Presbyterian Church of Tasmania | |
Main Classification: | Protestant |
Orientation: | Reformed evangelical |
Polity: | Presbyterian |
Leader Title: | Moderator |
Leader Name: | Nathan Patrick |
Founded Date: | 1896 |
Merger: | Church of Scotland and Free Church of Scotland congregations |
Separations: | 1977 - most congregations joined the Uniting Church in Australia |
Associations: | Formed the Presbyterian Church of Australia in 1901 |
Area: | Tasmania, Australia |
Congregations: | 14 |
The Presbyterian Church of Tasmania is one of the constituent churches of the Presbyterian Church of Australia (PCA). It was established in 1896 as a union of Church of Scotland and Free Church of Scotland congregations.[1] It was incorporated by the Presbyterian Church Act 1896,[2] and became part of the PCA through the Presbyterian Church of Australia Act 1901.[3]
The first Presbyterian service in Tasmania was held in 1823, and in 1835 the Presbytery of Van Diemen's Land was constituted.[4] In 1977, the majority of Presbyterian congregations in Tasmania left to join the Uniting Church in Australia. As of 2023, the Presbyterian Church of Tasmania has 14 churches in two presbyteries.[5]