International Presbyterian Church

The International Presbyterian Church (IPC) is a Reformed

church in the United Kingdom, the European Union and South
Korea, that holds to the Presbyterian confession of faith, with
common commitments, purpose and accountability and
government.

Origin
The church was founded by Francis Schaeffer as a missionary of International Presbyterian Church
the Reformed Presbyterian Church (RPCES) in the United States.
Schaeffer and his wife began L'Abri ("the Shelter") and then
started the International Presbyterian Church. They moved from Switzerland to England, bringing the
church with them. The first congregation started in Ealing in 1969.[1] They also created congregations
among Korean-speaking people, including the London Korean Church.[2][3][4]

Missionaries for the church worked in Timișoara, Targu Jiu, Verona, Italy, Ghent, Belgium and Baku,
Azerbaijan.[5][6]

Recently dissatisfied evangelical groups from the Church of Scotland have joined the church, with former
ministers, elders (males only) and members creating 3 new Scottish congregations out of existing Church of
Scotland congregations.

Organization
The IPC has four presbyteries, namely a British Presbytery, a European Proto-Presbytery, Korean
Presbytery and a South-Korean Proto-Presbytery.[7]

The British Presbytery comprises twelve English-speaking congregations in the United Kingdom. They
are:

England
Brentford, Immanuel[8]
Derby, Christ Church
Ealing
Ilford, All Nations Church[9]
Liss, St Peters
Leeds: Christ Church Central
Romford, Christ Church Romford
Southall, New Life Masih Ghar
 York, Trinity Church

Scotland
Aberdeen, Trinity Church[10]
Inverness, Highland International Church[11]
Larbert: Grace Church[12]

Formerly, there was Grace Community Church, based in Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland. It closed during
2020.

These Presbyteries form a synod.[13]

Theology
Westminster Confession of Faith
Three Forms of Unity
Belgic Confession
Canons of Dort
Heidelberg Catechism[5][14]

The five statements of the Reformed doctrine:

Scripture Alone
Grace Alone
Faith Alone
Christ Alone
the Glory of God Alone[13]

External links
International Presbyterian Church (https://ipc.church/)
London Korean Church (http://www.londonkc.com/)
list of churches (https://web.archive.org/web/20130614043541/http://www.ipc-ealing.co.uk/d
enomination.html)

References
1. "IPC, founded by Francis Schaeffer, London congregation seeks to expand – The Aquila
Report" (http://theaquilareport.com/ipc-founded-by-francis-schaeffer-london-congregation-se
eks-to-expand/). 12 November 2012.
2. Johannes a Lasco Library. "Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions" (htt
p://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=1465&lg=eng). Reformiert-online.net.
Retrieved 7 May 2013.
 3. "International Presbyterian Church" (https://web.archive.org/web/20120422000231/http://ww
w.ipc-ealing.co.uk/ipc_history.html). Ipc-ealing.co.uk. 19 April 2012. Archived from the
original (http://www.ipc-ealing.co.uk/ipc_history.html) on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 7 May
2013.
4. Fasse, Christoph. "Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions" (http://www.ref
ormiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=1465&lg=eng). www.reformiert-online.net.
5. "International Presbyterian Church" (https://web.archive.org/web/20130614043541/http://ww
w.ipc-ealing.co.uk/denomination.html). Ipc-ealing.co.uk. 23 November 2012. Archived from
the original (http://www.ipc-ealing.co.uk/denomination.html) on 14 June 2013. Retrieved
7 May 2013.
6. "St Peters International Presbyterian Church – Presbytery" (https://web.archive.org/web/201
60127135014/http://www.ipc-liss.com/who-we-are/what-does-presbyterian-mean/presbyter
y/). Ipc-liss.com. Archived from the original (http://www.ipc-liss.com/who-we-are/what-does-p
resbyterian-mean/presbytery/) on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
7. IPC, The (6 April 2016). "Our Churches" (https://web.archive.org/web/20160305204114/htt
p://www.ipchurch.org.uk/our-churches). Archived from the original (http://www.ipchurch.org.u
k/our-churches/) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
8. "Immanuel Brentford" (http://www.ilfordipc.co.uk/). Retrieved 2 November 2021.
9. "All Nations Church" (http://www.ilfordipc.co.uk/).
10. "Trinity Church Aberdeen" (https://trinityaberdeen.org.uk/). Trinity Aberdeen. Retrieved
11 November 2019.
11. "Home" (https://www.hicinverness.org.uk/). Highland International Church. Retrieved
11 November 2019.
12. "Grace Church Larbert | welcome" (http://gracechurchlarbert.org/welcome).
gracechurchlarbert.org. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
13. "What is the International Presbyterian Church?" (http://www.puritanboard.com/f24/what-inte
rnational-presbyterian-church-65468/).
14. "International Presbyterian Church" (https://ipc.church/#Distinctives). International
Presbyterian Church. Retrieved 11 November 2019.

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