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Presbyterianism is a branch of Protestant Christianity that typically adheres to the Calvinist theological tradition and whose congregations are organized according to a Presbyterian polity. Presbyterian theology typically emphasizes the sovereignty of God, the authority of the Scriptures, and the necessity of grace through faith in Christ. Presbyterianism originated primarily in Scotland. Scotland ensured Presbyterian "church government" in the Acts of Union in 1707[1] which created the kingdom of Great Britain. In fact, most Presbyterians found in England can trace a Scottish connection, and the Presbyterian denomination was also taken to North America mostly by Scots and Scots-Irish immigrants. The Presbyterian denominations in Scotland hold to the theology of Calvin and his immediate successors, although there is a range of theological views within contemporary Presbyterianism.
Modern Presbyterianism traces its institutional roots back to the Scottish Reformation. Local congregations are governed by Sessions made up of representatives of the congregation, a conciliar approach which is found at other levels of decision-making (Presbytery, Synod and General Assembly). Theoretically, there are no bishops in Presbyterianism; however, some groups in Central Europe, and in ecumenical groups, do have bishops.[citation needed] The office of elder is another distinctive mark of Presbyterianism: these are specially ordained non-clergy called ruling elders and ministers of Word and Sacrament called teaching elders who take part in local pastoral care and decision making at all levels. The office of deacon is geared toward the care of members, their families, and the surrounding community. In some congregations active elders and deacons serve a three-year term that is renewable for a second three-year term and then rotate off for at least a year. The offices of pastor, elder, and deacon all commence with ordination; once a person is ordained, he holds that title for the rest of his life. An individual may serve as both an elder and a deacon.
The roots of Presbyterianism lie in the European Reformation of the 16th century, with the example of John Calvin's Geneva being particularly influential. Most Reformed churches who trace their history back to Scotland are either Presbyterian or Congregationalist in government. In the twentieth century, some Presbyterians played an important role in the Ecumenical Movement, including the World Council of Churches. Many Presbyterian denominations have found ways of working together with other Reformed denominations and Christians of other traditions, especially in the World Communion of Reformed Churches. Some Presbyterian churches have entered into unions with other churches, such as Congregationalists, Lutherans, Anglicans, and Methodists.
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History [edit]
Presbyterian denominations derive their name from the Greek word presbýteros (πρεσβύτερος), "elder." (Presbyterian church in Acts 14:23, 20:17, Titus 1:5).
The earliest Christian church consisted of Jews in the 1st century who had known Jesus Christ and heard his teachings. It gradually grew and spread from the Middle East to other parts of the world, though not without controversy and hardship among its supporters.
During the 4th century, after more than 300 years of repression and sometimes fierce persecution under various Roman emperors, the church became established as a political as well as a spiritual power under the Emperor Constantine. Theological and political disagreements, however, served to widen the rift between members of the eastern (Greek-speaking) and western (Latin-speaking) branches of the church. Eventually the western portions of Europe came under the religious and political authority of the Roman Catholic Church. Eastern Europe and parts of Asia came under the authority of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
In western Europe, the authority of the Roman Catholic Church remained largely unquestioned until the Renaissance in the 15th century. The invention of the printing press in Germany around 1440 made it possible for common people to have access to printed materials including the Bible. The public availability of the Bible encouraged private devotion away from the structure of the Roman Catholic Church. Printed materials also served to expose the populace to religious thinkers who had begun to question the authority and integrity of the Church. One such figure, Martin Luther, a German Augustinian friar and professor, enumerated this dissent in his 95 Theses. In 1517, Luther famously posted his grievances on a church door in Wittenberg, Germany. This moment is said to have marked the beginning of the Protestant Reformation, a theological movement intended to reform the Church.[2] As the Catholic Church resisted the reformers, the Church split and different theological movements bore different denominations. Presbyterianism was especially influenced by the French/Swiss theologian, John Calvin, who is credited with the development of Reformed theology and the work of John Knox, a Scotsman who studied with Calvin in Geneva, Switzerland and brought his teachings back to Scotland. The Presbyterian church traces its ancestry back primarily to England and Scotland. In August 1560 the Scottish Parliament adopted the Protestant Confession of Faith as the creed of the Scottish Kingdom. In December 1560, the First Book of Discipline was published, outlining important doctrinal issues but also establishing regulations for church government, including the creation of ten ecclesiastical districts with pointed superintendents which later became known as presbyteries.[3]
Among the early church fathers, it was noted that the offices of elder and bishop were identical, and were not differentiated until later, and that plurality of elders was the norm for church government.[citation needed] St. Jerome (347-420) "In Epistle Titus", vol. iv, said, "Elder is identical with bishop; and before the urging of the devil gave rise to factionalism in religion, so much that it was being said among the people, 'I am of Paul, I of Apollos, I of Cephas', the churches were governed by a joint council of elders. After it was... decreed throughout the world that one chosen from among the presbyters should be placed over the others."[4] This observation was also made by Chrysostom (349-407) in "Homilia i, in Phil. i, 1" and Theodoret (393-457) in "Interpret ad. Phil. iii", 445.
Presbyterianism was first described in detail by Martin Bucer of Strasbourg, who believed that the early Christian church implemented presbyterian polity.[5] The first modern implementation was by the Geneva church under the leadership of John Calvin in 1541.[5]
Characteristics [edit]
Presbyterians distinguish themselves from other denominations by doctrine, institutional organization (or "church order") and worship; often using a "Book of Order" to regulate common practice and order. The origins of the Presbyterian churches were in Calvinism. Many branches of Presbyterianism are remnants of previous splits from larger groups. Some of the splits have been due to doctrinal controversy, while some have been caused by disagreement concerning the degree to which those ordained to church office should be required to agree with the Westminster Confession of Faith, which historically serves as an important confessional document - second only to the Bible, yet directing particularities in the standardization and translation of the Bible - in Presbyterian churches.
Presbyterians place great importance upon education and lifelong learning. Continuous study of the scriptures, theological writings, and understanding and interpretation of church doctrine are embodied in several statements of faith and catechisms formally adopted by various branches of the church, often referred to as 'subordinate standards'. It is generally considered that the point of such learning is to enable one to put one's faith into practice; some Presbyterians generally exhibit their faith in action as well as words, by generosity, hospitality, and the constant pursuit of social justice and reform, as well as proclaiming the gospel of Christ.
Governance [edit]
Presbyterian government is by councils (known as courts) of elders. Teaching and ruling elders are ordained and convene in the lowest council known as a session or consistory responsible for the discipline, nurture, and mission of the local congregation. Teaching elders (pastors) have responsibility for teaching, worship, and performing sacraments. Pastors are called by individual congregations. A congregation issues a call for the pastor's service, but this call must be ratified by the local presbytery.
Ruling elders are usually laymen (and laywomen in some denominations) who are elected by the congregation and ordained to serve with the teaching elders, assuming responsibility for nurture and leadership of the congregation. Often, especially in larger congregations, the elders delegate the practicalities of buildings, finance, and temporal ministry to the needy in the congregation to a distinct group of officers (sometimes called deacons, which are ordained in some denominations). This group may variously be known as a 'Deacon Board', 'Board of Deacons' 'Diaconate', or 'Deacons' Court'. These are sometimes known as "presbyters" to the full congregation.
Above the sessions exist presbyteries, which have area responsibilities. These are composed of teaching elders and ruling elders from each of the constituent congregations. The presbytery sends representatives to a broader regional or national assembly, generally known as the General Assembly, although an intermediate level of a synod sometimes exists. This congregation / presbytery / synod / general assembly schema is based on the historical structure of the larger Presbyterian churches, such as the Church of Scotland or the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.); some bodies, such as the Presbyterian Church in America and the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, skip one of the steps between congregation and General Assembly, and usually the step skipped is the Synod. The Church of Scotland has now abolished the Synod.
Presbyterian governance is practised by Presbyterian denominations and also by many other Reformed churches.[6]
Doctrine [edit]
Presbyterianism is historically a confessional tradition. This has two implications. The obvious one is that confessional churches express their faith in the form of "confessions of faith," which have some level of authoritative status. However this is based on a more subtle point: In confessional churches, theology is not solely an individual matter. While individuals are encouraged to understand Scripture, and may challenge the current institutional understanding, theology is carried out by the community as a whole. It is this community understanding of theology that is expressed in confessions.[7]
However, there has arisen a spectrum of approaches to "confessionalism". The manner of subscription, or the degree to which the official standards establish the actual doctrine of the church, turns out to be a practical matter. That is, the decisions rendered in ordination and in the courts of the church largely determine what the church means, representing the whole, by its adherence to the doctrinal standard.
Some Presbyterian traditions adopt only the Westminster Confession of Faith as the doctrinal standard to which teaching elders are required to subscribe, in contrast to the Larger and Shorter catechisms, which are approved for use in instruction. Many Presbyterian denominations, especially in North America, have adopted all of the Westminster Standards as their standard of doctrine which is subordinate to the Bible. These documents are Calvinistic in their doctrinal orientation, although some versions of the Confession and the catechisms are more overtly Calvinist than some other, later American revisions. The Presbyterian Church in Canada retains the Westminster Confession of Faith in its original form, while admitting the historical period in which it was written should be understood when it is read.
The Westminster Confession is 'The principal subordinate standard of the Church of Scotland' but 'with due regard to liberty of opinion in points which do not enter into the substance of the Faith' (V). This formulation represents many years of struggle over the extent to which the confession reflects the Word of God and the struggle of conscience of those who came to believe it did not fully do so (e.g., William Robertson Smith). Some Presbyterian Churches, such as the Free Church of Scotland, have no such 'conscience clause'.
The Presbyterian Church USA has adopted the Book of Confessions, which reflects the inclusion of other Reformed confessions in addition to the Westminster documents. These other documents include ancient creedal statements (the Nicene Creed, the Apostles' Creed), 16th century Reformed confessions (the Scots Confession, the Heidelberg Catechism, the Second Helvetic Confession, all of which were written before Calvinism had developed as a particular strand of Reformed doctrine), and 20th century documents (The Theological Declaration of Barmen, Confession of 1967 and A Brief Statement of Faith).
The Presbyterian Church in Canada developed the confessional document Living Faith [1984] and retains it as a subordinate standard of the denomination. It is confessional in format, yet like the Westminster Confession, draws attention back to original Bible text.
Presbyterians in Ireland who rejected Calvinism and the Westminster Confessions formed the Non-subscribing Presbyterian Church of Ireland.
Worship [edit]
Presbyterian Denominations who trace their heritage to the British Isles usually organise their church services inspired by the principles in the Directory of Public Worship, developed by the Westminster Assembly in the 1640s. This directory documented Reformed worship practices and theology adopted and developed over the preceding century by British Puritans, initially guided by John Calvin and John Knox. It was enacted as law by the Scottish Parliament, and became one of the foundational documents of Presbyterian church legislation elsewhere.
Historically, the driving principle in the development of the standards of Presbyterian worship is the Regulative principle of worship, which specifies that (in worship), what is not commanded is forbidden.[8]
Presbyterians traditionally have held the Worship position that there are only two sacraments:
- Baptism, in which they hold to the paedo-baptist (i.e. infant baptism as well as baptising unbaptised adults) and the Aspersion (sprinkling) or Affusion (pouring) positions, rather than the Immersion position
- The Lord's Supper (also known as Communion)
Over subsequent centuries, many Presbyterian churches modified these prescriptions by introducing non-biblical hymns, instrumental accompaniment and ceremonial vestments in worship. Still, there is not one fixed "Presbyterian" worship style. Although there are set services for the "Lord's Day", one can find a service to be evangelical and even revivalist in tone (especially in some conservative denominations), or strongly liturgical, approximating the practices of Lutheranism or Anglicanism (especially where Scottish tradition is esteemed),[clarification needed] or semi-formal, allowing for a balance of hymns, preaching, and congregational participation (favored by probably most American Presbyterians).
Among the Paleo-orthodoxy and emerging church movements in Protestant and evangelical churches, which includes many Presbyterians, clergy are moving away from the traditional black Geneva gown to such vestments as the alb and chasuble, but also cassock and surplice (typically a full length Old English style surplice which resembles the Celtic alb, an ungirdled liturgical tunic of the old Gallican Rite), which some, particularly those identifying, with the Liturgical Renewal Movement, hold to be more ancient and representative of a more ecumenical past.
Architecture [edit]
Early Presbyterians were careful to distinguish between the "church," which referred the members, and the "meeting house," which was the building in which the church met.[9] Until the late 19th century, very few Presbyterians ever referred to their buildings as "churches." Presbyterians believed that meeting-houses (now called churches) are buildings to support the worship of God. The decor in some instances was austere so as not to detract from worship. Early Presbyterian meeting-houses were extremely plain. No stained glass, no elaborate furnishings, and no images were to be found in the meeting-house. The pulpit, often raised so as only to be accessible by a staircase, was the centerpiece of the building. In the late 19th century a gradual shift began to occur. Prosperous congregations built imposing churches, such as Fourth Presbyterian in Chicago, Madison Avenue Presbyterian and Fifth Avenue Presbyterian in New York City, Shadyside Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, PA, East Liberty Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, PA, First Presbyterian in Dallas, House of Hope Presbyterian Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota and many others. Usually a Presbyterian church will not have statues of saints, nor the ornate altar more typical of a Roman Catholic church. In a Presbyterian (Reformed Church) one will not usually find a Crucifix hanging behind the Chancel. However, one may find stained glass windows that depict the crucifixion, behind a chancel.
Regions [edit]
Scotland [edit]
John Knox (1505–1572), a Scot who had spent time studying under Calvin in Geneva, returned to Scotland and urged his countrymen to reform the Church in line with Calvinist doctrines. After a period of religious convulsion and political conflict culminating in a victory for the Protestant party at the Siege of Leith the authority of the Church of Rome was abolished in favour of Reformation by the legislation of the Scottish Reformation Parliament in 1560. The Church was eventually organised by Andrew Melville along Presbyterian lines to become the national Church of Scotland.
The Glorious Revolution of 1688 and the Acts of Union 1707 between Scotland and England guaranteed the Church of Scotland's form of government. However, legislation by the United Kingdom parliament allowing patronage led to splits in the Church, and finally the Disruption of 1843 led to the formation of the Free Church of Scotland. Further splits took place, especially over theological issues, but most Presbyterians in Scotland were reunited by 1929 union of the established Church of Scotland and the United Free Church of Scotland.
The Presbyterian denominations in Scotland today are the Church of Scotland, the Free Church of Scotland, the United Free Church of Scotland, the Free Church of Scotland (Continuing), the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland, the Associated Presbyterian Church (Associated Presbyterian Churches), and the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland.
Within Scotland the term kirk is usually used to refer to a local Presbyterian church. Informally the term 'The Kirk' refers to the Church of Scotland.
England [edit]
In England, Presbyterianism was established in secret in 1592. Thomas Cartwright is thought to be the first Presbyterian in England. Cartwright's controversial lectures at Cambridge University condemning the episcopal hierarchy of the Elizabethan Church led to his deprivation of his post by Archbishop John Whitgift and his emigration abroad. In 1647, by an act of the Long Parliament under the control of Puritans, the Church of England permitted Presbyterianism. The re-establishment of the monarchy in 1660 brought the return of Episcopal church government in England (and in Scotland for a short time); but the Presbyterian church in England continued in non-conformity, outside of the established church. In 1719 a major split, the Salter's Hall controversy, occurred; with the majority siding with nontrinitarian views. Thomas Bradbury published several sermons bearing on the controversy, and in 1719, "An answer to the reproaches cast on the dissenting ministers who subscribed their belief of the Eternal Trinity.". By the 18th century many English Presbyterian congregations had become Unitarian in doctrine.
A number of new Presbyterian Churches were founded by Scottish immigrants to England in the 19th century and later. Following the 'Disruption' in 1843 many of those linked to the Church of Scotland eventually joined what became the Presbyterian Church of England in 1876. Some, that is Crown Court (Covent Garden, London), St Andrew's (Stepney, London) and Swallow Street (London), did not join the English denomination, which is why there are Church of Scotland congregations in England such as those at Crown Court, and St Columba's, Pont Street (Knightsbridge) in London.
In 1972, the Presbyterian Church of England (PCofE) united with the Congregational Church in England and Wales to form the United Reformed Church (URC). Among the congregations the PCofE brought to the URC were Tunley (Lancashire), Aston Tirrold (Oxfordshire) and John Knox Presbyterian Church, Stepney, London (now part of Stepney Meeting House URC) - these are among the sole survivors today of the English Presbyterian churches of the 17th century. The URC also has a presence in Scotland, mostly of former Congregationalist Churches. Two former Presbyterian congregations, St Columba's, Cambridge (founded in 1879), and St Columba's, Oxford (founded as a chaplaincy by the PCofE and the Church of Scotland in 1908 and as a congregation of the PCofE in 1929), continue as congregations of the URC and university chaplaincies of the Church of Scotland.
In recent years a number of smaller denominations adopting Presbyterian forms of church government have organised in England, including the International Presbyterian Church planted by evangelical theologian Francis Schaeffer of L'Abri Fellowship in the 1970s, and the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England and Wales founded in the North of England in the late 1980s.
Wales [edit]
In Wales Presbyterianism is represented by the Presbyterian Church of Wales, which was originally composed largely of Calvinistic Methodists who accepted Calvinist theology rather than the Arminianism of the Wesleyan Methodists. They broke off from the Church of England in 1811, ordaining their own ministers. They were originally known as the Calvinist Methodist connexion and in the 1920s it became alternatively known as the Presbyterian Church of Wales.
Ireland [edit]
Presbyterianism is the largest Protestant denomination in Northern Ireland and the second largest on the island of Ireland (after the Anglican Church of Ireland),[citation needed] and was brought by Scottish plantation settlers to Ulster who had been strongly encouraged to emigrate by James VI of Scotland, later James I of England. An estimated 100,000 Scottish Presbyterians moved to the northern counties of Ireland between 1607 and the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.[citation needed] The Presbytery of Ulster was formed in 1642 separately from the established Anglican Church. Presbyterians, along with Roman Catholics in Ulster and the rest of Ireland, suffered under the discriminatory Penal Laws until they were revoked in the early 19th century. Presbyterianism is represented in Ireland by the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster, the Non-subscribing Presbyterian Church of Ireland, the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland and the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.
France [edit]
In France, Presbyterianism is represented by the Eglise Reformée de France, and Presbyterianism is the largest Protestant denomination in France. There are also Lutherans and Evangelicals. In France, people usually say Protestant (which is a common term for all Reformed Christians). The word Calviniste may be used to differentiate from Lutherans, but the word Presbyterian is not used at all. The logo is a Huguenot Cross (Croix Huguenote) with the burning bush.
There is also an Church of Scotland (Presbyterian) in central Paris The Scots Kirk, Paris which is English-speaking, and is attended by many nationalities. It maintains close links with the Church of Scotland in Scotland itself, as well as with l'Eglise Reformée de France.
Italy [edit]
The origins of the Waldensian Evangelical Church lie in the medieval Waldensian movement for religious reform. The Waldensians adopted Calvinist theology during the Reformation and became the Italian branch of the Reformed churches. In 1975 the Waldensian Church joined with the Italian Methodist Church to form the Union of Waldensian and Methodist Churches, which is a member of the World Council of Churches, the World Communion of Reformed Churches, and the World Methodist Council.
Hungary [edit]
In Hungary, the largest Protestant denomination is represented by Reformed Church in Hungary, which is a Calvinist strand, established in 1567, Debrecen. Their confessional documents are the following:The Heidelberg Catechism, The Second Helvetian Confession. It is numerically the second-largest denomination in Hungary (15.9% of total population).
Romania [edit]
In Romania, there is an important Hungarian minority (according to 2011 census, the number of Hungarians throughout the Romanian territory is of 1.27 million inhabitants representing 6.7% of the total population[10]) of which some 600,000 people (3.15% of total population) are reformed, belonging to the Reformed Church in Romania.
North America [edit]
Even before Presbyterianism spread with immigrants abroad from Scotland, there were divisions in the larger Presbyterian family. Some later rejoined only to separate again. In what some interpret as rueful self-reproach, some Presbyterians refer to the divided Presbyterian churches as the "Split P's".
United States [edit]
In the United States, because of past or current doctrinal differences, Presbyterian churches often overlap, with congregations of many different Presbyterian groups in any one place. The largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States is the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) or PC(USA). Other Presbyterian bodies in the United States include the Presbyterian Church in America, the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, the Reformed Presbyterian Church, the Bible Presbyterian Church, the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (ARP Synod), the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America, the Westminster Presbyterian Church in the United States (WPCUS), The Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians (ECO), and the Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States (RPCUS). The Free Presbyterian Church of North America was an anti-slavery presbyterian denomination established through the work of Rev. John Rankin of Ripley, Ohio.
The territory within about a 50-mile (80 km) radius of Charlotte, North Carolina, is historically the greatest concentration of Presbyterianism in the Southern United States, while an almost identical geographic area around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, contains probably the largest number of Presbyterians in the entire nation.
The PC (USA), beginning with its predecessor bodies, has, in common with other so-called "mainline" Protestant denominations, experienced a significant decline in members in recent years. Some estimates have placed that loss at nearly half in the last forty years.[11]
Presbyterian influence, especially through Princeton theology can be traced in modern Evangelicalism. Balmer says that:
- "Evangelicalism itself, I believe, is quintessentially North American phenomenon, deriving as it did from the confluence of Pietism, Presbyterianism, and the vestiges of Puritanism. Evangelicalism picked up the peculiar characteristics from each strain – warmhearted spirituality from the Pietists (for instance), doctrinal precisionism from the Presbyterians, and individualistic introspection from the Puritans – even as the North American context itself has profoundly shaped the various manifestations of evangelicalism.: fundamentalism, neo-evangelicalism, the holiness movement, Pentecostalism, the charismatic movement, and various forms of African-American and Hispanic evangelicalism.[12]
Canada [edit]
In Canada, the largest Presbyterian denomination – and indeed the largest Protestant denomination – was the Presbyterian Church in Canada, formed in 1875 with the merger of four regional groups. In 1925, the United Church of Canada was formed by the majority of Presbyterians combining with the Methodist Church, Canada, and the Congregational Union of Canada. A sizable minority of Canadian Presbyterians, primarily in southern Ontario but also throughout the entire nation, withdrew, and reconstituted themselves as a non-concurring continuing Presbyterian body. They regained use of the original name in 1939.
Latin America [edit]
Presbyterianism arrived in Latin America in the 19th century.
Mexico [edit]
The biggest Presbyterian church is the National Presbyterian Church in Mexico (Iglesia Nacional Presbiteriana de México), which has around 2,500,000 members and associates and 3000 congregations, but there are other small denominations like the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Mexico which was founded in 1875 by the Associate Reformed Church in North America. The Independent Presbyterian Church and the Presbyterian Reformed Church in Mexico, the National Conservative Presbyterian Church in Mexico are existing churches in the Reformed tradition.
Brazil [edit]
In Brazil, the Presbyterian Church of Brazil (Igreja Presbiteriana do Brasil) totals approximately 788,553 members; other Presbyterian churches (Independents, United, Conservatives, Renovated, etc.) in this nation have around 350,000 members. Renewed Presbyterian Church in Brazil was influenced by the charismatic movement and has about 131000 members as of 2011.www.iprb.org.br/inic.htm Conservative Presbyterian Church was founded in 1940 and has eight presbyteries.www.ipcb.org.br Fundamentalist Presbyterian church in Brazil was influenced by Karl McIntosh and The Bible Presbyterian church USA has around 1800 members. Independent Presbyterian Church in Brasil was founded in 1903 by Pastor Pereira, has 500 congregations and 75000 members. United Presbyterian Church in Brazil has around 4000 members. There are also ethnic Korean Presbyterian churches in the country. The Evangelical Reformed Church in Brazil has Dutch origin. The Reformed Churches in Brazil was recently founded by the Canadian Reformed Churches with the Reformed Church in the Netherlands (liberated). Congregational churches are also present in the country which are also part of the Calvinistic tradition in Latin America.
Other Latin American states [edit]
There are probably more than four million members of Presbyterian churches in all of Latin America. Presbyterian churches are also present in Peru, Bolivia, Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Colombia, Chile, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Argentina and others, but with few members. The Presbyterian Church in Belize has 14 churches and church plants and there is a Reformed Seminary founded in 2004. Some Latin Americans in North America are active in the Presbyterian Cursillo Movement.
Africa [edit]
Presbyterianism arrived in Africa in the 19th century through the work of Scottish missionaries and founded churches such as St Michael and All Angels Church, Blantyre, Malawi. The church has grown extensively and now has a presence in at least 23 countries in the region.[13]
African Presbyterian churches often incorporate diaconal ministries, including social services, emergency relief, and the operation of mission hospitals. A number of partnerships exist between presbyteries in Africa and the PC(USA), including specific connections with Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, Ghana and Zambia. For example, the Lackawanna Presbytery, located in Northeastern Pennsylvania, has a partnership with a presbytery in Ghana. Also, Southminster Presbyterian Church, located near Pittsburgh, has partnerships with churches in Malawi and Kenya. The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, western Africa is also healthy and strong in mostly the southern states of this nation, strong density in the south-eastern states of this country. Beginning from Cross River state, the nearby coastal states, Rivers state, Lagos state to Ebonyi and Abia States. The missionary expedition of Mary Slessor and Hope Waddel and their group in the mid 18th century in this coastal regions of the ten British colony has brought about the beginning and the flourishing of this church in these areas.
Kenya [edit]
The Presbyterian Church of East Africa, based in Kenya, is particularly strong, with 500 clergy and 4 million members.[14]
Malawi [edit]
In Malawi there is the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Malawi has 150 congregations and 17000-20000 members. It was the mission of the Free Presbyterian church of Scotland. The Restored Reformed Church works with RPCM. Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Malawi is an existing small church.
Southern Africa [edit]
In Southern Africa is a major base of Reformed and Presbyterian Churches.
Northern Africa [edit]
In addition also there are a number of Presbyterian Churches in north Africa, the most known is the Nile Synod in Egypt and a recently founded synod for Sudan.
Asia [edit]
South Korea [edit]
Presbyterian Churches are the biggest and by far the most influential Protestant denominations in South Korea, with close to 20,000 churches affiliated with the two largest Presbyterian denominations in the country.[15]
Most of the Korean Presbyterian denominations share the same name in Korean, 대한예수교장로회 (literally means the Presbyterian Church of Korea or PCK), tracing its roots to the United Presbyterian Assembly before its long history of disputes and schisms. And another notable Presbyterian denomination in Korea is 한국기독교장로회 (The Presbyterian church in the Republic of Korea or PROK), which is one of the staunchest members of the World Council of Churches. All major seminaries associated with each denomination claim heritage from the Pyung Yang Theological Seminary, therefore, not only Jangsin University and Chongsin University which are related to PCK but also Hanshin University of PROK all celebrated the 100th class in 2007, 100 years from the first graduates of Pyung Yang Theological Seminary.[16]
Korean Presbyterian denominations are active in evangelism and many of its missionaries are being sent overseas, being the second biggest missionary sender in the world after the United States. GSM, the missionary body of the "Hapdong" General Assembly of Presbyterian Churches of Korea, is the single largest Presbyterian missionary organization in the Korea.[17]
In Oryu-dong, Pyungkang Cheil is one of the largest Christian churches in South Korea. Another congregation in Seoul, Myungsung Presbyterian Church, claims to be the largest Presbyterian Church in the world. In addition there are many Korean-American Presbyterians in the United States, either with their own church sites or sharing space in pre-existing churches as is the case in Australia, New Zealand and even Muslim countries such as Saudi Arabia with Korean immigration.
Taiwan [edit]
In Taiwan, the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan has been an important supporter of the use of Taiwanese languages in services as a consequence of its advocacy of vernacular scriptures and worship services. (Mandarin Chinese has become dominant since the Nationalists fled to the island in 1949.)[18]
India [edit]
In the mainly Christian Indian state of Mizoram, the Presbyterian denomination is the largest denomination; it was brought to the region with missionaries from Wales in 1894. Prior to Mizoram, the Welsh Presbyterians (missionaries) started venturing into the north-east of India through the Khasi Hills (presently located within the state of Meghalaya in India) and established Presbyterian churches all over the Khasi Hills from 1840s onwards. Hence there is a strong presence of Presbyterians in Shillong (the present capital of Meghalaya) and the areas adjoining it. The Welsh missionaries built their first church in Cherrapunji (aka Sohra) in 1846. Presbyterians participated in the mergers that resulted in the Church of North India and the Church of South India.
Oceania [edit]
Australia [edit]
In Australia, Presbyterianism is the fourth largest denomination of Christianity, with nearly 600,000 Australians claiming to be Presbyterian in the 2006 Commonwealth Census. Presbyterian churches were founded in each colony, some with links to the Church of Scotland and others to the Free Church, including a number founded by John Dunmore Lang. Some of these bodies merged in the 1860s. In 1901 the churches linked to the Church of Scotland in each state joined together forming the Presbyterian Church of Australia but retaining their state assemblies.
In 1977, two thirds of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, along with the Congregational Union of Australia and the Methodist Church of Australasia, combined to form the Uniting Church in Australia. The majority of the other third did not join due to disagreement with the Uniting Church's liberal views, though a portion remained due to cultural attachment. For example, although the Presbyterian Church of Australia reinstated the ban on the ordination of women to the ministry in 1991, one of the two women ordained prior to that date has kept her position in the denomination and is currently the Senior Minister of St Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Canberra.
New Zealand [edit]
In New Zealand, Presbyterian is the dominant denomination in Otago and Southland due largely to the rich Scottish and to a lesser extent Ulster-Scots heritage in the region. The area around Christchurch, Canterbury, is dominated philosophically by the Anglican (Episcopalian) denomination.
Originally there were two branches of Presbyterianism in New Zealand, the northern Presbyterian church which existed in the North Island and the parts of the South Island north of the Waitaki River, and the Synod of Otago and Southland, founded by Free Church settlers in southern South Island. The two churches merged in 1901, forming what is now the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Vanuatu [edit]
The Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu is the largest denomination in the country, with approximately one-third of the population of Vanuatu members of the church. The PCV was taken to Vanuatu by missionaries from Scotland. The PCV (Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu) is headed by a moderator with offices in Port Vila. The PCV is particularly strong in the provinces of Tafea, Shefa, and Malampa. The Province of Sanma is mainly Presbyterian with a strong Roman Catholic minority in the Francophone areas of the province. There are some Presbyterian people, but no organised Presbyterian churches in Penama and Torba, both of which are traditionally Anglican. Vanuatu is the only country in the South Pacific with a significant Presbyterian heritage and membership. The PCV is a founding member of the Vanuatu Christian Council (VCC). The PCV runs many primary schools and Onesua secondary school. Although the church has lost members to American fundamentalists, the church is still strong, especially in the rural villages.
See also [edit]
- Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy
- Ghost Ranch
- Protestant Reformation
- Puritan's Pit
- Confessions of faith
- Religion in Scotland
- Scotch-Irish American
Churches [edit]
- St. Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh (Church of Scotland) - famous among Presbyterians worldwide for John Knox's success in preaching there
Colleges and seminaries [edit]
People [edit]
Clergy, or theologians:
- Alexander Henderson (theologian)
- Andrew Jackson
- William Guthrie (author of The Christian's Great Interest)
- James Renwick (Covenanter) and martyr
- Thomas Boston
- Ralph Erskine (preacher) and poet
- Thomas M'Crie the Elder (wrote the Life of John Knox)
- Robert Murray McCheyne
- John Barret (divine)
- William Chalmers Burns (revival preacher, missionary to China)
- Eugene Carson Blake
- Frederick Buechner
- Gordon Clark
- Robert Lewis Dabney
- J. Ligon Duncan
- George MacPherson Docherty
- John Forrest (Canadian clergyman and educator)
- Richard Gaffin
- Sylvester Graham (nutritionist and pastor)
- Archibald Alexander Hodge
- Charles Hodge
- Richard C. Halverson
- Timothy J. Keller
- Bryan Chapell
- D. James Kennedy
- J. Gresham Machen
- Peter Marshall
- Donn Moomaw
- John Murray
- Ian Paisley
- Fred Rogers (television host and pastor)
- Francis Schaeffer
- Billy Sunday
- James Henley Thornwell
- Thomas Torrance
- Cornelius Van Til
- R.J. Rushdoony
- John Frame
- Ralph Waite (actor and pastor)
- Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield
- Robert Dick Wilson
- John Witherspoon
- Jacques Ellul, french historian of law, philosopher, sociologist and theologian
Notes [edit]
- ^ "Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Act 1707". The National Archives. United Kingdom. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ "The Cambridge Modern History. Vo l 2". The Reformation (1903). Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ "Established Church of Scotland". Catholic Encyclopedia. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ W.A. Jurgens, "The Faith of the Early Fathers." The Order of St. Benedict, Inc., 1979, pg. 194
- ^ a b "Presbyterianism, n." OED Online. Draft revision March 2007. Oxford University Press. Retrieved on February 8, 2008, http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50187752.
- ^ Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (USA): Part I: The Book of Confessions, p. 267.
- ^ D. G. Hart, "The Lost Soul of American Protestantism." Rowman and Littlefield, 2004
- ^ Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter XXI, paragraph I
- ^ Quakers still insist upon this distinction
- ^ http://www.insse.ro/cms/files%5Cstatistici%5Ccomunicate%5Calte%5C2012%5CRPL_rezultate%20preliminare.pdf
- ^ Layman.org "Big Losses Projected"[dead link]
- ^ Randall Balmer (2002). The Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism. Westminster John Knox Press. pp. vii–viii.
- ^ "PC(USA) - Worldwide Ministries - Africa". Pcusa.org. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- ^ "PC(USA) - Worldwide Ministries: Kenya". Pcusa.org. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- ^ The Presbyterian Church of Korea. Retrieved August 2011
- ^ "리폼드뉴스" (in (Korean)). Reformednews.co.kr. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ^ KCM search. Retrieved August 2011
- ^ "Presbyterian Church in Taiwan". Sino-platonic.org. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
References [edit]
- Stewart J Brown. The National Churches of England, Ireland, and Scotland, 1801-46 (2001)
- William the Baptist by James M. Chaney (Reformed Presbyterian perspective on baptism and infant baptism)
- Jay E. Adams. The Meaning and Mode of Baptism Thomas Shepard . (1975) (Reformed Presbyterian perspective on Aspersion and Affusion)
- THE CHURCH MEMBERSHIP OF CHILDREN, AND THEIR RIGHT TO BAPTISM (1662) (Reformed Presbyterian perspective on infants' right to church membership)
- William Henry Foote. Sketches of North Carolina, Historical and Biographical...(1846) - full-text history of early North Carolina and its Presbyterian churches
- Andrew Lang. John Knox and the Reformation (1905)
- William Klempa, ed. The Burning Bush and a Few Acres of Snow: The Presbyterian Contribution to Canadian Life and Culture (1994)
- Marsden, George M. The Evangelical Mind and the New School Presbyterian Experience (1970)
- Mark A Noll. Princeton And The Republic, 1768-1822 (2004)
- Frank Joseph Smith, The History of the Presbyterian Church in America, Reformation Education Foundation, Manassas, VA 1985
- William Warren Sweet, Religion on the American Frontier, 1783—1840, vol. 2, The Presbyterians (1936), primary sources
- Ernest Trice Thompson. Presbyterians in the South vol 1: to 1860; Vol 2: 1861-1890; Vol 3: 1890-1972. (1963–1973)
- Leonard J. Trinterud, The Forming of an American Tradition: A Re-examination of Colonial Presbyterianism (1949)
- Encyclopedia of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (1884)
- St.Andrews Prebystarian church in Lahore, Pakistan.Church Website
- "Presbyterian 101 — Mission and Ministry — GAMC". Pcusa.org. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- "History and Architecture :: East Liberty Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, PA :: "The Cathedral of Hope"". Cathedralofhope.org. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
Further reading [edit]
- Davies, A. Mervyn (1965). Presbyterian Heritage.
- Lingle, Walter L.; Kuykendall, John W. (1978). Presbyterians: Their History and Beliefs (4th rev. ed.). Atlanta: Westminster John Knox Press.
- Smylie, James H. (1996). A Brief History of the Presbyterians. Louisville, KY: Geneva Press.
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Adventures in Preservation has formed an alliance with Gloucester County Parks, Recreation and Tourism to promote a combined historic preservation and archaeology project at Fairfield Plantation near Gloucester, Virginia that allows volunteers to be involved in hands-on work.
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Adventures in Preservation (AiP) announces an alliance with Gloucester County Parks, Recreation and Tourism to promote hands-on learning at Fairfield Plantation near Gloucester, Virginia. This combined historic preservation and archaeology project is part of ongoing work carried out by The Fairfield Foundation to uncover information about plantation life from as early as 1694. Volunteers will learn and apply hands-on skills used in both professions to further work at the site.
AiP and Gloucester County will work together to bring volunteers for the week-long volunteer vacation scheduled for August 25-31, 2013. Focus will be on remains of the1694 manor house, destroyed by fire in 1897. All that is left of the house is its substantial brick foundation and rubble-filled cellar.
Volunteers will help reveal the long-lost layout and design of the manor house. This project is a rare opportunity for anyone, regardless of experience, to try their hand at both archaeology and historic preservation. Activities will include excavating adjacent to the building foundation as well as repairing and re-pointing the foundation, demonstrating the hand-in-hand nature of archaeology and preservation.
The goal is to help visitors understand the significance of this manor house, how it related to the landscape, and how it affected the lives of the owners and the enslaved workers who toiled at Fairfield for over two hundred years.
Gloucester County Parks, Recreation and Tourism has supported and partnered with The Fairfield Foundation on a number of projects. In 2011, when the roadway around the Courthouse Circle was reworked, historic sites within and surrounding Virginia's oldest Colonial Courthouse were uncovered. The Fairfield Foundation team discovered and documented outstanding artifacts.
The area is rich in history from the site of Captain John Smith's encounters with Pocahontas, to Revolutionary and Civil War sites, to nearby Jamestown and Williamsburg. Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism along with the Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Association partners look forward to bringing participants to the 2013 Fairfield project.
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Warsaw - June 2 - Naylor's Beach Triathlons & Duathlon - Can you do it? Choose from Olympic, Duathlon or Sprint categories. Bring it!
Oak Grove - June 22 - Summer Beach Bash - Kick off the start of summer with live beach music in the courtyard. Bring your friends!
Stratford - June 25-27 - Stratford Hall's Grandparent/Grandchild Camps - Stratford Hall's Grandparent/Grandchild Camps offers a unique bonding experience in a special historical setting.
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Tazewell - June 1 - Back of the Dragon Day: "The Awakening" - One of the main attractions this year is Monster Stunt Team as well as all major motorcycle and sports car companies showcasing their vehicles. The bike show will be put together by the Iron Titans Motorcycle Club.
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Duffield - June 8 - National Get Outdoors Day at Natural Tunnel - Natural Tunnel State Park National Get Outdoors Day. Hiking, swimming, canoe, caving, night hike plus period re-enactors at 1775 Wilderness Road Blockhouse.
Norton - June 10-15 - Best Friend Festival - Fun for the whole family. Kid's can enjoy painting a trash can, tie-dying a t-shirt, entering a karaoke contest, riding the kiddie train, playing in the large sandbox, and having fun at "A Kid's Place". Senior Citizen's come out and enjoy a free lunch, bingo, a Spring Variety show, cakewalks, face-painting, music, and more. This year's festival also features gospel singing, a picnic in the park, Legends of the Opry, a teen dance, a car show, kid's fishing day, basketball, 5K run, flea market vendors, and much more.
Big Stone Gap - June 20-22, 27-29 - Trail of the Lonesome Pine - Trail of the Lonesome Pine Outdoor Drama is Virginia's Official Outdoor Drama and the third longest running in the nation.
Breaks - June 21-23 - Echoes in the Canyon Civil War Re-enactment - This annual event highlights the Civil War in southwest Virginia. Exhibits and demonstrations of Civil War era ways of life, as well as battle re-enactments can be seen during this event.
Richmond - June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 - Sunday Summer Reenactments of Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" Speech - The Patrick Henry Committee invites you to bring your friends and family to a free, public reenactment of the Second Virginia Convention of March of 1775. In the presence of over 100 of colonial Virginia's leaders, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Richard Henry Lee, Patrick Henry defended liberty, uttering the immortal words, "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Chester - June 2 - History & Nature Pontoon Boat Tours of the James River - Participate in 45-minute tour on the Discovery Barge II, a covered 24-foot pontoon boat captained by Mike Ostrander of Discover the James.
Bedford - June 6 - National D-Day Memorial- 69th Anniversary of D-Day - Spend the 69th anniversary of D-Day at the National D-Day Memorial where valor, fidelity, and sacrifice are honored throughout the year.
Lynchburg - June 7 - National Donut Day - In honor of National Donut Day, the Cemetery will be handing out donuts and offering free tours of the Station House Museum.
Arrington - June 8, 15, 22 and 29 - Live Music and Food Truck at Blue Mountain Barrel House - Live Music and Food Truck at Blue Mountain Barrel House. Bring the kids and enjoy gorgeous mountain views, live music and great food.
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Lynchburg - June 15 - Lynchburg Launch of the James River Batteau Festival - Watch the launch of the fleet of replica batteaux on their eight day journey down river. Activities, music, canoe race, historic demonstrations and period food.
Richmond - June 15 - Richmond Raiders vs. Louisiana Swashbucklers - Richmond Raiders indoor football is fast-paced, high-scoring fun for the whole family!
Charlottesville - June 16-21 - 17th Annual Historic Landscape Institute - This one-week course will use the gardens and landscapes of Monticello and the University of Virginia as outdoor classrooms for the study of historic landscape preservation. Lectures, workshops, field trips, and practical working experiences will provide an introduction to the fields of landscape history, garden restoration, and historical horticulture. Fee charged; registration and application required.
Richmond - June 20-22 - Edgar Allan Poe Haunted Homecoming Tour - Edgar Allan Poe Haunted Homecoming Tour - A dramatic nighttime tour of Shockoe Hill Cemetery, led by Poe himself!
Altavista - June 22 - Made in the Shade Craft Beer Festival - Enjoy the day sampling beers, listening to amazing music, eating great food, shopping at various vendors and just relaxing in the shade of Avoca's century old oak trees!
Lynchburg - June 22-29 - Lynchburg Restaurant Week - A cultural event that raises awareness of Lynchburg's excellent independent restaurant community.
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Troutville - June 7-8 - Troutville Trail Days - 2nd Annual Troutville Trail Days at the Town Park in Troutville. Come celebrate our recognized Appalachian Trail Community. Free event.
Harrisonburg - June 9 - Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival - Concert I - Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival Concert I, with the Festival Orchestra and music by Bach, Verdi and Britten.
Monterey - June 13-16 - Old Time Fiddler's Convention - The Highland Old Time Fiddlers Convention will hold its first ever competition on June 13-16 at the Highland County Fairgrounds.
Berryville - June 14-15 - Shenandoah Riverside Music Festival - Three days of music and camping along the banks of the mighty Shenandoah River. Many bands perform a great variety of bluegrass, folk, country and americana. This is a family friendly charity event put together to raise money for Earth Korps, a non-profit in the Shenandoah Valley that removes and recycles trash out of the Shenandoah River utilizing volunteers.
Buena Vista - June 14-15 - Annual Maury River Fiddlers' Convention - Great family-friendly weekend! Some of the best local and regional talent come to perform and compete for more than $6,000 in prizes at the Maury River Fiddlers Convention.
Hot Springs - June 14-16 - Virginia Blues & Jazz Festival - Annual Virginia Jazz and Blues Festival held at the Garth Newel Music Center in the Allegheny Highlands of the Shenandoah Valley.
Grottoes - June 15 - Grand Caverns Heritage Day - Grand Caverns Heritage Day. Living history demostrations, craft and food vendors, candlelight ball and tour, civil war encampments, children's activities.
Harrisonburg - June 22 - Harrisonburg-Rockingham African-American Festival - Join us for the 20th Annual Harrisonburg-Rockingham African-American Festival on June 22nd at the Ralph Sampson Park.
Winchester - June 22 - International Festival - Enjoy traveling the world as you experience the sights, sounds and tastes of distant lands through live cultural entertainment, educational exhibits, fun activities and international foods.
Warm Springs - June 22 - Moomaw Madness Sprint Triathlon - 10th Annual "Moomaw Madness" Sprint Triathlon held at the Marina at Lake Moomaw located in Bath County, VA. Part of the Virginia Triathlon Series.
Covington - June 28-29 - Covington Cork and Pork Festival - The Covington Cork and Pork Festival is a barbeque competition located in Covington, Virginia complete with music, food, wine, kids activities, entertainment, and a People's Choice competition.
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Staunton - June 29 - Shenandoah Valley Wine & Jazz Festival - Annual Shenandoah Valley Wine & Jazz Festival! A great afternoon of wine sampling from the various wineries of the Shenandoah Valley in a gorgeous setting.
Hampton - June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 - Racing at Langley Speedway - Satisfy your need for speed at this historic NASCAR home track. Late model, Grand Stocks, Modifieds, Legends, Wolf Trucks, Super Trucks, U-Cars, Super Street, Pro Wing Champ, Karts and Pro 6 racing.
Hampton - June 2 - Blackbeard Pirate Festival - Set sail for Hampton's Pirate Festival where living history and family fun goes hand-in-hand.
Portsmouth - June 4 - Dishcrawl in Olde Towne - On June 4th, join us for our second Dishcrawl through 4 Olde Towne restaurants and discover your new favorite spot!
Norfolk - June 6 - AT&T HarborFEAST Seafood Sampler - HarborFEAST was shelled from a cracked idea that came from a crab pickin' years ago among some of the original Harborfest volunteers and finally became a reality in 2010. An all-inclusive seafood and cold beverage social with live music along the Elizabeth River, HarborFEAST will be the kick off event to the 36th Annual Norfolk Harborfest (June 6-9).
Williamsburg - June 6-8, 13-15, 20-22 - Williamsburg Players present Chicago - The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the celebrity criminal.
Virginia Beach - June 7-8 - Hardee's Latin Fest - For two days, Virginia Beach celebrates the sights and sounds of the Latin experience.
Newport News - June 8 - Summer Celebration Wine Festival - The late spring splendor of Lee Hall Mansion's beautiful grounds provide the setting for the Annual Summer Celebration Wine Festival.
Chesapeake - June 8-9 - KayaXpedition - Experience Chesapeake's historic waterways the way they were meant to be - with paddles in hand!
New Kent County - June 8-9, 12-13, 15-16, 19-23, 26-30 - Colonial Downs Thoroughbred Summer Horse Racing - Come enjoy Colonial Down's full season of horse racing at its track in New Kent County!
Virginia Beach - June 13-16 - Boardwalk Art Show & Festival - Enjoy 300 artists and a fun festival atmosphere at the oceanfront during Father's Day Weekend.
Williamsburg - June 20-30 - The Virginia Shakespeare Festival Presents A Midsummer Night's Dream - The Virginia Shakespeare Festival, the Official Shakespeare Festival of Virginia, presents Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Virginia Beach - June 21-23 - Sandstock - A Tribute To Rock and Roll - "Sandstock" - a beach-inspired variation on "Woodstock" pays homage to the music of the 60's, 70's and 80's.
Portsmouth - June 22 - Celebrate Kids - Spend meaningful time with the children in your life while they enjoy pirates, face painting, magic, balloons, crafts, games, and so much more!
Hampton - June 28-30 - Hampton's Afrikan American Festival - An outdoor, non-alcoholic, family-oriented event that features nonstop entertainment! Over 70 street market vendors will be on site selling authentic and original black art, artifacts, handmade crafts, and more.
Wallops Island - June 8 - Wetlands of the Eastern Shore Kayak Paddle - Get ready to spend the day learning about wetlands and exploring the magnificent Pocomoke River by kayak! Using tandem kayaks, each participant will enjoy an exciting journey through the Pocomoke River. As they paddle, participants will receive on-the-spot lessons about the ecology of the river from a Marine Science Consortium Naturalist. Age 10 yrs. and up
Wallops Island - June 14-16 - Daddy and Me Marine Science Adventure Weekend - Spend time with the family and learn about amazing and unique coastal environments. This weekend will include fun activities such as trawling on the boat, a marsh fieldtrip, intertidal seining, NASA Visit, nature hikes and a range of fun family activities.
Chincoteague Island - June 28-29 - Chincoteague Volunteer Fireman's Carnival - The Fireman's Carnival leads up to the world famous Pony Swim and Auction always held on the last consecutive Wednesday and Thursday in July! Come enjoy the fun any and every Friday and Saturday from now until the end of July. NO SUNDAYS.
Abingdon - June 1-2, 6-8, 12, 14-16, 19-22, 26-27, 29-30 - Barter Theatre presents "Les Miserables" - Barter is proud to present one of the most-loved musicals of all time, in a production entirely our own.
Abingdon - June 6 and 20 - The Crooked Road Open Jam - Free open jam the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Thursday of each month. Come and play or just be entertained! Special a la carte BBQ menu also available.
Marion - June 8 - Bike Smyth County & Survival Challenge Ride - Bike Smyth County and the Survive Smyth County Challenge Ride offer breathtaking views, country roads, and fun for the family. Enjoy the Beauty of Smyth County, Virginia!
Galax - June 14 - Music Royalty: Rosanne Cash - Rosanne Cash performing with John Leventhal and Wayne Henderson and friends.
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Mouth of Wilson - June 15 - Wayne C. Henderson Music Festival and Guitar Competition - The festival features the area's best traditional musicians. It's $10 per person, and kids under 12 get in free.
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Woolwine - June 15 - Virginia Covered Bridge Festival in Patrick County - Virginia Covered Bridge Festival in Patrick County - a great day of live music, handcrafts, horsedrawn wagon rides, petting zoo, 5K run, cruise-in, duck race and good food!
Wytheville - June 15-22 - Chautauqua Festival - The Chautauqua Festival is an eight day family oriented arts and music festival presented each year
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Abingdon - June 22 - Abingdon Blues Festival - Come enjoy the music in the comfort of your lawn chairs on a summer evening in June. Performers TBA. Admission is FREE!
Elk Creek - June 28-29 - Grayson County Fiddler's Convention - Start the summer fiddler's convention season with the Grayson County Old Time and Bluegrass Fiddler's Convention always held the last full weekend in June. Cash prizes and rosettes in old time and bluegrass individual & band categories.
The Plains - June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 - Twilight Polo at Great Meadow - Great Meadow hosts families and fans as they gather with tailgates and picnics to watch the Twilight Polo program with two matches every Saturday night. After Polo Matches there is dancing on the Pavilion. Enjoy the rest of the evening dancing under the stars! Gates open at 6:30 P.M., with the first match to begin at 7:00 P.M.
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Occoquan - June 1-2 - Occoquan Spring Arts and Crafts Show - Discover more than 200 artisans at the annual Occoquan arts and crafts show.
Upperville - June 3-9 - The Upperville Colt & Horse Show - Oldest hunter/jumper show in the nation celebrates 160!
Culpeper - June 6 - Annual Chamber of Commerce CulpeperFest - un for the whole family! An array of businesses will have displays to check out, and lots of free goodies will be given away. Enjoy plenty of food, fun, and music!
Fairfax - June 7-9 - Celebrate Fairfax! Festival 2013 - Celebrate Fairfax!, Northern Virginia's largest community-wide celebration, hosts tens of thousands of visitors during the three-day run.
Falls Church - June 7-9 - Annual Tinner Hill Blues Festival - All Blues, All Weekend, All Over Town! Enjoy big city sounds in a small, friendly, walkable city! Seven miles from Washington, DC. Metro accessible.
Alexandria - June 8 - Mrs. Madison's Ball - Experience an evening of period dancing in honor of First Lady Dolley Madison, with live music, cash libations,and a dessert collation. Great War of 1812 event.
Woodbridge - June 8 - National Get Outdoors Day at Leesylvania: Storybook Trails - Celebrate Great Outdoors Month with a hike through the woods following the pages of a storybook.
Chantilly - June 15 - Become a Pilot Family Day and Fly-In - Explore an outdoor aviation display with dozens of visiting vintage, recreational, military, and homebuilt aircraft.
Vienna - June 15 - Bill Cosby at Wolf Trap - One of the world's most accomplished entertainers, this GRAMMY-winning comedian, actor, musician, and author has helped audiences find humor in everyday affairs for more than 50 years.
Manassas - June 16 - Manassas Wine and Jazz Festival - Now in its 9th year, the Manassas Wine and Jazz Festival is held on Father's Day and NOW located on The Manassas Museum lawn! Featuring headline jazz artists, this event is an intimate and relaxing afternoon of tasting and purchasing wines from award-winning Virginia wine artisans.
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Woodbridge - June 22-23 - Great American Backyard Campout - Camp with a ranger at Bushey Point Campground. We will set up camp, go for a night hike, tell campfire stories and make s'mores. Families will need to bring their own camping supplies and food for dinner and breakfast. Those new to camping should contact the park a list of recommended supplies.
Washington - June 29 - Wine Immersion Bootcamp - Spend 2 hours with us and we'll turn you into a certified wine geek. Guaranteed. This session is the snob free zone in plain English all about wine.
South Boston - June 7 - Virginia Cantaloupe Festival - 33rd Annual Virginia Cantaloupe Festival, Come experience great music echoing across the lawn and through the crowd.
Bassett - June 8 - Pickers and Fiddlers Bluegrass Gospel & Mountain Music Songfest - If you play the guitar, banjo or mandolin, we want you! Bring your instrument and join fellow music lovers and musicians to play a few songs together. No one is a stranger at the Songfest.
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Monday, February 16, 2009
Feeling Literary
58 comments:
- dapper kid said...
These actually make me giddy beyond words. I am obsessive over my books, I can never throw one away, or go past a charity store without buying old books and giving them a new lease of life! And those hardbacks look lovely, I have a second print edition of Alice In Wonderland, and the cover is hand painted - soooo pretty :) Wonderful post :)
- February 16, 2009 at 10:50 AM
- Blair said...
There is absolutely nothing lovelier! :)
<3 - February 16, 2009 at 10:51 AM
- Raquel said...
wonderful pics! I am a book lover, although I have least than I wish!
xx - February 16, 2009 at 11:35 AM
- copperoranges said...
i love the knick knacks people put on bookshelves!
- February 16, 2009 at 11:36 AM
- Ambroisine said...
Those book's pictures are great ! I love the one with the sunglasses & feather..
- February 16, 2009 at 12:31 PM
- Tina said...
i love reading, just wish i have more time to read! also wish one day i'll have a library which has floor to ceiling shelves filled with books! one day...
- February 16, 2009 at 12:38 PM
- Ashe Mischief said...
Glee! What a lovely post.
The only downside to such collections is moving them from state to state. It's worth it in the end, though! - February 16, 2009 at 12:42 PM
- Rebecca said...
Ooh, I love looking at book collections! The pictures here with the little animals are really great too. :)
- February 16, 2009 at 1:31 PM
- chloe in the sky said...
lovely. all of them.
- February 16, 2009 at 1:36 PM
- Swell Vintage - Frankie said...
you can't beat good books. you can't. go on, try...
...see, you just can't!
great post
x - February 16, 2009 at 1:45 PM
- sammi-lise ^_^ said...
books are the perfect escape, whenever you need to leave the material world :)
<3lise - February 16, 2009 at 1:47 PM
- S.Elisabeth said...
i love bookshelfs! anal organized freak that i am, i have mine separated into genres: classics, historical fiction, teen lit, chick lit, and books to read (which is incredibly full!)
- February 16, 2009 at 1:52 PM
- Trisch said...
Love those pictures! Who doesn't love a little lit?
- February 16, 2009 at 1:52 PM
- Emz said...
Those are incredibly colorful book collections=) I've only been in a dorm for 2 quarters and my bookshelf is already full too!
- February 16, 2009 at 2:01 PM
- Shen-Shen said...
All those giraffes are so cute!
- February 16, 2009 at 2:34 PM
- Tahda said...
ha-ha, this post is quite appropriate because I just took a break from unpacking my 3 boxes of books to check my email & a few blogs! Now I'm inspired to get back to it! Almost done.
- February 16, 2009 at 3:03 PM
- Amber said...
Those are all much cuter bookshelves than mine! That's what I'm concerned about when I move out. Where will all of my books fit!
- February 16, 2009 at 3:30 PM
- Divinity Avenue said...
I need a bookshelf so badly, all mine are just sitting on the floor in piles. Yuck!
- February 16, 2009 at 3:58 PM
- Lauren said...
I love photos of bookshelves. I really have an obsession with old books.
- February 16, 2009 at 3:58 PM
- enc said...
I love seeing how others display their books. My displays are relatively uninspired.
- February 16, 2009 at 3:58 PM
- this wheel's on fire said...
there are few things i love more than books. great photos!
- February 16, 2009 at 4:27 PM
- bellefantaisie.net said...
ahh i love this! i love shelves full of books all different sizes and colours!
i'm adding you to my blogroll, would be lovely if you could add me to yours!
x - February 16, 2009 at 4:46 PM
- muchlove said...
I love the sight of tiny shelves that are cramped with books. Somehow the messier ones are often more amusing, I don't know why.
- February 16, 2009 at 4:56 PM
- alizemorand said...
I LOVE books, and having a sneaky look at people's bookshelves is one of the first things I do when I visit someone's house for the first time! I just can't help it!
My bookshelves are so full of beautiful art and fashion books (I spend way too much money on that!) that it makes it impossible to move out, haha!
Love your selection of pictures, they are truly lovely, and I like the warm colours and intimate feel about them..
Love from London!
Alizé x x - February 16, 2009 at 5:35 PM
- Stylish Thought said...
I love getting ideas on how to display my books. I actually just wrote a post on how to organize my massive magazine collection. These are great ideas!
- February 16, 2009 at 6:15 PM
- Lo said...
I know you get tagged all of the time but I think if I had to nominate/tag anyone for having a fabulous blog it would be you. Your blog was one of my first I got into. I enjoy all of your lovely posts! Thanks
lo - February 16, 2009 at 6:23 PM
- Marian said...
Selby is always inspiring. love seeing what books people have so this was a super yummy post for me dear!
muah x
marian - February 16, 2009 at 7:44 PM
- yiqin; said...
I love reading too! I am very possesive over my books & I hate those who borrow my books & treat it harshly! Urgh
- February 16, 2009 at 7:45 PM
- Kelly said...
fabulous pics. they are all so lovely...i wish my bookshelf was so pretty.
- February 16, 2009 at 7:56 PM
- Emily said...
I'd be hard pressed to find something lovelier! :)
- February 16, 2009 at 7:58 PM
- Brigadeiro said...
I love love love books! But for some reason don't like seeing bookshelves with differing height books (and I'm not a neat freak I don't think)!
Strange really, as not all books can look like an encyclopedia (which I do like seeing on bookshelves), but book themselves, I love!
Ok, I probably sound like a complete nutcase, so will sign off :)
xx - February 16, 2009 at 9:14 PM
- Ziling said...
Im a book lover too but i wish i own that much books! I always have to go down to the library to borrow books and end up not returning them and getting fined. Geeez.
- February 16, 2009 at 9:31 PM
- Andrea said...
Nothing says "home" like a shelf full of books. I can't seem to get rid of any of mine. I liked your last post as well. I was missing my "Y" key until my thoughtful boyfriend got me one for Christmas!
- February 16, 2009 at 10:07 PM
- Abbey at MilkChildren said...
Oooooooh! even better than looking at a outfit, and thats saying something.
xxx - February 16, 2009 at 10:44 PM
- Amelia said...
I love The Selby. I want more pretty books.
- February 16, 2009 at 10:49 PM
- ana b. said...
I'm swooning. I agree completely with this post. You should post a picture of your bookshelf!
- February 16, 2009 at 11:11 PM
- noelle chantal said...
beautiful photos! the selby is love. :)
- February 17, 2009 at 5:07 AM
- Claudia said...
Great post.
I love bookshelfs. My bookshelf is fave place in my apartment. And my collection grows and grows - I have no idea when I should read all these books. ;) - February 17, 2009 at 7:12 AM
- Chloe said...
These pictures are really cool =)
Very Creative! - February 17, 2009 at 7:21 AM
- Chloe said...
These pictures are really cool =)
Very Creative! - February 17, 2009 at 7:21 AM
- cassiopeia said...
Amazing :-D You've inspired me to do a bookshelf post myself... Not quite as artistic though ;-)
- February 17, 2009 at 7:40 AM
- Dooder City said...
I love books. I love being surrounded by books - stores and especially libraries.
- February 17, 2009 at 8:07 AM
- KD said...
Lovely. :-)
- February 17, 2009 at 8:19 AM
- foolfashion.com said...
Nice to hear that. I don't like Wang either! In the Spanish text I explain it all better: like all broggers are crazy for him, also the Olsens, Wintour... But it's not such a good disigner; rahter just a hype.
Colour are feminity are our friends ;) - February 17, 2009 at 8:26 AM
- She said said...
Amazing, my sisters bookshelf if one of the best I've seen. I am very jealous of it.
- February 17, 2009 at 8:46 AM
- Sarah Mendelsohn said...
this post made me so happy. i'm glad that i'm not the only book worm!
- February 17, 2009 at 9:05 AM
- Parapluie said...
Love it!
- February 17, 2009 at 9:14 AM
- Lynn Page said...
- February 17, 2009 at 10:09 AM
- HoneyBunny said...
wow I love looking at shelves with loads with books! and I loove buying, having and reading books:D
- February 17, 2009 at 10:18 AM
- Fannah said...
I've got so many books in my room that I'm sure I haven't read even half of them.. but I will, trust me, I will.
- February 17, 2009 at 10:27 AM
- AlicePleasance said...
...You know, in my old house I had a whole real library...now I just have an apartment too full of books!!!
- February 17, 2009 at 11:08 AM
- Shay said...
haha, my dream is to one day have a library room with floor to ceiling bookshelves. One day...
- February 17, 2009 at 11:17 AM
- love and youth said...
i love books too xx
- February 17, 2009 at 12:33 PM
- tofuscloset said...
i would love to have many books in my home!!!! i don't even have the time to sit quietly and read without the little one screaming! HHAHHAA
- February 17, 2009 at 10:22 PM
- Brittany Noel said...
I really love a full shelf of books. nothing better to just look at. even if you can't read them at the time.
- February 19, 2009 at 7:26 PM
- Fashlynable said...
I love books and bookshelves and libraries, and these are all superb! My friend has wall to wall bookshelves in her basement and I am completely envious.
- February 22, 2009 at 2:49 PM
- Anna Pope said...
The perfect house inspiration, methinks :)
- February 25, 2009 at 8:01 AM
- coffee said...
your post makes me miss college (some things at least)
- March 11, 2009 at 11:33 PM


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