Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago

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Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago
Classification
Calvinist
PolityPresbyterian
AssociationsWorld Communion of Reformed Churches
RegionTrinidad and Tobago
LanguageEnglish
Formerly: Trinidadian Hindustani and Portuguese
Origin1836 (established)
1893 (presbytery)
1931 (autonomy)
1960 (mission status)
1977 (fully independent)
Congregations108[1]
Members40,000[2]
Primary schools72[3]
Secondary schools5[4]
Tertiary institutions1[5]
Official websitewww.pctt.org.tt

The Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago is a Presbyterian church in Trinidad and Tobago, established by missionaries from the Presbyterian Church in Canada.

History

Presbyterianism was established in Trinidad with the arrival of missionary Alexander Kennedy from Scotland in 1836.[6] Kennedy, whose mission was sponsored by the Greyfriars Church in Glasgow, first held services in Port of Spain's methodist church and in 1838 relocated to a newly erected church, Greyfriars Church, still in operation today.

The Presbyterians in the Maritime Provinces of Canada decided to work in

Presbytery. In 1892 the Presbyterian Theological Seminary was opened. In 1893 the Presbyterian Church in Trinidad and Tobago was known as the Presbytery of Trinidad. In 1896 Rev. J. S. Wilson, a Scottish minister, established the Marabella Presbyterian Church which later become Wilson Memorial Presbyterian Church. In 1898 Morton Memorial Presbyterian Church built a secondary school. In 1931 the agreement between the Canadian Church and the Church of Scotland was dissolved, the work in Trinidad become an autonomous body. In 1941 the Cumato Presbyterian Church was established.[8] In 1960 the church had a mission status in the United Church of Canada
. In 1977 it became fully independent.

Present day

The Presbyterian Church in Trinidad and Tobago has 40,000 members,[9] 112 congregations and 100 house fellowships. The church maintains 72 Presbyterian primary schools and five Presbyterian secondary schools. Many notable persons in the society spanning law, medicine, academia and politics have come out of a Presbyterian School Education, whether Presbyterian or not. The only tertiary school is the St. Andrew's Theological College which has grown from a training center for local workers into a lay training and accredited theological college.

The official publication of the Church is the Trinidad Presbyterian [10] The Church has already celebrated its 150th anniversary on January 6, 2018.

It adheres to the

Apostles Creed, Nicene Creed and Westminster Confession of Faith.[11][12]

This church is a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches.[13]

See also

  • Morton Memorial Presbyterian Church Facebook site:[14]

Susamachar Presbyterian Church. St.Andrew's Theological College. Naparima Girls High School.

References

  1. ^ "About – PCTT".
  2. ^ "About – PCTT".
  3. ^ "About – PCTT".
  4. ^ "About – PCTT".
  5. ^ "About – PCTT".
  6. ISBN 978-0-333-97555-8
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  7. ^ "The Founding of Naparima College". Naparima.org. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  8. ^ "Presbyterian Church of Trinidad & Tobago: A Historical Note". Trinidadandtobagofamilyhistory.org. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  9. ^ "Trinidad and Tobago — Presbyterians at work around the world — Mission and Ministry — Presbyterian Mission Agency". Presbyterianmission.org. Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  10. ^ "The Trinidad Presbyterian". Facebook.com. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  11. ^ "Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions". Reformiert-online.net. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  12. ^ "Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago — World Council of Churches". Oikoumene.org. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  13. ^ "Member churches | Bringing together 80 million Reformed Christians worldwide". Archived from the original on August 8, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  14. ^ "Morton Memorial Presbyterian Church, Guaico - Guaico - Presbyterian Church". Facebook.com. Retrieved 2015-05-18.

External links

"The Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago - PCTT".

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