Presbytery of New York

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Presbytery of New York
Predecessor
Synod of Philadelphia
Formerly called
Long Island Presbytery

The Presbytery of New York was a

presbytery formed in 1717 as the Long Island Presbytery by the division of the Presbytery of Philadelphia into three sections. It covered the Province of New York.[1] It was merged with the Presbytery of East Jersey in 1738 and renamed the Presbytery of New York.[2]

References

  1. ^ Patterson, R.M. (1876). Historical Sketch of the Synod of Philadelphia. pp. 8–9.
  2. ^ Alexander, S.D. (1877). The presbytery of New York. p. 10.