Presbyterian Church of Uruguay
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| Presbyterian Church of Uruguay | |
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| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Confessional and Conservative |
| Theology | Calvinism |
| Governance | Presbyterian |
| Associations | World Reformed Fellowship[1] |
| Region | Uruguay |
| Origin | 2009 |
| Branched from | Presbyterian Church of Brazil |
| Congregations | 2 |
| Official website | ipuy |
The Presbyterian Church of Uruguay (in Spanish Iglesia Presbiteriana del Uruguay or IPUY) is a Protestant Reformed, confessional, conservative and Calvinist denomination in Uruguay, formed by missions of the Presbyterian Agency for Transcultural Missions of the Presbyterian Church of Brazil.[2][3][4]
The work of the church began in the city of Montevideo and currently has congregations in other cities of the country.[5][6][4]
Presbyterianism has been around since 1560, having grown out of the formation of the Church of Scotland, through the work of the reformer John Knox. This, he was the reformer of his country after having spent years in Geneva with John Calvin. As such, Presbyterianism is a family of Reformed Churches and Calvinism.[7]
In 2009, the Presbyterian Agency for Transcultural Missions of the Presbyterian Church of Brazil began missionary work in Montevideo in Uruguay. In 2014 the church was officially organized, and that same year it founded a congregation in Mercedes.[2][8][9][4]
The church has a seminary to train its own workers and ordains Uruguayan priests and deacons.[2][10][11]