International Presbyterian Church

International Presbyterian Church

The International Presbyterian Church (IPC) is a Reformed church in the United Kingdom, the European Union and South Korea, that holds to the Presbyterian confession of faith, with common commitments, purpose and accountability and government.

Origin

The church was founded by Francis Schaeffer as a missionary of the Reformed Presbyterian Church (RPCES) in the United States. Schaeffer and his wife began L'Abri ("the Shelter") and then started the International Presbyterian Church. They moved from Switzerland to England, bringing the church with them. The first congregation started in Ealing in 1969.[1] They also created congregations among Korean-speaking people, including the London Korean Church.[2][3][4]

Missionaries for the church worked in Timișoara, Targu Jiu, Verona, Italy, Ghent, Belgium and Baku, Azerbaijan.[5][6]

Recently dissatisfied evangelical groups from the Church of Scotland have joined the church, with former ministers, elders (males only) and members creating 3 new Scottish congregations out of existing Church of Scotland congregations.

Organization

The IPC has four presbyteries, namely a British Presbytery, a European Proto-Presbytery, Korean Presbytery and a South-Korean Proto-Presbytery[7] which all follow a common Book of Church Order.

The British Presbytery comprises seventeen English-speaking congregations in the United Kingdom. They are:

England

  • Brentford, Immanuel[8]
  • Chester,Trinity Church[9]
  • Coventry,Grace Church[10]
  • Derby, Christ Church[11]
  • Ealing[12]
  • Hammersmith,Grace Church[13]
  • Hounslow,Town Church[14]
  • Ilford, All Nations Church[15]
  • Leeds, Christ Church Central[16]
  • Liss, St Peters[17]
  • Luton,Ebenezer Chapel[18]
  • Romford, Christ Church Romford[19]
  • Southall, New Life Masih Ghar[20]
  • York, Trinity Church[21]

Exeter, All Saints

Scotland

  • Aberdeen, Trinity Church[22]
  • Inverness, Highland International Church[23]
  • Larbert: Grace Church[24]

Formerly, there was Grace Community Church, based in Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland. It closed during 2020.

These Presbyteries form a synod.[25]

Theology

The five statements of the Reformed doctrine:

References

  1. ^ "IPC, founded by Francis Schaeffer, London congregation seeks to expand – The Aquila Report". 12 November 2012.
  2. ^ Johannes a Lasco Library. "Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions". Reformiert-online.net. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  3. ^ "International Presbyterian Church". Ipc-ealing.co.uk. 19 April 2012. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  4. ^ Fasse, Christoph. "Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions". www.reformiert-online.net.
  5. ^ a b "International Presbyterian Church". Ipc-ealing.co.uk. 23 November 2012. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  6. ^ "St Peters International Presbyterian Church – Presbytery". Ipc-liss.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  7. ^ IPC, The (6 April 2016). "Our Churches". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Immanuel Brentford". Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  9. ^ [trinitychester.church "Trinity Church Chester"]. Trinity Church Chester. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  10. ^ "Grace Church Coventry". Grace Church Coventry.
  11. ^ "Christ Church Derby - A Gospel Centred Church in the heart of Derby". Christ Church Derby.
  12. ^ "Home". International Presbyterian Church, Ealing.
  13. ^ [gracechurchhammersmith.org "Grace Church Hammersmith | London | England| Christian| Church| Evangelical| Presbyterian"]. Grace Church Hammers. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  14. ^ "Hounslow Town Church". hounslowtownchurch.org.
  15. ^ "All Nations Church".
  16. ^ www.centralleeds.church http://centralleeds.church. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ^ "St Peters IPC | West Liss | England". St Peters IPC.
  18. ^ "Home". www.ebenezerluton.org.
  19. ^ [romford.church "Home"]. Christ Church Romford. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  20. ^ "New Life Masih Ghar". New Life Masih Ghar.
  21. ^ "Trinity Church York | A Christ-centred, Bible-teaching, Presbyterian church in York City Centr". Trinity Church York.
  22. ^ "Trinity Church Aberdeen". Trinity Aberdeen. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  23. ^ "Home". Highland International Church. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  24. ^ "Grace Church Larbert | welcome". gracechurchlarbert.org. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  25. ^ a b "What is the International Presbyterian Church?".[permanent dead link‍]
  26. ^ "International Presbyterian Church". International Presbyterian Church. Retrieved 11 November 2019.