Relationship With Other Reformed Churches
The PCA is a member of the North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council (NAPARC), an interchurch body representing traditional denominations in the Calvinist tradition, and The World Reformed Fellowship which is a worldwide organisation of Churches where reformed, presbyterian and reformed baptist denominations, congregations and individuals can also participate.www.wrfnet.org/web/ It is a member of the National Association of Evangelicals. The Presbyterian Church in America enjoys fraternal relations with the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.
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