Presbyterian Church of Wales
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The Presbyterian Church of Wales (Welsh: Eglwys Bresbyteraidd Cymru), also known as The Calvinistic Methodist Church (Yr Eglwys Fethodistaidd Galfinaidd), is a denomination of Protestant Christianity. It was born out of the Welsh Methodist revival in the eighteenth century and seceded from the Church of England in 1811. It formally formed itself into a separate body in 1823 with the drawing up of its Confession of faith. It is distinguished from the Methodism of John Wesley by the Calvinistic nature of its theology. For the history of the church, see Calvinistic Methodists.
The Church offices are located at the Tabernacle Church, Merthyr Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff.
The current Moderator is Rev John Owen, Ruthin.
[edit] Bodies to which PCW is affiliated
- Cytûn - Churches Together in Wales
- Churches Together in Britain and Ireland
- Conference of European Churches
- World Alliance of Reformed Churches
- World Council of Churches
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Presbyterian church of Wales website.
- Calvinistic Methodist confession of faith, 1823 at the Creeds of Christendom website.
- Whitefield Presbyterian Church PCW church in Abergavenny
