbyterian Church was created in 1892.
Euphronia Presbyterian Church was created in 1886.
Hawfields Presbyterian Church was created in 1852.
Lewes Presbyterian Church was created in 1832.
Newtown Presbyterian Church was created in 1769.
Peekskill Presbyterian Church was created in 1846.
Wanakena Presbyterian Church was created in 1903.
Ashpole Presbyterian Church was created in 1860.