Birmingham Presbytery Cumberland Presbyterian Church: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
David Bains (talk | contribs) (There are more pages to apply this new category to, but stopping here for now.) |
David Bains (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| (3 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Birmingham Presbytery''' of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church was formed in 1896 by the Alabama Synod. It was preceded by the Alabama Presbytery. In 1989 it was incorporated into the newly formed [[Grace Presbytery Cumberland Presbyterian Church|Grace Presbytery]]. | '''Birmingham Presbytery''' of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church was formed in 1896 by the Alabama Synod. It was preceded by the [[Alabama Presbytery]]. It included churches in the central, southern, and western parts of the Birmingham-area. Churches in the western section were part of the [[Springville Presbytery Cumberland Presbyterian Chruch|Springville Presbytery]]. In 1989 it was incorporated into the newly formed [[Grace Presbytery Cumberland Presbyterian Church|Grace Presbytery]]. | ||
In 1906 the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church voted to reunite with the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. Most Birmingham-area churches in the presbytery became part of that denomination's [[Presbytery of Birmingham of the Presbyterian Church in the USA|Presbytery of Birmingham]]. | In 1906 the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church voted to reunite with the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. Most Birmingham-area churches in the presbytery became part of that denomination's [[Presbytery of Birmingham of the Presbyterian Church in the USA|Presbytery of Birmingham]]. | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Former presbyteries]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Former regional religious units]] | ||
[[Category:1896 establishments]] | |||
[[Category:1989 disestablishments]] | |||
Latest revision as of 05:17, 5 June 2024
Birmingham Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church was formed in 1896 by the Alabama Synod. It was preceded by the Alabama Presbytery. It included churches in the central, southern, and western parts of the Birmingham-area. Churches in the western section were part of the Springville Presbytery. In 1989 it was incorporated into the newly formed Grace Presbytery.
In 1906 the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church voted to reunite with the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. Most Birmingham-area churches in the presbytery became part of that denomination's Presbytery of Birmingham.