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We are part of Christ's wider universal Church throughout
the world.
We are constitutionally part of the Presbyterian
Church of Australia and linked with the historical work of the Holy
Spirit in the reformation of the Church of Scotland in the sixteenth
century led by John Knox, the founder of Presbyterianism. In Australia
we can trace our beginnings to the banks of the Hawkesbury River near
Sydney in 1803.
The Supreme Standard of the Church is the Word of
God contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments. The Subordinate
Standard of the Church is the Westminster Confession of Faith read in
light of the Declaratory Statement.
The word "Presbyterian" refers to the manner
in which the Church organises itself. The Australian Macquarie Dictionary
defines the term; "Church government by presbyters, or elders who
are equal in rank, consisting of ministers (teaching elders) and layman
(ruling elders)." Congregations are under the jurisdiction of a
Presbytery to which they belong in their district.
We proclaim the Gospel of God and serve the community
through local Church Congregations and Home Mission Stations, Evangelism,
Theological and Christian Education, Schools, Nursing Homes, Hostels
and other Aged Care Ministries, Youth Work, Child and Family Services,
Counselling, University Work, Presbyterian Women's Association, Chaplains,
and other specific ministries.
You can telephone us in Sydney on
(02) 9690 9333
or
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